Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
WASHINGTON—In a major stride toward increased transparency of former presidents' culinary activities, Bill Clinton agreed Monday to disclose a highly guarded guacamole recipe—including a full list of ingredients—so that his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, can be named the next Secretary of State. "President Clinton's efforts wi (Read More)
Submitted by The Puck
from Google Reader:
We reported yesterday that Newspaper revenue in the United States fell 19.26% for the 3rd quarter of 2008, a record decline off the back of a staggering 30.85% drop in classified advertising.But what do the figures mean? First it’s important to note that the drops aren’t quarter to quarter drops but year on year drops. Tota (Read More)
: @neophile Hmmm, I dunno, I never really got into newspapers & magazines. Hard copy = ick for anything but books (and those only great books...reference books and such should be digital for ease of use, updating, and version tracking.) Literature, poetry, philosophy, the things that one reads for joy rather than utility, I prefer in book form. I don't care for reading for pleasure in ebook form, though I read plenty of other online content for pleasure (perhaps because it is native to the medium it irks me less).
: @thePuck I consider reading a newspaper almost as a ritual...I definitely get most of my news online as well..but those days when I can just grab a paper on a weekend, get away from a computer, and just take time to deliberately read page by page offers a little escape from the normal grind of link surfing...
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
Google Mobile uses undocumented techniques that are supposed to be off-limits to iPhone developers in order to make its verbal search feature work with an iPhone sensor. (Read More)