Links and Thoughts 16: 26 May 2014
Graham Central Station – The Jam
Good Morning.
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What kind of cookbook would you get if you wrote it like a computer how-to manual? To rephrase the question: what kind of cookbook would you get from tech publisher O’Reilly?
Today’s Book Recommendation is Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter. from the publisher:
“More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why is medium-rare steak so popular? Why do we bake some things at 350 F/175 C and others at 375 F/190 C? And how quickly does a pizza cook if we overclock an oven to 1,000 F/540 C? …
“This book is an excellent and intriguing resource for anyone who wants to experiment with cooking, even if you don’t consider yourself a geek. …
“Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd”
…Practically sells itself.
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Tech: Disrupting a 6.2 billion dollar industry -
Will Driverless Cars Spell Doom for Law Enforcement Budgets? : Planetizen
Policy:
Net neutrality is as critical for art as it is for commerce : Daily Kos
Amazon:
Amazon’s Tactics Confirm Its Critics Worst Suspicions : New York Times’ Bits Blog
Counterpoint:
“Amazon offered a choice. Not just for writers, but for consumers who wanted larger selections and didn’t want to pay luxury prices for books. (Publishers didn’t just control who got published, they also controlled the prices of their titles. What other industry prints a price on its product?)”
Turow & Patterson: A Plateful of Fail with Extra Helpings of Stupid
Diary entry for 26 May:
…ended up being it’s own column. —M.
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