University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student.

January 2007

High-quality images of Apple’s first orange iPod (shuffle) [∞]

High-quality images of Apple’s first orange iPod (shuffle). Apple on Tuesday graced its affordable line of iPod shuffle digital music players with a fresh array of hues, including orange — a first for the iPod family. It looks cool but what about the red one? (via AppleInsider)

Microsoft Vista Faster on a Mac Pro Than Apple’s Own OS X [∞]

Microsoft Vista Faster on a Mac Pro Than Apple’s Own OS X. Ironically, one of the fairest reviews of Microsoft’s Vista comes from Pete and Leander over at Wired’s Cult of Mac blog. They tell us what the Vista experience is like on a Mac Pro using Bootcamp, with much praise. (via digg)

For Cingular, 2007 is about 3G [∞]

For Cingular, 2007 is about 3G. For a company that is having a tough time sticking to its new name, the mobile division of AT&T, aka Cingular Wireless, knows one thing for sure: 2007 is all about milking 3G wireless. (via GigaOM)

Science of Meat: What Gives Meat its Flavor? [∞]

Science of Meat: What Gives Meat its Flavor?. The Maillard reaction! (via del.icio.us/network/msteinbaugh)

Eel Pie island [∞]

“When you approached it you could see sex rising from it like steam from a kettle…It was very difficult not to get laid on Eel Pie Island.” (via Fark.com)

Reggie Watts [∞]

Reggie Watts, one-man sampling human beatbox. “None of this was manipulated by editing.” (via kottke.org)

Faces of Meth [∞]

Faces of Meth. Before and after pictures of meth users. (via digg)

Imitate A Scanner Darkly in Photoshop [∞]

Imitate A Scanner Darkly in Photoshop. Very cool tutorial you can use to make any photograph look like it came from the movie, A Scanner Darkly. (via digg)

USC music piracy [∞]

According to the RIAA, USC is one of the top music pirates among colleges. (via Fark.com)

The speed limit in Michigan [∞]

The speed limit in Michigan is 70, but to save money the signs say 65. Ignore them. If you’re in a truck you can ignore the 55 signs and go 60, but in a car 55 means 55. Got that? (via Fark.com)