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Mock Maple Syrup -- Made From Potatoes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:49:41 -0700

From the page: "Recently I have been looking through some books I hadn't read in a while, and in a little book about their life in the wilderness by Bradford and Vena Angier, I came across the chapter where they write about making a realistic tasting maple syrup from potatoes and sugar."

Australia shows US how a real broadband strategy works - Ars Technica

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:51:47 -0700

Australia's government has launched an ambitious effort to build a new fiber-to-the-node national network that will provide at least 12Mbps connections to 98 percent of Australia's population.

http://www.autismvox.com/so-goeth-the-autism-epidemic/

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:36:13 -0700

A good overview of the autism epidemic. Does it involve more people with autism, or just more people being diagnosed?

Susheel's Blog & Blog Archive & Beyond C++

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:29:32 -0700

From the page: "Most people will agree with me that C++ has probably outlived it's time, and it was time the programming community as a whole moved away from the language. Easier said than done though, but the question to ask is, what real options do we have which provide radical new changes to the way C++ operates?"

http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9962424-2.html

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:26:08 -0700

From the page: "The idea behind it is to bring old HyperCard stacks back to life by putting them on the Web, meaning you can take some of those long lost creations from the late '80s and early '90s and make them working Web apps."

Our Journey To A Debt Free Life

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:55:11 -0700

"On our wedding day, my husband and I were both just out of school. Neither of us had any savings or anything of any value to bring to our marriage, but I don't remember ever worrying about finances then. My husband had just started a new job and we had rented a small furnished cottage. We had student loans to pay off, and a car payment to make. We bought a bookcase and a sofa bed and signed up for monthly payments on them. And almost every cent of every paycheck had a place to go even before the check was cashed."

Probabilities in the Game of Monopoly&

Sat, 31 May 2008 06:28:27 -0700

A very interesting table of probabilities for the board game Monopoly

Whats Special About This Number?

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:28:25 -0700

This is a very clever piece of number trivia

"How to make a solar power generator"

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:32:38 -0700

An interesting idea with some detailed instructions

ClariSonus - Clear and enjoyable sound & New Technology, Old Technology, and the Future

Wed, 28 May 2008 17:33:50 -0700

An essay speculating how expensive oil might make the technology of 2058 look more like 1958.