On the train ride into town, there was a shout. A kid bolted for the train door. Others grabbed him. It took slow-motion seconds for it to filter in: He'd tried to grab a woman's phone and dart off the train right as the doors were closing. Someone grabbed him. He slipped out, but was outnumbered by other guys trying to stop him from getting... Read More
There's a confounding conundrum swirling around that vignette, so thanks. I can go back and forth between poor bastard and poor us, foraging in some societal minefield.
They're definitely too sweet. Most desserts are. That's part of what this personal project is about: creating items that change a person's idea of what dessert is. Wagashi is an apt starting point because of its form factor and its philosophy of appealing to all five senses. Imagine a small item, perhaps slightly larger than the typical tea sweet, that is built with the same flavor complexity as a fully-plated, deconstructed-style dessert from a top restaurant but delivered in only one or two bites and for purchase with your evening coffee at the local independent shop. That's the basic idea.
Gods know I would THRIVE in a program that intense! I have always adored learning and just can't stop myself from devouring more and more of this language. I only hope that, when speaking it, I will do it justice. And who knows? maybe someday I will be able to make it to UC Berkeley?
Actually, I've no idea how this Hogmanay celebration works, but I'm given to understand it involves visiting friends, inflicting fruitcakes on them, and burning things, where the things might or might not be Viking longships.
Crazy/genius talks at Five Minutes of Fame at Noisebridge hackspace tonight.
If you have any interest in things hackerish whatsoever,CLICK ME, skip a couple minutes in, and keep listening despite the terrible audio quality.
For the opening talk, Jacob Applebaum recounted how he went to the military dictatorship known as Burma (or Myanmar depending on who you ask), and how he hacked everything... Read More
Nothing makes my life feel more like an episode of Escape From Monkey Island as locking myself out of the apartment.
OUTSIDE OF APARTMENT
The door clicks shut. You pat your pocket and realize your keys are still inside. You are now locked out. What would you like to do?
> LOOK
You're outside your own locked apartment. A bag of dirty laundry sits next... Read More
You'd only said you pried it open a little and that the latch looked out of reach Wouldn't be the first time a window was broken to get into a residence...
Wouldn't be the first time a window was broken to get into a residence...