Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
The Snook told me a couple days ago that Costco are trying to open a store in Sydney. That is AWESOME. Of course, Coles and Woolworths are trying to block it on zoning grounds. That is not awesome. The supermarket duopoly here sucks, and I’d really like to see a viable third option. Oooh, imagine zipping over there in the GoGet car and loading it up with stuff in bulk!
Update: It’s happening!
“Controlling Competitive Running Instincts.” Interesting. I don’t really have that problem; I don’t mind at all if somebody passes me on a training run. Any men want to weigh in?
Have I mentioned Toodledo before? This is my preferred task manager (i.e. “To Do list”). I used to use Remember the Milk, but I balked at their $25/year subscription fee to use it on my iPhone. Toodledo has a version that’s completely free, and you can get the iPhone app for less than $5. All your tasks are synced to the Toodledo website, meaning you can access them wherever you are. They’ve also got loads of other ways to access your list: a Firefox add-on, Twitter integration, Google gadgets, iCal feeds, and various solutions for Android, Windows, and Palm devices. I’ve been using it for well over a year now, and I absolutely love it. So why bring it up now? A few days ago I noticed on the website that I’d been upgraded to a Pro subscription for three months! This normally only happens if you give out your referral link and somebody uses it to register for a Pro account. I’ve asked around and nobody is willing to own up to it. So whoever you are, thank you! It actually prompted me to purchase an additional year’s upgrade since I like the app so much.
Weirdness! So we stayed at Bells’s house last weekend, and today they got yarnbombed! Coincidence? Or did some “guerilla knitter” try to send me a message? *snort*
“Cornbread Gets Sweeter at National Cornbread Fest.” Interesting. My cornbread recipe has always included a little bit of sugar. I think it would be a little bland if you didn’t put any in at all. I had no idea that a true “Southern” cornbread didn’t have any!
“Is Induction Cooking Ready to Go Mainstream?” The Snook and I decided some time ago that our new cooktop will be induction. We tried out Amy’s some time ago and really liked it. The only holdup is that we’d like to get the countertops done at the same time.
Kunaal: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/04/q-and-data-examine-the-next-generation-padd/
Me: DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE
Me: Data with an iPad???
Kunaal: I know!
Kunaal: and Q!
Me: who’s the dude next to …
Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Kunaal: I know!
Kunaal: That is the awsomest of pics
Cupcake Gentrification. Interesting. My favorite bit:
Meanwhile, who is to say that cupcake gentrification might not function as cause, as well as effect? Could urban planners “seed” depressed areas with gourmet delis and boutique coffeeshops, in order to lure in a gentrifying vanguard of artists and hipsters? Forget former NYPD chief Bill Bratton’s “Fixing Broken Windows” theory; in this view, what would really turn around certain neighbourhoods is a state-funded injection of artisan bakeries.
It’s not a joke. Apparently Magic Johnson has a foundation that puts up money to start Starbucks in poor neighbourhoods. I did not know that.
But yeah, I’m kinda over the whole cupcake thing. Not that I was ever really big into it in the first place, but there you go. Bring on the whoopie pies!
