Alex Yeatts, a student at the Culinary Institute of America, worked for six months to cook up amazing chocolate geode cakes. Crack one open to reveal the dazzling sugar crystals. Stunning work. A post shared by Alex Yeatts (@alex.yeatts) on Mar 11, 2017 at 10:18am PST A post shared by Alex Yeatts (@alex.yeatts) on Mar 20, 2017 at 6:59am PDT
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Incredible giant chocolate geodes
Bass player/instructor Adam Neely explores the fastest “useful” music that humans can play. It’s a fascinating topic, really, especially how he, and scientists/musicologists, frame the question around what’s musically “useful.” And yes, speed metal is considered “useful.”
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What is the fastest music that humans can play and appreciate?
America’s public education system is failing the citizens of Detroit, where the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund reports that 47% of people in Detroit are illiterate . In nearby suburbs, up to one-third are functionally illiterate. (more…)
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About half of Detroit can’t read
Kvatch of The Hoax Hotel is masterful at playing rubes who fall for online scams. In this gem, he keeps an “FBI agent” named “Josh” on the line for nearly 22 minutes, riling him up until he’s ” the angriest scammer I’ve ever called .” (more…)
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Prankster sends a 419 scammer into a NSFW rage
Ned Desmond shares the scary story of how a small site he managed that advertised fishing expeditions ended up with 565,192 scam pages . He also suggests five ways to avoid the same fate. (more…)
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How a fishing guide’s WordPress site became home to half a million fraudulent pages
The BBC reports that an ” ordinary rabbit’s hole in a farmer’s field leads to an underground sanctuary once said to be used by the Knights Templar .” Michael Scott, from Birmingham, went to photograph the caves after seeing a video of them online. He said: “I traipsed over a field to find it, but if you didn’t know it was there you would just walk right past it. Considering how long it’s been there it’s in amazing condition, it’s like an underground temple.” The tunnel leads to a network of walkways and arches carved out of sandstone, as well as a font. The cave is evidently a hot place to hang out if you’re a witch . Be sure to ask the property owners nicely and clean up after the ritual is complete. One year after Christmas, the labyrinth of intricately carved chambers was found to be filled with candles, sinister symbols scrawled on the walls and more besides. The owners of the site, hidden in dense woodland ten miles from Wolverhampton, decided enough was enough when two warlocks knocked on the door – and asked for their robes back. The red-faced pair had left the garments behind after a ritual.
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Rabbit hole in England leads to 700-year old Knights Templar cave
National Geographic explores the ancient history of grillz. Coming in the sequel, meet the Incas who wore sundials around their necks.
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The history of grillz goes back further than you think. Much further.
Fifty years ago, American Airlines’ flight from New York to Los Angeles took 5 hours and 43 minutes. The same flight is 6 hours and 27 minutes today. Wendover Productions examines why planes don’t fly faster in this interesting video. (more…)
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Fifty years later, the same flight takes longer. Why?
BadUSB is bad news: malware that targets the firmware in your USB port’s embedded system, bypassing the OS, antivirus software and other countermeasures. (more…)
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USG: an open source anti-BadUSB hardware firewall for your USB port
Kotaku recently contacted Nintendo to ask them why Nintendo Switch cartridges taste so awful. Nintendo replied: “To avoid the possibility of accidental ingestion, keep the game card away from young children. A bittering agent (Denatonium Benzoate) has also been applied to the game card. This bittering agent is non-toxic.” Snip: According to Wikipedia, denatonium benzoate is the most bitter chemical compound known, commonly used as an aversion agent to prevent accidental ingestion, which is why the Switch cards are coated in it. It’s also used in animal repellent, shampoos, soaps and nail-biting prevention. I put that Switch cart in my mouth and I’m not sure what those things are made of but I can still taste it. Do not try this at home. — Jeff Gerstmann (@jeffgerstmann) February 25, 2017
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Nintendo puts a "bittering agent" on game cards so people don’t stick them in their mouths