I’m really beginning to like this show:
Shameless
Author: Sam Kornstein
MIT Sloan Chinese C-Function
Performances from the Chinese C-Function at Walker Memorial last Thursday night:
Trans-Atlantic MagLev
Not quite a flying car, but almost as cool: A 4,000-mph magnetically levitated train could allow you to have lunch in Manhattan and still get to London in time for the theater, despite the 5-hour time difference. It’s not impossible: Norway has studied neutrally buoyant tunnels (concluding that they’re feasible, though expensive), and Shanghai is running maglev trains to its airport. But supersonic speeds require another critical step: eliminating the air—and therefore air friction—from the train’s path. A vacuum would also save the tunnel from the destructive effects of a sonic boom, which, unchecked, could potentially rip the tunnel apart. It’s a bit on the pricey side though, at “$25 million to $50 million per mile.”
Obama’s Homebrewing?
From Obamafoodorama, the Obamas recently served a honey ale homebrewed with honey from the White House beehive. It’s apparently the first time in recorded history that homebrewed beer was made and served in the White House. Just like most other homebrewers, the White House chefs brewed a practice run before serving the beer to guests at a superbowl party. The Obamas purchased the homebrewing equipment with their own funds, and there’s even talk of adding hops vines to the White House Garden. I like this trend, and I’d love to find the recipe and give it a shot sometime.
Get Your Trade On
The physical kind. Kid Dynamite has an interesting post on buying nickels. There’s no good way to quote it, so here’s the entire post: Ok kids – I’m going to let you in on another blockbuster trade. This one is a slam dunk – principal protected, GUARANTEED not to lose money (in notional terms at least), and I’m not even kidding about that. I debated writing about this, as Redhead Ted and I gave serious thought to putting this trade one, but perhaps one of my readers can suggest some logistical improvements that would make the trade possible. Here goes: NICKELS. Yep – I said it – United States Nickels – the 5c kind. Like minded arbitrageurs already know that
Charlie Sheen
I don’t even know where to begin. You just need to watch it: He’s smoking a cigarette during a Good Morning America interview.
The Most Interesting Man In The World
Remember those Dos Equis ‘most interesting man in the world’ commercials? A friend sent me this article, and it turns out the actor who plays the most interesting man, Johnathan Goldsmith, is actually quite interesting himself. Here are a few examples: A montage of highlights from the real life of Jonathan Goldsmith might include (had there been cameras present) footage of him rescuing a stranded climber on Mt. Whitney, saving a drowning girl in Malibu, sailing the high seas with his friend Fernando Lamas. “I love the old philosophers,” he said. “I have a large library. I am not a die-hard sports fan. I love to cut wood.” Goldsmith eventually made it—out to Los Angeles, anyway—and embarked on a career as
Free Beer!
Gotcha, but it’s very close to free. A few classmates and I have been working on the board of a local non-profit organization, Somerville Local First (SLF). SLF helps to build “a sustainable Local First economy by supporting and promoting locally owned and independent businesses, artists and nonprofits” in Somerville. They’re hosting a fundraiser at the Foundry On Elm, a new restaurant and pub in Davis Square, on Wednesday, April 6th from 6:00-8:00pm. Tickets are only $20, and include a beer and wine tasting from 6:00-7:00pm and appetizers from 6:00-8:00pm. Here are a few reasons you should buy a ticket soon: 1. 100% of the money goes to SLF, so you’d be supporting a good cause. 2. The beer is all
Brewing Beer With Vanilla Beans
I was recently out in San Francisco, and went to the Thirsty Bear brew pub on Howard street. All of the beers I tried were pretty good, but their Golden Vanilla ale really blew me away. It had a cream soda taste –without being too sweet — and the vanilla was pleasant, but not overpowering. I generally prefer to brew and drink beers that stick with just the four primary beer ingredients — water, barley, hops, and yeast — but every once in a while it’s good to experiment. So my roommate and I decided we’d buy some vanilla beans and take a shot at a vanilla ale. After doing some research, we learned that the best way to brew with vanilla
Turtle Calls
From turtlecalls.com, Americas turtlecalls leader: the $2 turtlecall america’s original turtlecall – i will try to get through at least three times and if i cannot i will leave a cool voicemail in my turtle voice the $3 cheadlecall this is a special turtlecall where i will call and pretend to be a turtle pretending to be don cheadle, who is a famous actor in american movies like hotel rwanda the $10 super turtlecall this turtlecall has advanced features like that i will keep calling until i do not get a voicemail, even if it takes weeks a super turtlecall pushes your turtlecall to the front of the line for execution and for getting onto the internet for you to