A tourist from Texas arrives in Boston and hops into a cab. Having heard about the delicacies to savor in the venerable city, he asks the cabbie, “Say, where can I get scrod?” The cabbie turns around in his seat, regards the man carefully, and replies, “Buddy, I’ve been asked that a million times, but never before has anyone asked it in the pluperfect subjunctive.
The tomatoes release their sugary, tart juice, the olive oil emulsifies in for rich, slippery body, the onion gives a little push, and the cheese lends this very young, very fresh dish the gravity of age. The flavors swirl as you slurp it all up, bouncing from bright and clean to deep and savory, and once all the pasta’s gone, you’ll still have a nice little scoop of the best tomato salad you’ve ever had sitting in the bowl.
Perfect Five-Minute Raw Tomato Pasta Recipe
Great writing is great writing. I had to clip this.
Where does Android go now?
With Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility, what happens to Android’s attractiveness as a platform? Can handset manufacturers commit to a platform which is controlled by a direct competitor?
G+ Cooking School!?
G+ is awesome!
MOVE (by Rick Mereki)
as long as a generation of Republican politicians feel entitled to hold a gun to the head of the credit of America to secure their political ends – disaster will never be far away.
Instead of pushing products and services at customers with the attitude of “You take what we make!”, Apple and Amazon proceed from the view, “We are want to understand and solve your problems.
Why No Apple In The Food Industry? - Steve Denning - RETHINK - Forbes
Why is it that journalists always hold up Apple as a shining knight of consumer friendliness? While I don’t deny the author’s premise that Apple and other “transformational” “innovative” companies typically succeed by “delighting” their customers, I think it’s inaccurate to describe Apple as a shining example of flexibility and consumer mindedness.
At Apple, the iTunes store is decidedly designed to make money. In fact, MP3 players were not greatly successful until someone attached a money making business model to them. The entire user experience across Apple products are a “you take what we make!” proposition. No flash, broad Apple control third party applications, counter cultural design/UI decisions (single button mouse, the death of the scrollbar).
Yes, Apple is very good at understanding its customers’ needs, and much of its success can be attributed to resonance with consumers. But, Apple is an exception, not a model. It produces a superlative product and wins market share simply because more often than not its “innovative” choices are right. Apple deserves much credit, but I’m tired of journalists grasping for unrequited love and looking to Apple as a their knight in shining armor.
Kill the pigs! (via Daniel Damon’s Photos - Mobile Uploads)
In the past six months the median price of a home in Palo Alto has risen 24% to $1.2 million, according to DataQuick. Dreyfus says his own statistics in May showed only a 27-day supply of homes for sale — assuming one home sold per day. A year earlier, supply was three times that.
Don’t call it the next tech bubble - yet - Big Tech - Fortune Tech
Tech is raging. Get while the getting’s good.
The meaning seems clear. The future is here. Cash is in decline.
