I used to be very worried about the expiry dates on food (I sometimes still am). But as this article explains, those expiry dates are really “sell by” dates – there to protect the reputation of the food. They have very little to do with food safety. If you’re worried whether food is still OK to eat, just smell it.
Month: December 2012
Su-doku, solved [Article]
What is the minimum number of clues required to solve a Sudoku puzzle? For me, it is 70(!) But mathematicians have used brute force to prove that 17 is the bare minimum. I’ve got to step up my game here!
Reindeers around the world [Pictures
And they’re not only from the North Pole.
Playing thyself [Video]
People playing themselves on screen. Ooops, that didn’t sound right, did it? 😉
Christmas, explained [cartoon]
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Dosa remixed [article]
JP Rangaswami (@jobsworth) is the Chief Scientist at Salesforce, but that doesn’t detract him from speaking his mind on things he is passionate about. I love how he is able to weave a story around the past & the present while helping to shape the future. He does that splendidly while writing about two things he is passionate about – food & software – in this blog article titled “On Habanero Dosas, platforms & makers” .
The Lion’s Roar [Video]
Songs from space…[Audio]
Starry eyed [Article]
XKCD traces the path that the Three Wise Men would have taken if they’d followed the star that informed them about the birth of Christ.
Frame of Mind [Video]
Frame of Mind. The song is by the Avett Brothers, Kick Drum Heart