California bans employers from demanding your password for Email, Twitter, Facebook

From California Governor Jerry Brown: “Today I am signing Assembly Bill 1844 and Senate Bill 1349, which prohibit universities and employers from demanding your email and social media passwords,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “California pioneered the social media revolution. These laws protect Californians from unwarranted invasions of their social media accounts.” I didn’t know …

Happy 10th Birthday to Daring Fireball – a role model for this blog

Happy 10th birthday, John Gruber, of the curation blog, Daring Fireball. A role model of mine in both style and eccentricity. I hope to one day achieve your level of excellence and also prove to the world that being a blogger can provide a happy life for me and my family. A fellow writer, Robinson Meyer …

The Art of Fermentation in coffee, bread, beer, cheese, yogurt…

The list of fermented food in our lives is staggering: bread, coffee, pickles, beer, cheese, yogurt and soy sauce are all transformed at some point during their production process by microscopic organisms that extend their usefulness and enhance their flavors. The process of fermenting our food isn’t a new one: Evidence indicates that early civilizations …

Interview with Skip Brunette – New Hampshire teacher, surfer, & musician

Interview with Skip Brunette. Skip’s band Todo Bien – iTunes – Facebook Follow our documentary adventure at – The Granite Stoke – Facebook  

Facebook Programming Challenge – solve a challenge, get a phone interview

  How does this work? Take the timed challenge. If your code passes the test, you will be contacted for a telephone interview. If your code is too similar to another applicant, you will both be disqualified, so please don’t share or post your answers online. What position are these tests for? These are for …

Q&A with Gary Knell – the new CEO of NPR

An excerpt from the interview: Q: You’re a self-professed “NPR groupie.” What do you listen to? A: Morning Edition is kind of on every day. I’m a big fan of Weekend Edition Saturday, as well as a lot of the music programs. I’m a follower of most all of the programs, so I didn’t walk into the job …

Alfred Hitchcock’s definition of happiness

“A clear horizon — nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive… I can’t bear quarreling, I can’t bear feelings between people — I think hatred is wasted energy, and it’s all non-productive. I’m very sensitive — a sharp word, said by a person, say, who has a …

Trailer for Total Recall 2012 – with cast interview from Comic-Con

Your RECALL EXPERIENCE Begins August 3rd Here is the trailer for the original version from 1990 with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone.   Director and Cast Interview from Comic-con ’11 Total Recall — Welcome to Rekall, the company that with one little implant can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Doug Quaid …