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Comment on Fact of the week by Rick

Rick — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:36:33 +0000

My wife has stopped buying books now that I got her a Kindle for our anniversary this year.

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Fact of the week « HyperCurio.us (beta) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:33:49 +0000

[...] Fact of the week 2009 December 4 tags: Amazon.com, Kindle by Matt Compton For every 100 physical books that Amazon.com sells to consumers, it also sells 48 Kindle books. That’s up from 35 Kindle books in the spring. [...]

Comment on How do you run a restaurant? by PJ Lusk

PJ Lusk — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:09:31 +0000

On the other hand, with 10. “Do not inject your personal favorites when explaining the specials” the corrolary is also true “don’t be afraid to tell something sucks, or the ingredients are dicey”

Comment on Can technology makes us read more books? by Matt Compton

Matt Compton — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:08:09 +0000

There are some books that I haven’t read on my Kindle (mostly those that I got for free). But … I definitely read most of what I buy.

Comment on Can technology makes us read more books? by Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:55:49 +0000

But are those people actually reading all of the books they buy? Or are they just getting lost in personal Kindle abysses?

Comment on Is smoking good for the workplace? by Coletta

Coletta — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:31:27 +0000

And the foulest-smelling?

Comment on How do you write with style? by meggamster

meggamster — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:01:38 +0000

I particularly like the cutting one. There’s nothing like reading a page you’ve spent hours writing only to discover you could say the same thing in 3 sentences. I’m posting this list on facebook. Because that’s how I roll.

Comment on Can ESPN improve regional sports coverage? by Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:36:58 +0000

ESPN Chicago has been up and running since the Spring — and it’s pretty good. More importantly, it’s apparently been successful enough that the Tribune shut down their local sports site…

Comment on Can ESPN improve regional sports coverage? by Roy

Roy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:19:15 +0000

I just noticed this – it’s brilliant. Finally, they’ll get hyperlocal content right!

Comment on What are the best things to eat in the world? by Aaron Hiller

Aaron Hiller — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:39:24 +0000

Although the Guardian is correct to point out that Texas Monthly is the arbiter of the best barbeque in the world, the title is not awarded on an annual basis. If they had bothered to read, say, the table of contents for the issue, they would have seen that Texas Monthly conducts the “quintessential, quinquennial review” of smoked meats and sauces. It makes the title that much more dear.

If you are going to Snow’s, get there early. They are only open on Saturdays, and they sell out by 10am.

Comment on What are the best things to eat in the world? by Marcia Compton

Marcia Compton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:53:41 +0000

Your mothers, Mac and Cheese

Comment on What are the best things to eat in the world? by Matt Compton

Matt Compton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:00:58 +0000

We really need to get you a proper website. Also — I’m curious about the world’s best mac-n-cheese.

Comment on What are the best things to eat in the world? by Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:26:15 +0000

I would add Schwartz’s in Montreal for smoked brisket on rye. Un-freakin’-real.

Any thought of pho as good as that mentioned in the article makes me swoon as if I had been raised on the stuff…

Comment on What’s the menu on a mission to Mars? by Matt Compton

Matt Compton — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:01:48 +0000

Too bad all that stuff weighs a million pounds!

Comment on What’s the menu on a mission to Mars? by Katie

Katie — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:59:24 +0000

If you believed my mum about the canned and dried contents of her cupboard, some of which has a best before date of 1990-something, you would know that current production methods are “perfectly all right”.

Comment on Can the Chevy Volt save GM? by David Raikow

David Raikow — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:19:09 +0000

Last year Bob Lutz said the Volt would get 150 mpg. Now it’s 230 mpg. It’s also 2050 mpg. Here’s how:

http://rivercontinua.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/gm-volts-230-mpg-requires-new-ways-of-thinking-about-gas-mileage/

Comment on Does exercise really help us lose weight? by Sherrell

Sherrell — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:15:02 +0000

Yea, cardio might not help you lose weight. But a true, full-body conditioning program that includes resistance training, cardio and flexibility exercises undoubtedly can help you lose weight — even without a huge change in diet.

I do agree though, diet is very important. I’ve lost a good amount of weight and it was mostly the result of only drinking water and eating a lot of grilled chicken spinach. However, I love red meat. I’m at the point now where I exercise to fight off what I eat. People just have to realize that health and eating well aren’t hard, just take a little will power.

Comment on What does the hotness of your waitress say about the economy? by meggamster

meggamster — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:49:29 +0000

Ha! This does not apply to Los Angeles, where economic turns have little effect on the plethora of waiting hotness.

Comment on Does exercise really help us lose weight? by James

James — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:20:44 +0000

And, one might add, raw eggs will neither help you lose weight nor prevent illness.

Comment on Does exercise really help us lose weight? by Matt Compton

Matt Compton — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:31:28 +0000

To me, the point itself isn’t profound. But it does fly contrary to perceptions.

What happens when the protagonist in a movie wants to cut weight?

Suddenly there is a montage, and (s)he is running through the streets of her city, doing push ups, and skipping rope. The diet almost never comes into it (unless it’s Rocky drinking raw eggs).