Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Google+
Whatever happened to Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft games, yet facebook users seemly cannot leave their Mafia Wars or Farmville games or reload pictures.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Quantum Zeno effect apocalyse
To grossly simplify it, on a scale smaller than atoms, the quantum level, everything suddenly turns into a goddamn circus. Quantum physics is to regular everyday physics as a David Lynch film is to a mainstream blockbuster. We're talking particles popping in and out of existence, being in two places at the same time, and generally acting like assholes.
No doubt the strangest part is the Quantum Zeno effect, which points out that simply observing and measuring particles changes them (specifically, changing the rate at which they decay). How? No one knows. It appears to be the closest science has ever come to proving black magic exists.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
One prominent scientist theorized that the changes caused by simply observing dark energy could cause it to collapse, taking the universe with it.
Scientists, eager to see if this is true, are furiously observing dark energy whenever they get the chance.
So, Basically It's Like...
It's like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters, apparently.
How Long Have We Got?
That scientist, Professor Lawrence Krauss, thinks it may already be underway. Apparently, in the late 90s, scientists were looking at a bunch of shit exploding in space when they caught their first glimpse of some dark energy. This may have put the universe into a state where it may or may not pop like a soap bubble at any given instant. Just because we looked at it. Holy balls.
Risk Level: 3
This ... this can't be right, can it? Surely the guy's just nuts. Then again, he appears to be one of the most prominent physicists in the country and has published a huge list of papers and books on the subject.
Then again, one of them was The Physics of Star Trek and, now that we think about it, we're pretty sure he stole this whole scenario from an episode of The Next Generation.
Friday, August 5, 2011
prosciutto and caramelized onion pizza
So just to confirm we’re all on the same page here – cheese, sweet caramelized onions, and then prosciutto.
Prosciutto and Caramelized Onion Pizza
Adapted from Pioneer Woman
(serves 4)
What You’ll Need:
1 pizza dough (I used TJ’s Whole Wheat – $1.29)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil ($.08 at $.08/tablespoon)
1 whole red onion halved and thinly sliced ($.59 at $.59/lb)
1/4 cup brown sugar ($.10 at $.75/lb)
sea salt
1/4 cup asiago or parmesan cheese ($.31 at $4.99/lb)
1 cup grated mozzarella or thinly sliced fresh mozzarella ($1.24 at $4.99/lb)
2-3 oz. prosciutto (about $2.00 for half a 5 oz. package at $3.99)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Add onions and brown sugar and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until onions are cooked and become sort of caramely.
Roll out pizza dough to desired thickness.
Brush dough with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and asiago or parmesan cheese. Top with mozzarella and then caramelized onions.
Bake about 15 minutes in the oven at the lowest rack, until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven, top with prosciutto, slice, and prepare to be dazzled.
TOTAL: $5.61 or $1.40 per serving. Serve with a side salad and you’re probably around $1.75 per person.
Nutrition:
430 calories per serving (using TJ’s crust)
17 grams of fat
57 carbs
18 grams protein
4 grams fiber
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Alzheimer cure semi-found thru Cloning
There are 268 illnesses that humans and dogs have in common.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
recommended blog topic series
Monday, August 1, 2011
Minneopa
Uneducated Facebook users vote Camaro?
Ford Mustang (2) has better handling and is much better rounded than Camaro . Is lowering the bar further good for karma and friends? Yep. The culture is degenerating - proof!