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7 years ago today, one of the largest events happened in our personal history. Just over a mile away from my apartment in downtown NYC, the skyline, city and the people of NY were permanently altered.
The smell of smoke was everywhere - the fire didn’t go out for months. The smell was… chemical. Plastic-like. Un-natural. [...]

by Bruce Schneier
Source: Wired.com
The most common retort against privacy advocates — by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures — is this line: “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?”
Some clever answers: “If I’m not doing anything wrong, then you have no [...]

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Coming back to the US I always get hit with a reverse culture shock, a “wow these people are really weird” moment in regards to my own people. It gives you a chance to see how much you yourself has changed.
Here are the key things which I noticed:
Me, Myself and I
There’s a very strong sense [...]

I’m off to New York tomorrow morning. I’m not looking forward to the 27 hours of travel, but it’ll be nice to see everyone again and get a change of scenery. I’m all packed - my bag weighs 38lbs, 30lbs of that are gifts. If anyone wants to hang out in NYC or Mass let [...]

ฉันไม่เข้าใจทำไมคนไทยเรียก “jam” “แยม”. จริง ๆ แล้ว “yam” ในภาษาอังกฤษหมายถึงหัวมันชนิดหนึ่ง.
yam, jam.
ทำไมไม่เขียน “แจม” ?

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Nozomi Shinkansen leaving for Tokyo

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Nozomi Shinkansen arriving in Kyoto

Japan
Thailand

High attention to detail
Very low attention to detail

Highly organized
Haphazard, organic

Formal
Informal

Expensive breeds of dogs with clothing and fancy leashes
Mangy mutt stray dog gangs on the street

Aloof
Nosy

Excellent fashion sense
Terrible fashion sense

High attention to aesthetics
Medium (to low) attention to aesthetics

Personal pride in work
If the boss isn’t looking, it doesn’t matter

Subtle flavored food, focus on the ingredient, preferably seasonal
Spicy, [...]

I usually cringe when people talk about fusion food, but recently I had a Thai (mis?)interpretation of Bánh Xèo (usually called Vietnamese Pancake or Vietnamese Crêpe in English) at a temple fair in Bangkok. It was served by two ladies who simply called it “khanom buang yuan” (vietnamese pancake). What’s funny is that it was [...]

Here’s the recipe I use for hummus — I’ve made it a few times now and it’s pretty good. And really easy. I can’t find the original site where I got the recipe from, otherwise I’d credit it.
Hummus
Makes 4 cups

1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
2 teaspoons garlic cloves, peeled
3/4 cup [...]

Hey everyone!
This is the new version of 00ff00. I’ve combined diary.00ff00.com and the old 00ff00.com together, as well as added a bunch of new stuff. Let me know what you think!

These were taken in July 2007 on Cape Cod. Mom spent a good 30 minutes teaching Grace animal names and sounds. I don’t know which one had more fun.
What does the duck say?

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What does the monkey say?

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I’m sick of Thai bread. It’s white, weightless and they cut the crusts off. I’m not kidding. It just like the bread that Americans give little children. And it’s so full of preservatives that you can eat it 2 weeks later. Yuck. So, I decided to make my own. And no, I don’t have a [...]

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