Report: Trolls can be detected early on – KCTV5.
I’ve been a moderator in various forums online over the years. My number one axiom is ‘Never Feed the Trolls!’
Now there’s a study to back up that assertion and to predict the birth of the next troll.
Month: April 2015
Apple Blossoms
I enjoyed my apple tree in full bloom yesterday evening while mowing our side yard.
I took a short break to snap a few closeups of the blooms and the tree:
How Two Sentences Overturned 200 Years Of Mathematical Precedent
http://io9.com/how-two-sentences-overturned-200-years-of-mathematical-1697483698
shortest-known paper in a serious math journal
The first comment is super cool.
Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon
Recipe Review: Vermont Whole Wheat Honey Oat Bread
It was raining and thundering this morning. That means a perfect day to make bread. I asked Terry what type of bread he would like me to bake and he said ‘honey oat.’ So I went to my favorite flour company (King Arthur Flour) and searched through their recipes for an oat bread. I landed on the Vermont Whole Wheat Oat Honey bread recipe with 207 reviews and an above four star rating. I thought I’d made this recipe in the past, so I blithely started dumping the ingredients into the pan of my bread machine. My first clue that this was NOT a bread machine recipe should have been the two cups of water. Most bread machine recipes are between one and one and a third cups water with three to four cups of flour.
The light bulb finally went off after I’d boiled the two cups of water.
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Timelapse Lunar Eclipse Over Downtown Kansas City by Tom Martinez
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkVItkDL4s4?rel=0]
Published by Tom Martinez, Historian of the Astronomical Solemnity of Kansas City, on Apr 7, 2015
The total phase was not seen from KC since totality occurred after moonset. Crystal clear skies allowed for a nice view of the last sliver of moon, however. Music is “Alive” by Jahzzar, http://betterwithmusic.com.
CrossBooks Ceases Publishing; WestBow to Publish “Living in the Spirit”
Let me know via a comment if you need a copy of the book.
Book Review: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (Four Stars)
Great belated addition to the “Big Read” hosted by Lansing Community Library from my uncle.
Restaurant Review: Zoe’s Kitchen (3.5 to 4 stars)
Our department administrative assistant left a post card invitation on my desk for a new restaurant opening on the Country Club Plaza. So I took a short walk down the hill from the office to Zoe’s Kitchen, nestled next to Jack Stack.
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