My fellow Americans...

Happy Thanksgiving.

We went to Phoenix, my dad had a surgical procedure last week and is having some problems, so I figured I'd help out and fix dinner for them. I got all the groceries, did some prep last night (including making pomegranate molasses), and this morning I have a cold.

I might be OK to make stuff, as long as I only handle things in the pre-cooking stage, the long cooking times should be enough to destroy virii. I can certainly clean and cube potatoes for the mash. I'm not sneezing, just a mild cough. But I'll probably make my wife work harder. There's two mildly complex dishes to make.

*sigh*

To my non-USAian friends, I hope you have a pleasant day, not having to have much in the way of business dealings today with USAians.


Here's this year's new recipes for me:

Dressing with pancetta, apples, and mushrooms: three different breads!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cornbread-dressing-with-pancetta-apples-and-mushrooms-recipe/index.html

Roasted Brussels sprouts with pomegranates and vanilla/pecan butter:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-pomegranates-and-vanilla-pecan-butter-recipe/index.html

What a brilliant idea!

"I want a law that says, 'If you're trying to take out an American city, we're going to stop you.'"
— Newt Gingrich

Wow! Now THAT'S what I call forward thinking!

Charles Stross: The Atrocity Archives

This is a really cool book. It's a series about a secret government organization in Britain whose job is to suppress technology that can summon Cthonic entities and stop such infestations if the technology gets in to the wild. It's a combination of spy games, information technology departments, government bureaucracies, and Call of Cthulhu.

VERY cool, much recommended. I'm picking up a couple more in the series tomorrow since I've finished the first.

Carrier IQ drops Cease & Desist against security researcher

Apparently they didn't like Eckhart calling their software a rootkit and sent him a C&D. Eckhart sent it to the EFF, who sent Carrier a letter explaining that Eckhart is within his constitutional rights.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Carrier-IQ-drops-cease-and-desist-against-security-researcher-1384209.html