Logo Merchandise

This site may not be much, but it does have a pretty solid logo. Would anyone be interested in promotional merchandise? If I receive an interest, I will look into making a few items and sending them out. For the first x items, I will give them away. Yes, x--I don't know how long the generosity will hold. If you are interested, let me know what you are interested in (hats, golf shirts, plaid pants, etc.). If you do not want to post a comment, feel free to email monk at dba4life.com.

DBA4Life.com

This blog is now accessible through blog.dba4life.com; currently, it just forwards to Blogspot. Some scripts and a blog archive are available at DBA4Life.com and there is a mobile-friendly site.

In other site news, I could not resist Neatorama's reference to Critic's Rant Blog Reading Level. It gave DBA4Life a reading level of 'Genius.' What is this based on? I am glad that it ranked where it did, but am not thrilled (and not alone) that they include an ad with the link (which I removed).

Terry Pratchett

As reported, Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the world's greatest living author (this is not an opinion, it is an irrefutable fact) for the work he has given us. I say 'greatest living' because I am entertaining the possibility that someday there may be a finer author.

If worse comes worst, I hope that he forgets his writings and is able to read them with virgin eyes so that he can appreciate the sheer brilliance of his books as countless millions have.

Stay strong, Terry Pratchett.

Technorati

Adding dba4Life to Technorati.

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Food Pairing

I came across an interesting article about http://www.foodpairing.be/. This is an interesting application of data.

Not entirely the chemistry of cooking, as it goes into culture and such, but Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen is a very interesting read.

What's Your Genome?

23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics

Genomic profiling companies are popping up. This is absolutely fascinating. Imagine the statistics we could pull from that database.