Noteworthy on the Web- Laughing Squid: Wooden Floor Pattern Based On M. C. Escher’s ‘Reptiles’photo via Arbore Historic Floors Spanish flooring company Arbore Historic Floors created this fantastic wooden floor inspired by the famous lithograph “Reptiles” by M. C. Escher. The custom floor was created at the request of a client in Madrid back in 2011. photo via Arbore Historic Floors image via ... […]EDW Lynch
- myNoSQL: Adding a new command to RedisAdding a new command to Redis: Kenny Hoxworth shows how to add a new command to Redis: A strength of Redis from a programmer’s perspective is the simplicity of the codebase. One of Sal’s goals with the project is to minimize external dependencies, and thus Redis performs minimal linking... […]myNoSQL
- Fraser Speirs: iPad Disaster Recovery in Institutional Model DeploymentsI've been working intensely on the deployment models for our iPad refresh in August. Our current deployment model dates back to 2010 and a time before Apple Configurator, Volume Purchase and MDM. Back then, we had to make do with iTunes and iPhone Configuration Utility and we liked it! One... […]Fraser Speirs
- Computer Audiophile: Luxman DA-06 DAC ReviewSooner or later audiophiles come to the realizations that every component flavors the sound and that there isn't a single best flavor. Accepting these two facts eases us into the world of endless enjoyment provided by this wonderful hobby. Researching, selecting, and auditioning new components can be pleasurable when our... […]Computer Audiophile
- Boing Boing: Iain Banks doesn't write sf for the moneySF/thriller writer Iain Banks has weighed in to quash a rumor that he only wrote his amazing SF novels to pay the bills because the (also amazing) high-brow literary thrillers didn't bring in enough: I wish I did have the time to reply to everybody individually but I... […]Cory Doctorow
- Japan Camera Hunter: How to look after your lenses (aka summer is coming)How to look after your lenses (aka summer is coming) Heat and humidity are the biggest enemy of any precision instruments, and even your lastest and greatest cameras are not immune from the problems that moisture brings. This guide can help you prepare for the heat.The summer is coming... […]Bellamy
- etherfarm: etherblog: Henry at HandworksThis Saturday morning, I will be speaking along with Don Williams and Christopher Schwarz in Amana, Iowa at Handworks, a formidable gathering of people interested in woodworking tools and traditions. I’m a late addition to the speaker lineup, which is perhaps appropriate because actually–I won’t be speaking that much.... […]Narayan
- CNET News.com: GIF creator: It's a soft 'g', Mr. PresidentSteve Wilhite, the man who created the GIF, is miffed that anyone -- be it the Oxford English Dictionary or the White House -- should imagine it's not pronounced like "jiffy." [Read more] […]Chris Matyszczyk
- Armin Ronacher: Porting to Python 3 ReduxAfter a very painful porting experience with Jinja2 to Python 3 I basically left the project idling around for a while because I was too afraid of breaking Python 3 support. The approach I used was one codebase that was written in Python 2 and translated with 2to3 to Python... […]Armin Ronacher
- Ars Technica: Think your Skype messages get end-to-end encryption? Think againIf you think the private messages you send over Skype are protected by end-to-end encryption, think again. The Microsoft-owned service regularly scans message contents for signs of fraud, and company managers may log the results indefinitely, Ars has confirmed. And this can only happen if Microsoft can convert the messages... […]Dan Goodin
- Thom Hogan SansMirror: Will the Floodgates Open?Samsung this week released the source code that powers their recent NX-300 camera. That makes it probably the most high-level camera completely open to hackers (in the good, original sense of the word "hacker"). … […]Thom Hogan SansMirror
- Eater SF: Expansion Wire: Speaking of West Portal, it's one...Speaking of West Portal, it's one of the few places where there isn't a La Boulange outlet yet. But that's about to change: undaunted by that whole enormous Starbucks rollout, Pascal Rigojust signed a lease to open La Boulange #14 (#15 if you count the still-pending Inner Sunset... […]Allie Pape
- Geek.com: School experiment discovers garden cress won’t germinate near a routerGarden cress is a fast growing and edible herb that will sprout in just a small amount of slightly alkaline water. But there is one exception to that rule, and is has scientists… […]Matthew Humphries
- Ars Technica: “SpecialisRevelio!” Macs use Harry Potter spell to unlock secret “backdoor”Aurich Lawson / Warner Bros. Entertainment The Mac on your desk or on the cafe table next to you has a chip with secret functions that can be unlocked only by inputting a spell from the Harry Potter series. The SMC, or system management controller, is a chip used to... […]Dan Goodin
- Geek.com: New transparent adhesive stays red for 3 minutes for easy applicationIf you go to the store and buy a tube of adhesive, chances are it’s going to be a clear solution. That’s great for when you want to glue something transparent together, but… […]Matthew Humphries
- Every Day Commentary: Muyshondt Aeon and Nautilus Mk. II ReviewThis whole thing started for me when I found Doug P's (Quickbeam) old site flashlightreviews.com. There is so much information there, even in the archived site, that I still go back there and do research. The 5 star review system was brilliant--clear and simple. Doug's knowledge was impressive. But the... […]Tony Sculimbrene (noreply@blogger.com)
- The Register: The quest continues for a fondleslab that fondles you backBritish vibro pioneers say: Anything can be a speaker HiWave, the haptics company which emerged from Brit hi-fi consortium NXT with a mission to make our fondleslabs fondle us back, has fragmented into a part which makes money and the more-interesting Redux.… […]The Register
- AudioStream: Genelec G SeriesThis picture tells most of story (except the most important part) from the Genelecroom. They hosted a wonderful demo where each of the four active speakers from their G-Series, the company's first "consumer range" destined for the home as opposed to the recording studio, plus their biggest brother 8260A... […]Michael Lavorgna
- CNET News.com: Apple looks to move San Francisco store a few blocks awayThe company's current store at Stockton and Ellis streets in San Francisco will be moved to Union Square, if all goes well. [Read more] […]Don Reisinger
- Bare Feats Test Lab: Mac Pro Muscle: TransIntl Double Decker Fast Internal Storage SolutionWant to stuff eight screaming fast 6Gbps SSDs in your Mac Pro's drive bays? We did it with the help of Double Decker kits. […]Bare Feats Test Lab
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Category Archives: Food
Amano Ocumare Milk
Amano, based in Salt Lake City, makes the best chocolate in the USA, their Ocumare bar, using only Venezuelan criollo cacao (the best in the world). The founder, Art Pollard (photo taken 2 years ago at Fog City News in … Continue reading
Ty Couz
One of the best values in San Francisco dining, their $8.50 scallop galette (Breton for buckwheat crêpe). Update (2012-07-13): Sadly, it closed a few months ago.
Mission to Marzipan
Is a new Ben & Jerry flavor I heartily endorse.
Anthony’s Cookies grand opening
Another gourmet treats shop joined the burgeoning scene in the Mission. Anthony’s Cookies opened today to a line that stretched around the corner. As one of the officials present said, it takes courage to start a business in this economic … Continue reading
r n m restaurant
I have just eaten what is hands-down my best meal of the year at r n m restaurant (their capitalization, not mine), on Haight & Steiner in the Duboce Park/Lower Haight district of San Francisco (not to be confused with … Continue reading
Christopher Elbow chocolates
A few months ago, a new chocolate shop opened in Hayes Valley. Christopher Elbow chocolates is based in Kansas City, not a place that immediately springs to mind when the Great American Chocolate Renaissance is discussed. I had bought some … Continue reading
The San Francisco chocolate lover’s shortlist
Here are my picks for the best chocolate places in the city (note: updated 2013-04-20): Chocolate tablets: Noe Valley’s Chocolate Covered has made leaps and strides in the last 5 years, and beat previous favorite Fog City News Honorable mention: Fog City … Continue reading
Best cracker ever
Starr Ridge red onion, pistachio and asiago crackers are insanely great. I am officially hooked.
Chuao Chocolatier Caracas bar
I am partial to milk chocolate with high cocoa content. It combines the best of both worlds: the rich flavor of dark chocolate, and the smoothness of milk chocolate. The better grades will be made of cocoa coming from a … Continue reading