How is Chinese food like Linux? Who the heck is General Tso and why is his chicken so good? Fortune Cookies are not Chinese? Watch this great talk and learn a little more about the foods we eat.
Everything old is new again….case in point one of my all time favorite fishing spots on the intertubes that I have not hit in a few years….Usenet. Lifehacker has an article called How to Get Started with Usenet in Three Simple Steps [Usenet]. Looks like I might get out the old line and tackle box.
Scientific American reports in  Transgenic Canola Plants Break Free of Farm….. “Transgenic canola plants in North Dakota had received genes making them resistant to herbicides, such as the weed killer Roundup. Researchers collected and tested 406 canola plants along thousands of miles of state roads. They found 347 carrying at least one resistance gene. There were […]
Pentagon Demands Wikileaks ‘Return’ All Classified Documents. “The Defense Department demands that WikiLeaks return immediately to the U.S. government all versions of documents obtained directly or indirectly from the Department of Defense databases or records,†said spokesman Geoff Morrell, opening the Pentagon’s daily press briefing.” Give us back our secrets? Hello Genie…back in the bottle…… […]