eveglass ([personal profile] eveglass) wrote2009-03-05 07:46 am

Grab bag of links

1. Simple vanilla glazed scones -- nothing of mind-shattering importance here, just a tasty-looking scone recipe. Anything with vanilla automatically gets extra points in my book.

2. Paying your bills with micro-businesses -- a different take on supporting yourself: instead of one job to pay all the bills, try a bunch of different "micro-businesses" (like mowing lawns or driving schoolbuses) to each cover one or two different bills.

3. Make sure your Facebook profile doesn't lose you a job -- a friendly warning to be sure that you've set your Facebook privacy settings so that you don't alienate potential future employers (or your current one).

4. Everything's amazing, nobody's happy (5-minute video) -- Conan O'Brien interviews comedian Louis CK, and it's hilarious. He talks about how technology is fantastic now, but we've all become desensitized to it.

5. How Twitter's spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses (TED talk video by Evan Williams) -- this talk is given by one of the founders of Twitter. No, I'm still not on Twitter, but it's interesting to see what the hype is about. (Special bonus: after the talk is over, they do a real-time search on Twitter to see what people were saying about it as he was speaking. Whoa.)

6. Automobile history board game (picture) -- the history of the automobile in America, in board game format. Nifty.

7. Penn and Teller get hippies to sign water-banning petition (3-minute video) -- yes, it might be a little cliched, but it still drives home the message: be careful what you're signing, or you might find out that the petition against "dihydrogen monoxide" will leave you high and dry.

Scones!

[identity profile] dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd do a lighter glaze than that, if any. I am not a fan of highly sweetened scones typically.

Re: Scones!

[identity profile] eveglass.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
That would depend on whether I could rustle up some clotted cream, I suppose. I like sweet scones.

Re: Scones!

[identity profile] dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Love clotted cream. That's more rich than sweet though. I mean it is sweet, but, it's not sugary, you know? (BTW You can make your own clotted cream using a coffee filter and some heavy cream.)

Re: Scones!

[identity profile] eveglass.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh really! Please for to tell me how to make clotted cream using only a coffee filter and heavy cream!

Re: Scones!

[identity profile] dulcinbradbury.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If you can, get one of those filters that's meant to be a single serve over a coffee cup. Keeps the coffee residue out of the flavor.

Then, put in an appropriate filter & pour some heavy cream in. Let it sit in the fridge for a while -- an hour or two. You may need to stir a little to move the cream so the whey can escape.

Re: Scones!

[identity profile] eveglass.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Very cool. I'll keep that in mind if / when I make scones.