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Our superstar new intern, Rob “Double Tall Non-Fat” Goodlatte, just whipped out a Newsvine election widget for use on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account and want to express an endorsement for the 2008 Election, head over to the page below… it only takes a second:

Newsvine Election ‘08 Widget for Facebook

This is the first in a series of excellent election-related Newsvine features coming very shortly. Stay tuned.

Our superstar new intern, Rob “Double Tall Non-Fat” Goodlatte, just whipped out a Newsvine election widget for use on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account and want to express an endorsement for the 2008 Election, head over to the page below… it only takes a second:

Newsvine Election ‘08 Widget for Facebook

This is the first in a series of excellent election-related Newsvine features coming very shortly. Stay tuned.

There’s been some news today about Real Network’s announcement that they are going to release a player that takes videos in the major web formats (including Flash) offline so you can view it later. Andy Plesser has a video up with an interview with Ben Rotholtz which has some good information.
I think we’ve been able […]

The blogosphere is buzzing about Google Gears today because it’s a huge leap forward for browser applications. The fact that Google is open sourcing an offline solution that includes SQLite has gotten the attention of a lot of people. The fact that they have it working right now with Google Reader is even more significant. […]

Contrary to Tony Bourdain’s impression of vegetarian cuisine, salads don’t necessarily play a prominent role in an adventurous meatless diet. But occasionally, when presented with some respectably fresh greens and impeccably fresh tofu, I get the urge to eat a little bit raw.

I spotted some fresh kabu (Japanese white turnips) and mizuna (potherb mustard, or so I hear… I just call it mizuna) at the Ballard Farmer’s Market on Sunday. I couldn’t help but to take some home… both just looked impeccably fresh and hard to resist.

The greens on the kabu (kabuna) can also be eaten raw, so I incorporated some of those into my little salad as well. I sliced and blanched the kabu just long enough to yield a little translucency, without destroying the texture.

I also had some orange bell peppers handy, so they provided a splash of color and a touch of natural sweetness.

The miso dressing is simple:

1 tsp. white miso
1 tsp. mustard
1-1/2 teaspoons jabara juice (see below)
3-4 drops toasted sesame oil
A little honey to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil (something more neutral is fine)

Mix all ingredients other than the olive oil until combined, then gradually incorporate the olive oil to maintain an emulsion.

You probably don’t have jabara juice, a citrus juice much like kabosu, sudachi, or unripe yuzu, handy… I spotted some in the Wakayama specialty shop at Yūrakuchō, and Hiromi bought one bottle for me to take home and play with. It’s aromatic, and distinct from other citrus fruits in an indescribable but pleasing way… Its aroma is vaguely reminiscent of candied limes.

Since you aren’t likely to make a trip to Yurakucho, or Wakayama for that matter, just for a little bottle of jabara juice, substitute another tart citrus fruit… Meyer lemon or maybe key lime would be particularly nice.

I’m in San Jose tonight and tomorrow so that I can attend the Google Developer day here. Kevin Lynch is going to be demoing an Apollo application during the keynote and thanks goes to JD for pointing out the link where you can watch in live.
I’ll be blogging throughout the day tomorrow and I’ve been […]

About a month-and-a-half ago, MozillaZine claimed (on behalf of Thunderbird creator, Scott MacGregor):

Thunderbird 1.5.0.x users will be offered Thunderbird 2 via software update at a later date. Those wishing to upgrade now are therefore advised to download and install Thunderbird 2 manually.

To this day, I have not received a software update for the new version. Has anyone else? What’s the deal with it taking so long?

While we’re on the subject of spam, I want to recommend that anyone who is interested in approaches to stopping spam at their blog (especially if you happen to run a home-grown CMS like I do) head on over to Ian Clifton’s blog and read How To Analyze And Stop Comment Spam. It’s a long post, but worth more than its weight in gold in terms of explaining how to defeat comment spam on your own terms. It puts posts like Time-sensitive nofollow and Don’t Throw Away Your Blog Spam, Recycle It to shame.