Making Sushi, Sushi Recipes

Making Sushi, Sushi Recipes -- Just in time for your holiday feasts.

WNYC - Jeff Jarvis on FCC

The Brian Lehrer Show today features a conversation with Jeff Jarvis, president & creative director of Advance.net, and writer of the blog Buzzmachine.com, who says FCC complaints that get shows ripped from the air are not representative of the population as a whole. I've linked to fellow-Jerseyan Jeff a number of times on this subject, and his passion comes through loud and clear via an included Real Audio Stream.

And They've Got Great Sourdough, Too

"Panera Bread is now offering Wi-Fi high-speed wireless internet access -- free of charge -- in bakery-cafes across the country. If your computer is Wi-Fi enabled, you can connect to the Internet wirelessly while at your Panera."

Concentrate on Fun

Truly mind blowing! First, you must follow the rules. Watch this short video. You are only allowed to watch it once. Seriously, do not cheat! In the video you will see a group of basketball players, some in white and some in black passing two balls around. Your goal is to count how many times the ball is passed by those wearing white shirts. It’s that simple. Remember, count just the passes of the ball by those wearing white.

Once the movie is over, write down the number of passes you have counted, Do not watch the video again -- proceed to step two. (via MetaFilter)

Architecture of Density

While on vacation last month in Hong Kong, I was impressed with the sense of vertical living in the city - - the number and density of very tall (30-50 floor) apartment complexes housing its residents. A recent post by BWG Randall led me to the photography of Michael Wolf.

His exhibition, Architecture of Density, captures the sense of..., well..., density that goes with the verticality that got my attention, with an abstract effect.

Vote or shut up

From Joho the Blog:

"Vote or shut up.

If you're an eligible American and you don't vote, I don't want to hear from you about politics about the next four years. If you don't know where your polling place is, this site does."

I agree.