Wow, a 6-volume, 2,400 page cookbook: Modernist Cuisine (pre-order for $500)

I just learned more about 4chan than I thought possible: Radical Opacity

I love these: Dowling Duncan redesign the US bank notes

I will miss TJs: Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s

The best part is how he gets out of the car: Old man parks his car

I did not know that Shift+Alt is the default in Windows and Linux to trigger an HTML Access Key in Firefox.

This is handy for the “quicktags” in the WordPress HTML Editor (b for strong, i for em, a for a href, etc)

Check out the Simpleform office (FM offspring)

Epic: China’s Massive Traffic Jam Could Last For Weeks (with pics)

Too cool: Shinkansen “Bullet Train” Chopsticks

To look into upon our return: Makr Carry Goods

Yes yes yes!!! Ahead Stop

If you’ve ever wondered what 30 pounds of porcinis looks like, wonder no more: Summer Porcini Madness

Thank god for Activist Judges (I’ve been saying that since 2004)

Super-handy and informative resource: American Society of Media Photographers’ Licensing Guide

Nicholas Merrill is my kind of American Hero

News from my lovely sister: Container ship crashes, tips near Mumbai (see also: container ship disasters)

Fun trivia: just seven people worldwide know the recipe and manufacturing process that give Thomas’ English muffins their trademark “nooks and crannies”

Neat visualizations: Anticipating the discovery of the ultimate program that runs the universe

This is just too good not to post a link to: Mila’s Daydreams (file under: book deal in the making)

Just a heads up, Federated Media is hiring like gangbusters

This is progress:

A federal judge today struck down Proposition 8, the voter-passed November 2008 initiative that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

I WILL SUE YOU IN INTERNET COURT! The Video Website

Pondering a belt clip/holster for my Pentax K-7. Found the Spider Holster (a bit pricey, wobbly), Adorama B-Grip (bulky), and the Brando Waist Belt Lock (belt has to be threaded through).

Mmm, Blackberry-Apricot Jam

These are great: Dalton Ghetti’s pencil sculptures