My kind of guy

This man is my hero. Nathan Myhrvold , whose name suggests a fungus, made his pile at Microsoft and now experiments. I would not have dreamed of trying to search for fossiled dinosaur vomit. The very idea of using a 100 ton hydraulic press to make beef jerky is beyond me.

They also demonstrated cryoseared duck breast, a technique that calls for implements not typically found in a kitchen: a small satchel of loose metal, dry ice, dog hair brush.

EU: Settlement in East Jerusalem threatens two-state solution - Haaretz - Israel News

Oh Dear;

We going to have a one state solution. Get the passports up to date. Book the flight. Sell the house ( yes - even to an impoverished Ethiopian Jew). We're heading back to Europe.

Mad men

USA give up!

I quite agree with Freidman. There isn't enough pain to make this happen. As Abbas has so pointedly 'twittered' to Israel, 'No deal with me? Try your luck with Hamas'

The weed

Before :


After



Mr Egghead 10 : Weed 0

This wonderful tool

did the job.

Erekat: Palestinians may have to abandon goal of independent state - Haaretz - Israel News

It cannot be stated any clearer. If there is no two state solution, there will be a one state solution with all that implies. For those who doubt go read Ben Gurion's speech at the the time of the declration of independence.

Weather

It's been raining. A lot of rain. Around 1000 millmeters in a few days. Our new shed and it's runoff area started to create a new river system with tributeries and deltas. Only frantic damp work by the Eggheads foiled this ecosystem upstart and the rain now drips where it is supposed to.

Culture jamming

Interesting videos from Charlie Veitch.

Universal phone charger approved

About time. I have a few kilos of redundant chargers lying around as well.

I've been busy

The new shed takes a lot of my spare time.