Happiness is lust in a good way.
I always lust for a Happy Friday!
Aug 28, 2015
Google Birthday
Next week September 5, 2015, Google will
celebrate its 17th birthday. Seems like the company has been
around much longer.
It is worth about US $367Billion. In such a few short years,
it has profoundly changed the internet and the world. How
appropriate to celebrate a birthday on International Bacon
Day - Both are ubiquitous.
Flash Drives Getting Smaller
The NAND (not and) flash
technology that Toshiba introduced in 1989 (130nm or nanometers),
making thumb drives, SSDs, (solid state drive) and smartphone
memory, has finally reached a development dead end. Toshiba and
other major manufacturers of 15 nm NAND flash are stopping new
development and focusing development on 3D NAND.
For comparison, a strand of human DNA is 2.5 nm in diameter, and there are 25,400,000 nanometers in one inch. 1 centimeter = 10,000,000 nanometers.
Intel says it will be able to fit 1TB (terabytes) on a card just two millimeters thick in an object half the size of a postage stamp.
A square inch drive with a Terabyte of capacity can contain more bits than the Milky Way has stars (about 200 billion to 400 billion stars as estimated by astronomers). Obviously, when it comes to computers, size matters and smaller is better. Incidentally, My blog spoke of terabytes in 2010 LINK
For comparison, a strand of human DNA is 2.5 nm in diameter, and there are 25,400,000 nanometers in one inch. 1 centimeter = 10,000,000 nanometers.
Intel says it will be able to fit 1TB (terabytes) on a card just two millimeters thick in an object half the size of a postage stamp.
A square inch drive with a Terabyte of capacity can contain more bits than the Milky Way has stars (about 200 billion to 400 billion stars as estimated by astronomers). Obviously, when it comes to computers, size matters and smaller is better. Incidentally, My blog spoke of terabytes in 2010 LINK
Nine Old Snack Foods
Marshmallows have been around since
ancient Egypt, and were often used to soothe sore throats By the
19th century, French confectioners began whipping the marshmallow to
the shape we know.
Pretzels are widely considered to
be the world’s oldest snack food It is believed the modern
pretzel’s predecessor was first made in the 6th century by an
Italian monk, who used it as a treat to reward his youngest church
attendees. The word “pretzel” is from the Latin word “pretzola,”
which loosely translates to “little reward.”
Archeologists reporting finding popcorn ears that they can date all the way back to being snacked on some 5,600 years ago. Native Americans would throw popcorn ears right on a fire, in order to pop out kernels. ( I bought popping corn ears at Bass Pro and popped in microwave. Fun to watch the thing fill up with popcorn and spill out when the door was opened.)
Necco Wafers were first manufactured in 1847 and Oliver Chase invented a cutting machine that allowed the slices to be made so thin.
Cracker Jack most likely began in 1871 Chicago, IL when German immigrant Frederick William Rueckheim started cooking up and selling his own type of popcorn. By 1896, Cracker Jack was being produced for commercial sales.
In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked the powdered gelatin dessert, called Jell-O.
Triscuits were first invented in 1903 in Niagara Falls, NY. Triscuits were originally larger, but shrunk down to their current size in1924.
The first Sunshine Hydrox cookie was made in 1908 and was followed by its Oreo competitor in 1912. The difference between Hydrox and Oreo is that Hydrox is a bit more crispy and less sugary, and the original Hydrox was Kosher. Hydrox are supposed to become available again this year, but have yet to find them for sale.
Archeologists reporting finding popcorn ears that they can date all the way back to being snacked on some 5,600 years ago. Native Americans would throw popcorn ears right on a fire, in order to pop out kernels. ( I bought popping corn ears at Bass Pro and popped in microwave. Fun to watch the thing fill up with popcorn and spill out when the door was opened.)
Necco Wafers were first manufactured in 1847 and Oliver Chase invented a cutting machine that allowed the slices to be made so thin.
Cracker Jack most likely began in 1871 Chicago, IL when German immigrant Frederick William Rueckheim started cooking up and selling his own type of popcorn. By 1896, Cracker Jack was being produced for commercial sales.
In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked the powdered gelatin dessert, called Jell-O.
Triscuits were first invented in 1903 in Niagara Falls, NY. Triscuits were originally larger, but shrunk down to their current size in1924.
The first Sunshine Hydrox cookie was made in 1908 and was followed by its Oreo competitor in 1912. The difference between Hydrox and Oreo is that Hydrox is a bit more crispy and less sugary, and the original Hydrox was Kosher. Hydrox are supposed to become available again this year, but have yet to find them for sale.
Natural Causes
According to the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. A natural cause of death is anything that
isn’t a non-natural cause of death. When people kill themselves, are
killed by someone else, or die as the result of an accident, that is
considered non-natural. Any other cause is “natural.”
Accidents accounted for two-thirds of all non-natural deaths in 2013 (most recent results available). The most common type of accident was accidental poisoning, at 20 percent of all non-natural deaths, followed by motor-vehicle accidents at 18 percent of all non-natural deaths, and falls at 15 percent.
Suicide, by whatever means accounted for more than twice as many deaths as homicide. Firearms specifically are used in almost twice as many suicide deaths (21,175) as homicide deaths (11,208).
Accidents accounted for two-thirds of all non-natural deaths in 2013 (most recent results available). The most common type of accident was accidental poisoning, at 20 percent of all non-natural deaths, followed by motor-vehicle accidents at 18 percent of all non-natural deaths, and falls at 15 percent.
Suicide, by whatever means accounted for more than twice as many deaths as homicide. Firearms specifically are used in almost twice as many suicide deaths (21,175) as homicide deaths (11,208).
Wordology, Dishes, Plates, and Platters
A food dish
is generally something that food is eaten or served from. It can
also mean the food served or contained on a dish, such as, "I wish I
had that bacon dish."
A food plate tends to refer specifically to a flat dish that is suitable for holding food that does not have a high liquid content. It can also mean the food served or contained on a plate, such as, "I ate that whole bacon plate."
A food platter is a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food.
It is also a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate, such as a bacon platter.
Although size does not matter for plates and dishes, some people refer to small as dish and larger as plate. Size does matter for platters, which are larger.
Bottom line, all plates are not platters and all platters are not plates, but all plates and platters are dishes.
A food plate tends to refer specifically to a flat dish that is suitable for holding food that does not have a high liquid content. It can also mean the food served or contained on a plate, such as, "I ate that whole bacon plate."
A food platter is a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food.
It is also a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate, such as a bacon platter.
Although size does not matter for plates and dishes, some people refer to small as dish and larger as plate. Size does matter for platters, which are larger.
Bottom line, all plates are not platters and all platters are not plates, but all plates and platters are dishes.
Heinz Ketchup
In Israel, Heinz ketchup must now be called 'tomato
seasoning' because it does not have enough tomato in it to be called
an actual ketchup product. The Health Ministry said that since Heinz
does not contain at least 10% tomato solids, it can not legally be
called ketchup. Heinz's local importer, Diplomat, is working with
the Health Ministry to legally change the definition of ketchup from
containing 10% to 6% tomato solids. In the meantime, English labels
may still retain the term ketchup.
Organic and Taste
Research in 2013 showed that most people
do not know what 'organic' really means. It found people prefer food
labelled with ethically named terms like 'organic,' 'fair trade,"
and 'locally produced' and they actually report that it tastes
better, even if the label is totally fake.
The research combined the results of a 4,000-person survey conducted across eight European countries with three experimental studies. Participants were presented with a selection of apple juices, breakfast biscuits, and chocolates. The foods presented were identical, but some were labelled as ethically produced while others were not. For people who had reported that eating ethically is important to them, they not only preferred the mislabeled food, they also thought it tasted better.
The research supports the results of a small Swedish study from 2013 that found people think the same coffee tastes better when they are told it is organic. Sounds like more proof of 'perception is reality'.
The research combined the results of a 4,000-person survey conducted across eight European countries with three experimental studies. Participants were presented with a selection of apple juices, breakfast biscuits, and chocolates. The foods presented were identical, but some were labelled as ethically produced while others were not. For people who had reported that eating ethically is important to them, they not only preferred the mislabeled food, they also thought it tasted better.
The research supports the results of a small Swedish study from 2013 that found people think the same coffee tastes better when they are told it is organic. Sounds like more proof of 'perception is reality'.
Scooby-Doo
The crime solving dog Scooby-Doo first appeared in 1969 in the series 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'. The character has since been the star of ten television series and twenty films and is still in demand.
Scooby-Doo was originally called 'Too Much'. Then Fred Silverman, who approached Hanna and Barbera with the idea of making a cartoon about a rock group that solves mysteries. He was inspired by the Frank Sinatra song 'Strangers In The Night', a hit record which included the lyrics ‘scoobie-doobie-do’ and the name was changed.
Scooby-Doo was originally called 'Too Much'. Then Fred Silverman, who approached Hanna and Barbera with the idea of making a cartoon about a rock group that solves mysteries. He was inspired by the Frank Sinatra song 'Strangers In The Night', a hit record which included the lyrics ‘scoobie-doobie-do’ and the name was changed.
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