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12/10/2003 10:15 PMThe Mushroom House, inspired by a
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Mushroom
Mushroom
03/06/2004 02:02 AMThe folks at Inferiis have released
Mushroom, a
“utility which assists Cocoa developers to create and maintain
the localized resources of their projects, and the translators to
localize existing software.” Sounds like it could be quite
useful.
Mushroom! Mushroom!
Mushroom! Mushroom!
09/01/2004 03:26 PM
Paul Stamets (previously
discussed
here) says
mushrooms are
potent antiviral and antibacterial agents, and they also might end
up saving the
Earth. I
wonder
what the fungi would say (or
sing.)
[Via Disinformation.] Death by Mushroom
Death by Mushroom
09/23/2004 09:07 AM
« Mushrooms that resemble the Lauttasaari water tower. »
Finland has a thing for
mushrooms because, I suppose, they grow pretty well here and they
are plentiful this time of year. The first time I visited Helsinki, I
fell in love with the Lauttasaari water tower because I thought it
looked like an alien space ship or mushroom that had an eerie blue
glow at night. The water
towers in Finland frequently resemble mushrooms or other fanciful
shapes, but the Lauttasaari space mushroom remains my favourite.
On one of the first grocery shopping trips I noted a wide array of
mushrooms in the produce section and Jarkko pointed out the false
morels that he said were deadly unless
cooked properly [I will add here that there is a marvelous Nordic and
Russian languages food glossary as well as a very beautifully done
Finnish/Russian
collection of recipes on the same website]. This, of course, was
noted next to the harmless looking fungi, but only in Finnish. I
suppose that I was shocked to think that anything in the grocery might
actually be deadly, especially for some city kid like me who wouldn't
know my ass from a poisonous mushroom if let into the woods on my own.
My German mother loved to drag us out into the woods to hunt for
morels as well as for blackberries to make into jams. The only problem
with this was that if you didn't put at least 3 rubberbands/elastics
around your sleeves and pant legs and wear gloves on your hands and
plastic bags over your socks, you'd be in agony for a week or more due
to the dreaded fuckingus chiggerius. These guys are invisible and invite
5000 of their closest friends to dine on your digested flesh, they
make mosquitos look good. My choice whether to forage in the woods
with the flesh eaters vs. shopping in the grocery in later years was
pretty easy.
I also immediately thought of the liability insurance and lawsuits in
the US arising from all the deaths of people who couldn't be bothered
to read the warning signs next to them. Perhaps this is passive
Darwinism in Finland at work since kids here are trained in the art of
identifying mushrooms and berries, even the Latin taxonomic names,
from birth so the unsuspecting foreigners who go to the shop and think
they look yummy and eat them raw, get removed from the gene pool. I
wonder how many cases of death by toxic mushroom happen every year.
The woolly milkcap above, a.k.a. Lactarius torminosus, is toxic if not
parboiled before eating. I have to admit that its peach colour with
furry texture wouldn't lead me to pick it and eat it without the onset
of starvation. I think I'll stick with shopping in the grocery and
eating only those things that I recognize and am sure won't kill me.
:)
The
Baltic herring market [note to port of helsinki webmaster: 20
lines of plaintext in a .doc format is really aggravating.] is coming
soon so we should all prepare for the herring breath and seagulls. A
friend who lives in LA composed a lovely poem one night on IRC about
herring that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Burning Herring by Conrad
My herring burns at both ends
It will not last the night
But oh my friends
But oh my friends
It is a fucking FISH on FIRE!
I've decided to work with B&W film a bit more since I actually
prefer it to colour film but the cost of developing it is mysteriously
double the cost of developing other films. So, I'm going to start
developing the film myself and use my cheap negative scanner for
displaying them on the net. The equipment needed is actually pretty
simple and the instructions from Ilford make it seem very hard to fuck
up. I've always wanted to try developing film so why not? Hey, I'm a
chemist, I should be able to manage this...I think. If anyone knows of
the secret place where one can get development equipment and
chemicals, aside from fotoyks, in a one-stop kind of shopping orgy,
I'd be much obliged for any information leading to the stinking-up of
our sauna-soon-to-be-darkroom.
Addendum: I was thinking why the varmints are called chiggers and
went to look it up in the Dictionary of American Regional English and
thought I'd share. :)
chigger n Pronc-spp cheeger, chego chigo(e), chigre,
chigroe [Alter of Cariban chigoe] CFjigger Note:
since both chigger and jigger are used of two similar
tiny parasites, a mite (sense 1 below) which is widely distributed in
the US, and a flea (sense 2 below) found chiefly in the South, there
is overlapping both of the creatures' occucrrence and of the names,
with some popular confusion.
1 A harvest mite (Trombicula spp.) Also called
jigger,redbug
2 also chigoe flea: A flea (Tunga penetrans) that
burrows into the skin. Also called jigger.
The first citation is from 1851 but I'm pretty sure the native
Americans had a few choice words for them as well. It's interesting to
note that the false belief that it 'burrows into the skin' remains
even in the recent DARE definition.
Big Honkin' Mushroom
Big Honkin' Mushroom
09/27/2004 01:19 AM
Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader
Michael says,
"Looks like they found the world's largest mushroom in Switzerland,
according to the BBC -- 'Found in the Malheur national forest in
Oregon, that fungus covers 890 hectares (2,200 acres) - making it the
largest living organism ever discovered.' Anybody else want a Mushroom
Omlette?"
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Wireless Net access set to mushroom
Wireless Net access set to mushroom
04/04/2005 04:33 AMZDNet India Apr 4 2005 8:12AM GMT
Ill. Mushroom Hunting Regulation a Hoax
(AP)
Ill. Mushroom Hunting Regulation a Hoax
(AP)
04/04/2005 10:17 AMAP - Mushroom hunters can breathe easier. Despite the rumors, the
state of Illinois isn't charging fees and regulating the hobby this
spring.
Deanne Cheuk's Mushroom Girls
Deanne Cheuk's Mushroom Girls
12/27/2004 06:50 AM
David Pescovitz:
Deanne Cheuk is a NYC-based fashion designer and illustrator, art
director for Tokion magazine, and publisher of her own tiny 'zine
called
Neomu ("No words, no
advertising, just inspirational images, photographs, and graphics").
Cheuk's own paintings and drawings from her Mushroom Girls Virus
series are spectacular. I can't wait for her forthcoming monograph!
Link (Thanks,
Anne Sanger!)
Giant mushroom baffles experts (Reuters)
Giant mushroom baffles experts (Reuters)
05/27/2004 10:48 AMReuters - A giant three-tiered mushroom which measures a metre across
and was found in the tropical forests of the
Republic of Congo has left experts in the capital Brazzaville
scratching their heads.
Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.
Korea (AP)
Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.
Korea (AP)
09/11/2004 11:45 PMAP - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea,
sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary
of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.
Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.
Korea
Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N.
Korea
09/12/2004 01:39 AMDirect and Related Links for
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“A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North
Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important
anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency
reported Sunday. The Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified source
in Beijing, said the explosion happened Thursday in Yanggang province
near the border with China. The explosion in Kim Hyong Jik county
blasted a crater big enough to be noticed by a satellite,…
Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea
Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea
09/12/2004 01:36 AMReuters via Wired News Sep 12 2004 4:39AM GMT
Monster Mushroom Sprawls in Switzerland
(Reuters)
Monster Mushroom Sprawls in Switzerland
(Reuters)
09/24/2004 11:07 AMReuters - Europe's biggest mushroom growth,
spanning an area 800 by 500 meters, has been discovered in a
Swiss national park, scientists said Friday.
Report: Mushroom Cloud Seen After
N.Korea Explosion
Report: Mushroom Cloud Seen After
N.Korea Explosion
09/12/2004 01:36 AMReuters via Wired News Sep 12 2004 4:39AM GMT
Mushroom Cloud Reported Over North Korea
Mushroom Cloud Reported Over North Korea
09/12/2004 12:05 AMGiant Mushroom Baffles Experts in Congo
(Reuters)
Giant Mushroom Baffles Experts in Congo
(Reuters)
05/28/2004 09:38 AMReuters - A giant three-tiered mushroom which
measures a meter (yard) across and was found in the tropical
forests of the Republic of Congo has left experts in the
capital Brazzaville scratching their heads.
Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea (Reuters)
Big Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in
N.Korea (Reuters)
09/12/2004 01:40 AMReuters - A huge explosion rocked North Korea near
the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom
cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an
atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Mushroom & Pepper Extracts May Fight
Chronic Arthritis Pain & Much More
Mushroom & Pepper Extracts May Fight
Chronic Arthritis Pain & Much More
01/03/2005 03:25 AMOne small research company in upstate New York is betting on Mother
Nature to find an all around cure for chronic pain. SiCap Industries
manufactures a line of “Capsaicin” based natural health products aimed
at the (Sinus, Headache, Cosmetic, and Weight Loss) markets. Capsaicin
is a natural chemical produced by hot pepper plants of the “Capsicum”
variety. SiCap will soon be unveiling a brand new capsaicin product
that incorporates medicinal mushroom extracts along with capsaicin
aimed at relieving chronic pain for millions of Americans.
Furthermore, the company is researching the cancer fighting potential
of mushroom & pepper compounds. [PRWEB Jan 3, 2005]
Israeli Troops Search House-To-House in
Gaza Camp (Reuters)
Israeli Troops Search House-To-House in
Gaza Camp (Reuters)
05/19/2004 02:43 AMReuters - Israeli troops carried out
house-to-house searches for militants and weapons smuggling
tunnels in the Rafah refugee camp on Wednesday as Israel's
heaviest raid into the Gaza Strip in years entered a second
day.
"Rep. Porter Goss said Thursday that the
uproar over allegations that White House
officials purposely identified a covert
CIA agent appears largely political and
doesn't yet merit an investigation by
the House Select Committee on
Intelligence, which he..."
"Rep. Porter Goss said Thursday that the
uproar over allegations that White House
officials purposely identified a covert
CIA agent appears largely political and
doesn't yet merit an investigation by
the House Select Committee on
Intelligence, which he..."
08/12/2004 02:13 AMTo Liberate From the White House the
White House Press
To Liberate From the White House the
White House Press
03/14/2005 04:35 PMDan Weintraub, who covers politics at the Sacramento Bee, wants "an
aggressive, curious and analytical press corps, based anywhere
(including cyberspace), fact-checking the snot out of the White House
and writing critically about the president's statements, proposals and
actions."
How to Buy a House
How to Buy a House
04/13/2005 09:20 AMDon't make common, but costly, mistakes.
How Much House Can You Buy?
How Much House Can You Buy?
07/02/2004 07:59 AMTry to buy less house than you can afford.
I can see my house from here!
I can see my house from here!
12/04/2003 12:12 AM The Brick Apple - New York
City in LEGO®
House, MD
House, MD
04/14/2005 06:15 AM
 The
Idea: Go watch House
MD now. Way too good to last.
The last time I recommended a
television series (Karen
Sisco,
and the recommendation was due to early-episode writing by creator
Elmore Leonard), it was the kiss of death. I seem to have had this
effect on the handful of good television series over the past decade:
The Big Easy, Dave's World, Reasonable Doubts, Max Bickford and the best of them
all, Aaron Sorkin's Sports
Night. What distinguished all of these series was excellent
writing: You didn't even have to watch -- you could enjoy just listening to the smart, quirky
dialogue, and the rich, carefully woven story-lines.
So I'm almost afraid to go to bat for the latest well-written drama
(on the Faux network yet -- sheesh), House MD.
The show features British theatrical actor (accent undetectable) Hugh
Laurie as the eponymous Dr. Gregory House MD, brilliant but bitter
medical specialist, whose team must solve the medical mysteries lesser
minds have given up on. Some of the medical cases are intriguing,
usually with wry twists, but the real magic in the program is the
dialogue, which sparkles and hasn't an ounce of fat on it. The writing
is mostly done (I think -- writing credits are hard to catch in
Hollywood productions) by Sara Cooper and Lawrence Kaplow, who were
last seen as the writers of Hack,
the short-lived and claustrophobic (but also cleverly-scripted) drama
that featured David Caruso as a disgraced cop working as a cabbie.
I've seen quite a few well-written shows destroyed by studio and
network hacks insisting on more 'human interest' (i.e. improbable
'cute' romances that are dragged out like soap opera story lines),
more
'action' (i.e. simpler shorter dialogue and more implausible disasters
with ample shouting and shooting), or more 'conflict' (i.e. black-hat
stereotypes that conspire and do inconceivably mean things to
impossibly good guys, also a soap opera staple). The Pretender
actually took a soap opera actor and, thanks to good writing, made him
engaging and heroic -- but the hacks dumbed down the show and
refocused
it on the conspiracy of 'the center' and the absurd Snidely
Whiplash-level nastiness of the antagonists. The (anti-)hero was
reduced to a comic book caricature and the program became unwatchable.
Same thing happened to Max
Bickford,
which started brilliantly but was soon forced by the studio to
introduce more romance and bigger roles for the young actors on the
show (i.e. shed the older-demographic skew because advertisers know
older viewers buy less, and less impulsively). Richard Dreyfuss could
have been excused if he had murdered the producers, who reduced a show
of great promise to pathetic drivel and may have wrecked Dreyfuss'
career in the process. Maybe it's a good thing that some of the best
shows never lasted long enough to be polluted and dragged down by the
pathetic media-oligopoly moneygrubbers who run the studios and
networks
and care only for ratings points among their most unsophisticated
viewers. The consequence is the flood of cheap 'reality' dreck that
has
filled the schedules and made shows like House stand out so remarkably.
The attempt by the hacks to damage House
is clearly evident (the hospital administrators are predictably
corrupt
and ludicrously manipulative and out to 'get' our hero -- they force
him in the latest episode to choose between firing one of his
brilliant
interns or shilling for a new overpriced drug; and the way-too-pretty
young people on the staff are being given more close-ups and featured
in vapid, simple subplots) but what is remarkable is that the show
seems to have found a way to accommodate this interference without
losing its edge. A particularly fine episode, Fidelity,
has a convoluted, stunning plot and a merciless, horrifyingly human
ending. It would make a wonderful stage play. And House's spare and
savage come-backs and asides are still original, lovingly crafted and
totally believable. House is tailor-made to be the stereotypical rude
and short-tempered medical specialist, yet Laurie and the writers
refuse to allow him to be caricaturized -- with each episode he grows
deeper and more engaging and complex.
Catch it while you can. House
is way too smart for its own good, especially on that network. As a
real-life doctor said in his review of the show on imdb: "Somewhere
there is a team of writers who actually know their craft, and an
acting
ensemble that knows how to pull it off. Now I can watch my TV one hour
a week." I'm with you, doctor.
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I got the house!
I got the house!
01/28/2004 11:20 AM[This is part of a series of posts on the home buying process I'm
going thru. To see the full set, visit the house category archives.] I
haven't posted on this topic for a few days, 'cause I've been very
busy. So here's the slightly shorter version... Sunday This past
Sunday, my realtor and I met to go look at places. The first place we
saw was in Campbell. The townhouse was listed at about $465k which I
quickly realized...
Len Is In The House
Len Is In The House
08/03/2004 12:59 PMDrop whatever you’re doing and go check out
Life Among The Mammals by
the one and only Len Bullard, who has been quoted in this space a few
times. The amount of material is still small enough that you can read
the whole thing to get caught up, and you’ll probably enjoy doing
that. (As I write the top two posts are political, if that’s not
your flavor skip ’em to get to the other good stuff.)
HOUSE OF WAX
HOUSE OF WAX
04/08/2005 05:05 AMleapfrogs ahead of the curve .. The Paris Hilton Podcast .. House of
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Tinfoil Your House
Tinfoil Your House
01/04/2005 03:44 PMStartup Markets Wireless-Security Paint A small startup in Silicon
Valley has an anti-intrusion tool that sells for $69 a
gallon—you supply the brush. Force Field Wireless makes three
products that it says can dramatically reduce the leakage of wireless
signals from a room or building. The company’s sales manager,
Harold Wray, co-developed DefendAir Radio Shield latex paint, which
contains copper filings and an aluminum compound. When spread evenly
on a wall, the paint reflects signals…
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"Colonial House"
"Colonial House"
05/25/2004 04:22 PMA hypocrite in the House?
A hypocrite in the House?
03/28/2005 09:58 AMTom DeLay says that withholding life support from Terri Schiavo is
"murder." But DeLay "went along" in 1988 when life support was
withheld from his own father.
The Blue House
The Blue House
04/14/2005 03:33 PM
Koreans are a rowdy lot. They built their presidential palace
ABOVE the Imperial palace - looking down on it.
Out of Africa, a House Fit for a Kit Bag
Out of Africa, a House Fit for a Kit Bag
06/30/2004 08:59 PMThe Maison Tropicale, an early masterpiece of prefab architecture
rescued from the Congo Republic, was revived in France last week.
Is there a well run business in the
house?
Is there a well run business in the
house?
02/16/2004 03:55 PMI was with my parents today in CT. My father just bought a Sony
HDTV and he wanted to buy an HDTV package from his local
cable company:
Cablevision (a $7.3 b
marketcap company that has 3 m subscribers). Unfortunately, the
information on the
Website
was disorganized, which made it difficult to understand the options
available. We did find a
page
on the site that advertised a number to call for HDTV
services. We assumed, based on the language in the
page that this number would provide us with a way to
check on HDTV availability and allow us to order
the HDTV cable box. Very simple expectations. We
called the number. Rather than routing us directly to a
sales rep, we were put through two voicemail menu trees and
finally were told that the wait for a rep was 9 min.Our
conclusion: let's hang-up and try Direct TV.
It's amazing to contemplate a company that is worth so much but is
so badly run. It is very easy to
provide prospective customers with a phone number
that routes them directly to a knowledgeable sales
rep. Too bad these highly paid execs are so out of touch
to understand that simple truth.
house of warwick : house of warwick
house of warwick : house of warwick
06/18/2004 03:18 AMhouse of warwick : Steve Kirks--Weblogs in business, Radio Userland,
technology and people .. Steve
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When Your House Burns Down
When Your House Burns Down
04/29/2004 07:50 AMKeep those home fires from burning a hole in your heart and wallet.
Cleaning House
Cleaning House
01/06/2005 05:35 PMIn a secret ballot Wednesday afternoon, the House Republican
leadership ousted Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Christopher
Smith, R-N.J., and replaced him with Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana. At
first glance, dumping Smith in favor of one of his colleagues might
seem out of keeping for the Republicans, who normally avoid
infighting. But Wednesday's vote wasn't so much a fight as a takedown.
Gun attack on house
Gun attack on house
01/23/2004 03:55 AMThree masked men carry out a gun attack on a house outside Dungiven in
County Londonderry.
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