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How To Build A Chile Mister
Instructables has a short piece on how to build a spice mister - which is basically a small spray pump bottle filled with hot sauce. Less potent than a typical pepper spray that you would use for self defense or crowd control, this ingenious little bottle is for quickly applying hot chile pepper sauce or even capsaicin extract to a large area when cooking or eating.
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Never Neglect Good Design
Are you ignoring one of the principal components of any successful product, service, or application? I'm talking about good design. The following is a brief introduction on recognizing bad design is and what to do to test for it... (Read More)Permalink
Jeff Goldblum Apple Ad at Half Speed
Here's an Apple ad starring Jeff Goldblum from a few years back that has been slowed down to 1/2 it's original speed. It makes him sound like he's drunk as a skunk.(Read More)
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Guy Dresses Like DJ to Get Into Clubs for Free
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What Does the Black Sabbath Song Have to Do With Marvel's Iron Man?
Most movie buffs have seen the various trailers for the new Iron Man film, which will be released in a little over a week from this writing. The usage of the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" in the trailers has had me thinking, does the hard rock masterpiece have anything to do with Marvel's metal-clad hero? It's certainly not a "chicken or the egg" case, as comic book aficionados know that the superhero came first. But was the tune influenced at all by the character? Josh Glenn has offered an in-depth study of the mystery surrounding the song's subject matter. (Read More)Permalink
Using the Err Object to Trap Errors in Classic ASP
It's inevitable that you'll generate an error or two (or three, or four...) when you code in Classic ASP. I'll show you how to trap errors and use them to your advantage.(Read More)
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Bizarre Music Video of Telly Savalas Doing "If"
Here's a strange video of the late actor Telly Savalas doing a spoken-word version of the song "If". The 1975 clip features the "Kojak" star lounging around, smoking a cigarette, and surrounded by a harem of beauties. I'm not sure what the camera is supposed to be looking through - is it a glass beer bottleneck? Nonetheless, something like this might have been considered sexy and even romantic (and that's stretching it) over thirty years ago, nowadays it comes across as simultaneously creepy and laughable.Telly Savalas - "If"
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Doctors Testing Hot Sauce to Help Knee Pain
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Hot sauce spices up your food and now Capsaicin, the thing that gives chili peppers their punch, is knocking out knee pain.
At age 71, Ron Johnson said his knee is in better shape than it was in his fifties. "It was constant pain in both knees," he said. The spicy new treatment is part of a study using an ultra purified form of Capsaicin... |
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Recipe: Boneless Buffalo Wings
When I wrote the Love Hot Wings and Buffalo Wings? Here Are 15 Different Recipes You've Gotta Try article a few months back, I didn't even realize at the time that I had left out a mention of boneless buffalo wings. Yikes! Since I'm a diehard devotee of Buffalo Wild Wings and the awesome boneless wings they serve, a recipe on how to make these tasty little guys is long overdue.
Why boneless? Everyone knows there's nothing like sucking the meat off a succulent, perfectly-cooked, bone-in chicken wing. Going boneless, though, has it's advantages. For one, you get considerably more meat per bite. Second, although they are smothered in sauce, there's no mess on your fingers as you eat these babies with a fork.
What makes boneless buffalo wings more than just glorified chicken breast nuggets is a good breading. Here's a recipe that will give you a zesty breading that, when combined with a spicy sauce, will give you a taste that is a cross between Buffalo Wild Wings and Chili's. (Read More)
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Faces of Meth
See "before" and "after" mug shots of methamphetamine users and the effect the drug (and the associated lifestyle) has had on their physical appearance. Link
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Han Solo Carbonite Desk
Who wouldn't want this awesome Han Solo Carbonite Desk in their office or den? It was created by Tom Spina and Richard Riley of New York-based Tom Spina Designs.
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Recipe: Ott's Buffalo Bean Soup
If you know me well then you know I ain't a soup fan. While I like chunky chilis, stews, and ham and beans, I believe typical, thin, brothy soups lack the adequate substance to be any part of a meal. Well, here's a recipe for a buffalo bean soup that's anything but run-of-the-mill and watery. Using Ott's Wing Sauce, this is a thick, hearty delight that would please the palette of both chileheads and soup lovers... (Read More)Permalink
Blair’s Pure Death Hot Sauce Reviewed by Hot Sauce Blog
The new Pure Death Hot Sauce from Blair's has been reviewed by Hot Sauce Blog...(Read More)
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Classic Tex Avery Cartoons That Predicted the Future
If you're over the age of 30 (like me), you probably watched a LOT of the classic Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons when you came home after school. Ocassionally your local TV station would sprinkle in gems during those time slots that didn't feature the main animal characters, such as the hilarious Tex Avery-directed "Tomorrow" shorts. I haven't seen these in over twenty years, so it was a blast to see them again. Here are two of those cartoons that humorously prognosticated what television and automobiles would be like in the future:Tex Avery - TV of Tomorrow
Tex Avery - Car of Tomorrow
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The Best New Way to Make Eggs - The Ziploc Omelet
I've come across the coolest new method for cooking am omelet - place it in a Ziploc bag and boil it. The gist of it is, crack two eggs in a quart-size Ziploc bag (a sandwich bag would be too small, a gallon size too large), add ingredients such as cheese, peppers, onions, or ham, shake the bag up, seal it, and place it in boiling water for 13 minutes. What comes out is a steaming-hot, perfectly-cooked, rolled up omelet that you can top with hot sauce and extra cheese (if you prefer).
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