Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 18
December 25, 2022
Club recipe archive
Every Sunday, the Padgett Sunday Supper Club features one special recipe. These are the recipes that have been featured on past Sundays.
December 21, 2022
Promotional cookbook archive
I’ve managed to acquire several old promotional pamphlets and cookbooks that don’t appear to be available elsewhere on the net.
December 14, 2022
Our Cybernetic Future 1954: Entropy and Anti-Entropy
In 1954, Norbert Wiener warned us about Twitter and other forms of social media, about the breakdown of the scientific method, and about the government funding capture of scientific progress.
December 7, 2022
Bluetooth battery early warning system
Use GeekTool, or crontab or launchd and notifications, to know when your bluetooth batteries need recharging.
November 30, 2022
Our Cybernetic Future 1945: As We May Blog
As we go back in time for insight into the future, actual hardware recedes and the relationship between man and hardware comes to the fore. In 1945, Vannevar Bush laid out a vision of the Internet and desktop computers filled with the knowledge of mankind. And he recognized that this would not merely change how quickly we think, but how we think.
November 23, 2022
Baker’s Dozen Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
The Baker’s Dozen coconut oatmeal cookies, compared to a very similar recipe from the Fruitport, Michigan bicentennial cookbook.
November 16, 2022
Our Cybernetic Future 1972: Man and Machine
In 1972, John G. Kemeny envisioned a future where man and computer engaged in a two-way dialogue. It was a future where individual citizens and consumers were neither slaves nor resources to be mined.
November 9, 2022
Notes on publishing ebooks, including scripts
I have several scripts that make it easier to manage the translate from word processor to ePub or print, and I use them in different ways depending on what kind of a book it is.
November 2, 2022
Science fiction’s anti-socialist socialists
Why do socialist authors so often disparage socialism? From The Time Machine to Animal Farm, the best socialist dystopias are written by committed socialists.
October 26, 2022
Bread and butter pickles for National Sandwich Day
These bread and butter pickles are very easy to make in the fridge. They require no canning. They’re ready in three days. And they’re amazing.
