G O B l o g

When I shop for eggs, I always wondered what the difference between brown eggs and white eggs was. This time I remembered to Google it when I came home and stumbled upon across a cool blog called The Daily Apple with an explanation to my question . If want the quick answer, there is no difference between white and brown eggs; no freshness, nutritional, or taste advantages. Brown eggs just happen to come from brown coloured hens and white eggs from white coloured hens (pretty obvious when I think about it). The blog also had some interesting facts/answers about random topics (e.g. how bananas ripen, where birds go to die, etc). The posts have sources at the bottom and seem to be legit; I cross-referenced the egg question and the blog's explanation was valid, but I cannot personally attest to the other topics. The Internet is good for the curious... CLARIFICATION: The colour of egg depends on the skin colour of the hen, not necessarily the feathers. Here's a better exp

...first time! ingredients: 2/3 cup red dahl 1.5 cup water one diced onion 1 teaspoon tumeric spice 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cloves of sliced garlic (should've added diced green chili peppers) steps: boil the dahl at med-high in a pot heat till it starts breaking apart, stirring occasionally add onions add tumeric spice add salt mix everything together add garlic

I just stumbled upon this today, but the Toronto Star Google Mapped (is that a verb yet?) how people from different parts of the city commute using 2006 Census data. There's also more information about each area when you click on the map (i.e. % breakdown based on mode of transportation). Apparently they did one for 2008, but they got were able to breakdown Toronto into more regions this time around according to the accompanying blog post . The results are something Torontonians probably already know intrinsically, but its cool to see it in map form. They also have maps on other interesting things that can be shown in map form (e.g. real estate numbers, dog ownership, smoking etc.) Neat.

It's a shame we don't hear enough from Mike Lazaridis , co-CEO of RIM, in the news and more about the adventures the other co-CEO. He provides some good food for thought about the wireless industry , specifically about the need to make apps/devices that conserve bandwidth: "As an industry we need to think of a way to conserve this precious resource just like we're trying to conserve other things today. Believe it or not [wireless] spectrum is a physically limited resource."