Archive for May, 2007

Molecular Gastronomy
May 27, 2007

The descriptions and photos of this dinner just blew my mind [via boingboing]: http://www.howithappened.com/2007/05/underground-menu-at-lenclume.html Kate and I had an upscale dinner last weekend where one dish featured “rhubarb caviar”.  It wasn’t actual caviar, but liquid-filled blobs of rhubarb jelly.  We were curious as to how it was made, and the above report provided a link [...]

How Microsoft is losing
May 4, 2007

I’m working on a specification document for my new job.  I need to draw a diagram showing how various servers communicate with each other.  Unfortunately, Word keeps hanging after I get a few boxes done. I kill Word, submit the error report, and Microsoft tells me to download some updates.  Fine.  Except now I need [...]