1. 10:02 27th Jan 2012

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    I think today qualifies as a rough day.

     
  2. 17:59 26th Jan 2012

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    reblogged from: tedr

    The top-level goal for most people is to convince others they are the individuals they want to be, whether that includes being happy, attractive, smart, fun or anything else.
    — 

    Mark Hendrickson on social networks | The Uphill Battle Of Social Event Sharing: A Post-Mortem for Plancast   (via courtenaybird)

    Whoa, that’s something to chew on.

    (via tedr)
     
  3. 17:54

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    reblogged from: infoneer-pulse

    infoneer-pulse:

    New York would make felonies out of cheating on the SAT college entrance test under a bill released Tuesday as part of a legislative investigation into a scandal in an affluent New York City suburb.

    The measure proposed by Sen. Kenneth LaValle of Suffolk County would create new felonies of facilitation of education testing fraud and of scheming to defraud educational testing and create a misdemeanor of forgery of a test. The felonies would apply to a test taker who impersonates someone else for pay.

    The bill also calls for photo identification and other ways to prove the test taker matches the name on the test. Other potential test security measures include fingerprinting and retinal scans.

    » via Washington Post

    Reblogging for someone

     
  4. 14:54

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    This dog is ridiculous. 

 (via Photos of Boo)

    This dog is ridiculous.

    (via Photos of Boo)
     
  5. 12:43

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    So I’m signing up for the Bone Marrow Registry… can anyone tell me what I should put here? My dad’s family are originally Jews from Belarus in the late 1800s but moved to America around the turn of the century and have been living in NJ for the last 100+ years. So does that mean I choose “North America” or “Eastern European”?

Update: Yes, I can check both, so that’s probably the right move.

    So I’m signing up for the Bone Marrow Registry… can anyone tell me what I should put here? My dad’s family are originally Jews from Belarus in the late 1800s but moved to America around the turn of the century and have been living in NJ for the last 100+ years. So does that mean I choose “North America” or “Eastern European”?

    Update: Yes, I can check both, so that’s probably the right move.

     
  6. 12:20

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    reblogged from: sallydoodle

    sallydoodle:

shedupree:

9 million people aren’t a match for 4-year-old Kyle. He needs a half-Chinese, half-Caucasian donor to increase the likelihood of a match. Please share so that Kyle can get the bone marrow transplant he urgently needs. #savekyle http://kyleneedsyou.org

It’s easier than ever to get into the registry. When I first did this years ago, it involved a doctor’s visit and blood test. Now, they will send you a swab to your home so you don’t even have to go anywhere. Especially if you are a hapa like me, please give this a look.

As someone who is half chinese half caucasian, I’m obligated to help. Will do so now.

    sallydoodle:

    shedupree:

    9 million people aren’t a match for 4-year-old Kyle. He needs a half-Chinese, half-Caucasian donor to increase the likelihood of a match. Please share so that Kyle can get the bone marrow transplant he urgently needs. #savekyle http://kyleneedsyou.org

    It’s easier than ever to get into the registry. When I first did this years ago, it involved a doctor’s visit and blood test. Now, they will send you a swab to your home so you don’t even have to go anywhere. Especially if you are a hapa like me, please give this a look.

    As someone who is half chinese half caucasian, I’m obligated to help. Will do so now.

     
  7. 15:59 25th Jan 2012

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    reblogged from: hrrrthrrr

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    hrrrthrrr:

This is supposedly one of the best chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. I’ll vouch for that claim. They are SO GOOD. 
A few notes: Don’t skip the two different kinds of flour — it won’t be the same. If you can hold out, let the dough sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Also, the original recipe calls for bittersweet chocolate which I tried and liked, but semi-sweet tastes just as good and is my preference. Lastly, this makes a ton of cookies so get ready!
Jacques Torres’ (not so) Secret Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
 Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies
Ingredients  1 pound unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar 4 large eggs 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour 3 cups bread flour 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 pounds chocolate, coarsely chopped
Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside.
In the bowl, cream together butter and sugars.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined.
Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies.  Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Adding to todo list for next month.

    hrrrthrrr:

    This is supposedly one of the best chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. I’ll vouch for that claim. They are SO GOOD. 

    A few notes: Don’t skip the two different kinds of flour — it won’t be the same. If you can hold out, let the dough sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Also, the original recipe calls for bittersweet chocolate which I tried and liked, but semi-sweet tastes just as good and is my preference. Lastly, this makes a ton of cookies so get ready!

    Jacques Torres’ (not so) Secret Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

    Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies

    Ingredients
    1 pound unsalted butter
    1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
    2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
    4 large eggs
    3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour
    3 cups bread flour
    1 tablespoon salt
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    2 pounds chocolate, coarsely chopped

    Directions
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside.

    In the bowl, cream together butter and sugars.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined.

    Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.

    Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies.  Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Adding to todo list for next month.

     
  8. 15:08

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    reblogged from: courtenaybird

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    courtenaybird:

Apple’s Growth Rate Is Simply Incredible… And It’s Accelerating

No denying Apple’s incredible quarter, but this graph is a bit misleading because of holiday seasonality. I think graphing the whole of 2011 vs the whole of 2010 might be more meaningful.

    courtenaybird:

    Apple’s Growth Rate Is Simply Incredible… And It’s Accelerating

    No denying Apple’s incredible quarter, but this graph is a bit misleading because of holiday seasonality. I think graphing the whole of 2011 vs the whole of 2010 might be more meaningful.

     
  9. 11:50

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    reblogged from: section9

    emotionalcreativity:

    That’s A Spicy Meatball

    Follow the link and get the recipe for the spicy pork meatballs I had on Sunday. Delicious! Definitely going to make these (I may swap out my mom’s pickled hot peppers for the hot cherry peppers). … although upon further review it seems like…

    If you buy the ingredients, I will make it happen.

     
  10. 23:38 24th Jan 2012

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    Anyone have a link to the SOTU?

    Got home late from a recruiting dinner and missed the whole thing.