Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
Replaced power supply in HTPC
Replaced Antec power supply in HTPC with OCZ Modxstream. The larger 135mm fan on the new power supply is a lot quieter which is essential on a HTPC.
Propolis is actually helping t…
Propolis is actually helping to alleviate my persistent cough. I’m not going to say “cure” until the week’s over.
Wow, $120 to register for the …
Wow, $120 to register for the San Francisco Marathon! I guess it costs a lot to shut down all those roads.
Enjoy seeing the SmugMug logo …
Enjoy seeing the SmugMug logo on their office on my daily ride to work.
“It looks like his penis has a…
“It looks like his penis has a hairdo!” E’s comment upon seeing a picture of Michelangelo’s David for the first time.
Driving through intermittent t…
Driving through intermittent torrential rain takes a lot of concentration.
Fermented Taro in Hawaii
I read this Organic Gardening article about farming in Kauai, and the most interesting part to me was the information on taro. The taro root serves a similar position to the potato in Hawaiian cuisine. In Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire, he describes how there were hundreds of different varieties of potatoes created to … Continue reading
Liked Kim Yu-N’s blue princess…
Liked Kim Yu-N’s blue princess outfit, but I loved Mao Asada’s red and black fire demon outfit.
Didn’t know Boner was Chekhov’…
Didn’t know Boner was Chekhov’s son. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b168878_cnn_offers_prayers_koenig_family_in.html
Potato plants sprouted. Snails…
Potato plants sprouted. Snails cut down my flowering peas. I’ll have to put up a copper barrier. Plum and peach trees are flowering.