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Posted 06 January 2010 - 10:05 PM
Would appreciate any feedback on Chang's sequential method for the broth rather than just putting everything all in at once & cooking the whole mess in the oven overnight.
The only failure I've had was a truly spectacular one... I had the great idea of making extra praline paste, to use some as layers in a cake and then to have some extra around the house since it lasts a long time.
Recipe is easy as pie - ingredients are .5cup hazelnuts; .5cup gran sugar; pinch salt.
Instructions: roast nuts. melt sugar to medium brown. put nuts & salt in food proc & start. Pour in melted sugar and run for 3 - 5 minutes.
As I said, smart me decided to triple the recipe. Well, as I poured in the hot sugar syrup, and it wanted to start solidifying, the blade couldn't keep up and just stopped after 15 - 20 seconds or so. This was insufficient to have the sugar recrystallize and get broken down by the blade again, and was insufficient to emulsify the whole thing. Oil is seeping out, the whole deal getting harder by the second - until I ultimately have a solid block of hazelnut brittle in the bowl of my food processor. Took about a half hour to get it all out; considered using a chisel.
I will not let these damn nuts get the best of me... I will try again as soon as my wife lets me back in the kitchen, after the mess I made.
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Posted 18 January 2010 - 07:00 AM
Have been starting with the pickles. The Tokyo turnip pickles were great and simple, and I made a double batch of the oi kimchi yesterday -- then promptly scarfed half of it at the cutting board. After a night in the fridge, the other batch has given off enough liquid to fill 2/3s of the jar, so I'm interested to see how those are in a few days.
And that sauce: I'm tempted to mix it up and serve it as a dressing for hardboiled eggs. I was making a dozen while prepping the pickles and thought I'd dab a bit on an egg: a potent, bite-sized version of heaven.
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Posted 18 January 2010 - 07:19 PM
I am working on making ramen (store bought noodles, all else from cookbook) and am wondering about the sequential nature of the broth - konbu, mushrooms, chicken, pork, veg, all more or less one at a time and in that order. I am a fan of the Ruhlman overnight oven method for stocks, so the repetitive add-it-in-and-fish-it-out order of the ramen broth process makes that difficult. Does anyone know if there's a proven reason to doing the extractions separately? Taking longer doesn't matter to me, but if you can't get good extraction from a mushroom when you're also trying to get extraction from a pork bone, then that would be worth knowing.
With something like Konbu one simply steeps it and removes when making dashi or else the broth turns bitter due to over-extraction according to Shizuo Tsuji's "Japanese Cooking". Cooking the mushrooms for a long time in the broth will probably make it cloudy and maybe impart an undesirable taste. That's not that different than what Ruhlman recommends of not simmering the vegetables in the stock. I follow his guidelines as well and only add those during the last hour. I guess one can do the same thing here and add the Konbu and mushrooms at the end after cooking the meat and bones for a long time.
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Posted 18 January 2010 - 07:34 PM
I made the ramen for dinner this weekend. The broth was made and frozen a couple of weeks ago. I had the pork belly cooked sous vide and frozen a while back as well, then crisped in a cast iron skillet and sliced. I followed the book recipe in every other way and was very happy with how good the pork shoulder came out considering that it had no other seasoning than salt and sugar. I cooked the eggs in my immersion circulator at 63C for 45 minutes. This was delicious and it's great to know that I have about another 1.5 quarts of ramen broth in the freezer. I was not crazy about the nori sheets in there, so I think I will omit those next time.
Oh, and definitely make pickled shiitakes with the mushrooms from the stock. they are addictive and go great with the soup.
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Posted 19 January 2010 - 05:07 AM
I was not crazy about the nori sheets in there, so I think I will omit those next time.
Elie, did you toast the nori? I think he says it's optional, but I think it's necessary.
You reversed the pork belly order too, I see. Has anyone had success with the book order?
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Posted 19 January 2010 - 06:33 AM
I was not crazy about the nori sheets in there, so I think I will omit those next time.
Elie, did you toast the nori? I think he says it's optional, but I think it's necessary.
You reversed the pork belly order too, I see. Has anyone had success with the book order?
Good point about the nori. I did not toast them and their flavor was a bit too overpowering. I more often than not will have pieces of pork belly cooked sous vide and frozen, then simply seared slowly until crispy and used in whatever. This was just one of those and was not cooked or seasoned specifically for ramen. I think it was bagged with only salt, pepper and a little lard.
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I liked it (hello, sweet, salty, spicy) but I couldn't eat too much. My guests were polite and ate one or two, saying they were "okay." But they're not used to Korean food, or spicy food, or... (oh well.)
I know we plucked this out of the Cookbooks thread, but Lamington and I published a review of the book here.
There've been at least two blogs that surfaced aiming to cook through the book:
Momofuku at Home and
Momofuku for 2.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 03:47 PM
While I haven't made the Ramen broth or dashi yet, I will attempt them using a couple of different techniques. First, David Arnold shows a better result using a pressure cooker in Cooking Issues. Second, I have become a more frequent user of the oven for making any stocks at a consistent 180 degree based on suggestions of Michael Ruhlman.
It's a good example of how you can take a cookbook, add different techniques to the same recipe and yield a better final product. That's the theory, I'll let you know how it works out.
- Chris
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Posted 02 February 2010 - 11:05 AM
I made chincharrones with the skin from the belly, and they were really good. It is completely mesmerizing to watch the skin expand, totally psychadelic, and the togarashi spice was a real revelation for me. I had no problems with sticking, and could easily fry 3-4 pieces in the same small pot with about 1,5 L oil.
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Posted 02 February 2010 - 03:13 PM
Edit: I forgot to mention: I see no good reason to cut out 50 squares of parchment paper to make the buns, because you most likely will not be steaming 50 buns at once. I simply made parchment squares for the space available in my steamer, lined a sheet pan with plastic wrap to hold the unfinished buns, and continuously reused the parchment as the finished buns came off the steamer.
Edited by Mallet, 02 February 2010 - 03:20 PM.
Posted 15 February 2010 - 09:53 AM
The only problem I had was the cauliflower getting cold by the time the chicken was done, but it was pretty good that way anyhow.
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Posted 03 March 2010 - 04:50 AM
I have a batch of the paechu (napa) kimchi started, and am asking kimchi questions over here.
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Posted 05 April 2010 - 11:40 AM
Steamed pork buns - they turned out amazingly well, and, although time consuming, are not that difficult. I had similar problems with the pork belly. It was burnt on the top and the bottom and the salt/sugar curing made it too salty. The middle of the belly was delicious, but the edges a bit too burned and salty. But when you combine all the ingredients together - DELICIOUS!
Mussels - Fantastic, the sauce (I made it with white Miso) is great, I will try to use it for other dishes.
Ginger scallion noodles - It is the 8th time I have made them, they have become a favorite. I do, however, add extra vinegar, oil and also add a bit of sesame oil for more flavor.
Green beans with horseradish - fantastic dish, very easy and quite tasty.
Overall I completely recommend the book, the combination of flavors is brilliant and most recipes are quite straightforward.
Posted 18 April 2010 - 05:38 AM
So I have been cooking with this book since it came out and I have had mostly great experiences. The only things that have not really worked for me were the cereal milk panna cotta (as I mentioned in an earlier post) and the spicy pork sausage with rice cakes (too spicy, though I may not have had the proper ingredients). Huge victories included the fried chicken with octo vinaigrette, which has become a staple in my house, and the pork belly ssam (mustard seed sauce here is amazing). Also the deep fried apple pie (pictured below) is a massive win.
I just came back from a weeklong business/pleasure trip to Japan, where the attention to detail and execution in even the simplest convenience store take-out meal stunned me. I ate expensive meals and cheap meals, and I liked the cheap meals best of all. I can see very clearly why this was such a formative experience for Chang.
While I was there, I bought some katsuobashi (bonito fish flakes) to make dashi with. But I noticed something in the book: Chang talks about the use of bonito flakes for making dashi and this dashi can be used to make ramen. However, I can't find anything in the book explaining how to make ramen from dashi. In the book, he uses his bacon dashi in some other dishes - clams, as a braise - but not ramen.
Does the group have any ideas on how to use dashi to make ramen? Simmer pork bones in dashi for a few hours? Something else? Any ideas would be helpful.
Before this book I cooked and ate French almost exclusively. Today for breakfast I made myself slow-poached eggs in alkaline noodles with sriacha. Wow.
Posted 27 April 2010 - 04:50 PM
I didn't even have the book and had seen a rave review of the recipe on a blog.
After that dinner I ran out and bought the book.
Anyway it takes a lot of time but it's well worth it. I probably won't add the oysters again as I didn't think they added much of a wow factor and I'm the only one here who eats them.
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I'm in the "got the book for Christmas" camp, too. I'd read lots of positive reviews of the Momofuku cookbook that contained the caveat "you'll never actually make any of these recipes." I've been cooking out of it constantly. Here's the Grilled Octo Salad with Kombu, Bamboo shoots, etc.
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ABOVE PHOTO: Tasha Devoe, left, of Lawrence, Mass., joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Curbing gun violence will be a top priority of President Barack Obama's second term, aides say.
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WASHINGTON -- Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
A month after that horrific massacre, Obama also used his presidential powers to enact 23 measures that don't require the backing of lawmakers. The president's executive actions include ordering federal agencies to make more data available for background checks, appointing a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and directing the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence.
But the president, speaking at White House ceremony, focused his attention on the divided Congress, saying only lawmakers could enact the most effective measures for preventing more mass shootings.
"To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act," Obama said. "And Congress must act soon."
The president vowed to use "whatever weight this office holds" to press lawmakers into action on his $500 million plan. He is also calling for improvements in school safety, including putting 1,000 police officers in schools and bolstering mental health care by training more health professionals to deal with young people who may be at risk.
Even supportive lawmakers say the president's gun control proposals — most of which are opposed by the powerful National Rifle Association — face long odds on Capitol Hill.
House Speaker John Boehner's office was non-committal to the president's package of proposed legislation, but signaled no urgency to act. "House committees of jurisdiction will review these recommendations," Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said. "And if the Senate passes a bill, we will also take a look at that."
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said ahead of Obama's presentation that he didn't know whether an assault weapons ban could pass the Senate, but said there are some measures that can, such as improved background checks.
"There are some who say nothing will pass. I disagree with that," Leahy, D-Vt., told students at Georgetown University Law Center. "What I'm interested in is what we can get."
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Acknowledging the tough fight ahead, Obama said there will be pundits, politicians and special interest groups that will seek to "gin up fear" that the White House wants to take away the right to own a gun.
"Behind the scenes, they'll do everything they can to block any commonsense reform and make sure nothing changes whatsoever," he said. "The only way we will be able to change is if their audience, their constituents, their membership says this time must be different, that this time we must do something to protect our communities and our kids."
The president was flanked by children who wrote him letters about gun violence in the weeks following the Newtown shooting. Families of those killed in the massacre, as well as survivors of the shooting, were also in the audience, along with law enforcement officers and congressional lawmakers.
"This is our first task as a society, keeping our children safe," Obama said. "This is how we will be judged."
Seeking to expand the impetus for addressing gun violence beyond the Newtown shooting, the president said more than 900 Americans have been killed by guns in the month since the elementary school massacre.
"Every day we wait, the number will keep growing," he said.
The White House has signaled that Obama could launch a campaign to boost public support for his proposals. Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed.
The president based his proposals on recommendations from an administration-wide task force led by Vice President Joe Biden. His plan marks the most comprehensive effort to address gun violence since Congress passed the 1994 ban on high-grade, military-style assault weapons. The ban expired in 2004, and Obama wants lawmakers to renew and expand it.
Other measures Obama wants Congress to take up include limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for all gun buyers in an attempt to close the so-called "gun-show loophole" that allows people to buy guns at trade shows and over the Internet without submitting to background checks.
Obama also intends to seek confirmation for B. Todd Jones, who has served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since 2011.
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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Sometimes I feel like I'm so eager to bake the next best thing that I completely forget about the classics. For example, I can't remember the last time I flipped through a new cookbook and paused to look at a chocolate chip cookie recipe. I guess in my head it's sort of a "been there, done that" mentality, but it's kind of foolish - I mean, can you ever really have too many recipes for chocolate chip cookies?! I think not :) And even if you think you have a go-to, you never know when the next recipe you try will be even better and supplant it.
With that in mind, I didn't immediately skip over the snickerdoodle recipe when I came upon it in the newest book from the Baked guys. I rediscovered my love for this classic cookie when I made a batch to incorporate in apple pie ice cream last month. The fact that these particular snickerdoodles feature one of the best ingredients ever - nutty brown butter - certainly didn't hurt either. Very rarely do I come across a recipe which incorporates brown butter that doesn't immediately get flagged for my must-try list...
The problem I've most often run into in the past when making snickerdoodles is that the dough spreads in the oven and they bake up too thin and flat; it drives me crazy. The photo accompanying these brown butter snickerdoodles in the book though showed fairly thick cookies and I was so excited when I pulled the first sheet from the oven and discovered that's exactly how they'd turned out! They had a nice chewy texture too, which made them difficult to resist as they sat on the racks cooling. The brown butter flavor was perhaps a bit more subtle than I'd hoped for (overwhelmed a bit by the cinnamon I think), but I loved these anyway.
Though they don't scream Christmas like the peppermint and gingerbread treats making the rounds this time of year, these brown butter snickerdoodles would be a great addition to your holiday cookie trays if you're looking to include a classic!
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
from Baked Elements by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
Add the butter to a medium skillet set over medium heat and let it start melting. Continue cooking, swirling the pan occasionally, until the butter becomes golden brown and smells nutty (be patient and watch carefully, it can go from brown to burnt quickly). Pour the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed for 5-7 minutes to cool the butter to room temperature (or alternatively, you could just let it sit until it cools down - it'll just take longer).
Meanwhile, whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon and the salt together in a medium bowl. Whisk the eggs and milk in a medium measuring cup until combined.
When the butter has cooled, add 1 cup of the granulated sugar and the brown sugar to the bowl. Beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. With the mixer on low, slowly add the egg mixture beating until well combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, beating just until the dough comes together. Cover the bowl and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 24 (I chilled mine for close to 24).
When you're ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and the remaining 4 teaspoons of cinnamon to a wide, shallow bowl and stir to combine.
Using a small cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons), portion the dough into balls. Roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture then transfer to the prepared baking sheets spacing the cookies about 1 1/2-2 inches apart. Bake for about 10 minutes (rotating the pans halfway through) until the tops of the cookies are cracked and the edges are just set (just a minute or two of extra baking will take these from chewy to more crisp so keep an eye on them). Transfer the pans to wire racks and cool the cookies for a few minutes then remove to the racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Makes 24-28 cookies
20 comments:
- Averie @ Averie Cooks said...
Ive recently re-discovered my love for the classic cookie, too. And these look awesome - and puffy! You're so right that snickerdoodles tend to flatten out while baking but not these!
- December 5, 2012 at 3:41 AM
- StephenC said...
For ages I've protested that I don't bake. Then I made that tres leches cake 10 days ago. Now you snare my attention with a cookie I've never even tasted before. What to do?
- December 5, 2012 at 8:49 AM
- Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar said...
Oh my! I love a good snickerdoodle :)
- December 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM
- Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray said...
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorites! And you just can't beat brown butter. It's liquid gold.
- December 5, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Jessica@AKitchenAddiction said...
Snickerdoodles with brown butter?! Perfection!
- December 5, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- Natalie said...
I love puffy cookies too--definitely need to give these a go!
- December 5, 2012 at 4:22 PM
- Cassie | Bake Your Day said...
This is absolutely my kind of cookie. I love snickerdoodles and these look so perfectly fluffy!
- December 5, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- Jess @ On Sugar Mountain said...
You know, that's a good point. I feel like I have so many new recipes pinned and bookmarked that I often skip over "boring" classics as well, but they are classics for a reason. And this is a classic with a nice little twist of brown butter! So chewy - I can't wait to try them :)
- December 5, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction said...
Tracey - This looks delicious. I had never heard of snickerdoodles until the end of last year. Since then I've made them and snickerdoodle cupcakes too. I've been a follower for a long time. You can view my blog at http://bakewelljunction.wordpress.com
- December 5, 2012 at 10:19 PM
- Cindy said...
Tracey, this has to be the perfect combo. Hubby loves snicker doodles, I love browned butter. Finally a cookie from both worlds!
- December 6, 2012 at 1:32 AM
- Becca said...
I never skip over chocolate chip cookie recipes, but snicker doodle I do a lot. I always have trouble with snickerdoodles coming out thin and crunchy and not really pleasant :(
I guess I'll have to try just one more recipe... - December 6, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Rachel @ Baked by Rachel said...
I hate hate hate when recipe pics are so wrong from what you end up with. Makes you wonder if things were tested or not. But seriously these are one of my favs!
- December 6, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts said...
I think anything with lots of cinnamon is made for the holidays, so I think ehse are perfect! And I love that they are puffy, that almost never happens with snickerdoodles.
- December 6, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes said...
I agree - sometimes I just want a plain chocolate chip cookie or a snickerdoodle! By the way, LOVE your cute measuring spoons :)
- December 6, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- Shannon said...
Oh, I can't wait to make these. They are definitely going on my Christmas Cookie baking list. Brown butter=swoon
- December 7, 2012 at 7:49 PM
- amanda @ fake ginger said...
Oooh I love snickerdoodles so much! I'm so making these for Christmas!
- December 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Di said...
I can't remember the last time I made snicker doodles. These are definitely high on my list now. I love browned butter, and am glad to see that they aren't thin cookies.
- December 8, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious said...
Just made these today for my family and it was an absolute hit! My little niece said it was the best cookie ever, and kids don't lie. Thanks so much for the awesome recipe!
- December 10, 2012 at 12:33 AM
- Best Sister Supper Club said...
Made these for the family, they were amazing!! Great recipe!
- December 20, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Katie Mathews said...
I'm a professional baker and I never really saw the point in snickerdoodles. They've always just been sugar cookies with cinnamon to me. Until today. I took a special request from a friend for snickerdoodles, and given my previous thoughts on the cookie I decided to try something slightly different. I'm in LOVE with this recipe! Props to you for finding such a winner! From now on, no more plain-boring snickerdoodles. Brown butter all the way! :)
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Excited to see what next year will bring.
As for who gets the pack(s)...
Looking back through when blitz would have been being developed(let's say May 2011 they MAY have been looking at tracks) to the present and the dlc that came out in the span, we had releases from(# of songs in ()):
Foo Fighters(4)- 5/10/11
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Artists that had dlc prior to that time frame are:
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Artists that have never had dlc are:
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Fun.(already released without a pack)
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Now it's possible they licensed new stuff from the artists on the first list, but I'll go on the assumption that they didn't(most likely if they did would be Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, Maroon 5, Soundgarden, and Red Hot Chili Peppers).
Looking at what's left, I'd say most likely would be Kelly Clarkson from the second list and Collective Soul from the third, with an outside chance for Kool & The Gang to get a pack and Quiet Riot possibly being released with a second song(you know the one). So the potential packs would be:
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Listen to this song and rethink on how ridiculous your statement actually is.
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Also the whole point of the RBN is to allow lesser known artists to have a chance to get their songs into the game that HMX would never pick up as official DLC and to create a big market with a lot of choice for the customers between the big hits on official and underground and niche stuff with the occasional big name guest star on RBN.
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Has Apple's iPad finally killed the Netbook?
Update: According to a new report on DigiTimes.com, Asustek (parent company of the Asus brand) has "experienced drop in consolidated revenues, mainly due to dropping Eee PC shipments," and "only shipped about 350,000 Eee PCs in April."
It's hard to believe that before 2007, a low-cost laptop was one that came in under $1,000. But that was before the Netbook revolution kicked off, inspired by the Intel Classmate and the One Laptop Per Child XO, and spearheaded initially by Asus and its original Eee PC (which had a 7-inch display and ran Linux). From that point on, every PC maker was forced (some more reluctantly than others) to embrace this new subgenre, and Netbooks were everywhere.
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But the real reason Netbooks have fallen by the wayside is that they failed to evolve. After the first couple of generations, Netbooks settled into a comfortable niche of a 10.1-inch display, 1GB to 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and Windows (first XP, then Windows 7 Starter or Home Premium). You could get this basic combo for as little as $299, but some companies would charge more for upgrades such as nicer designs, rugged bodies, 3G antennas, or occasionally a higher-resolution display. But performance-wise, you'd usually be hard-pressed to tell the difference between a $299 Netbook and a $450 one.
The most recent Netbooks have almost all moved to the latest version of Intel's Atom processor, the dual-core N550, but in both our benchmark tests and anecdotal use, it hasn't been a huge step past the older models with the single-core Atom N450, adding to the feeling that today's Netbooks weren't much of an upgrade over the ones from a year or two ago.
In the meantime, larger laptops have made huge leaps, especially with Intel's second-generation Core i-series platform, which has boosted performance and battery life across the board. And 11-inch ultraportables with AMD's Fusion E-350 CPU have created a new market for laptops that provide relatively good performance and battery life, often for less than $500 (these systems arguably evolved from the handful of larger 11-inch Netbooks we'd seen over the years).
To be sure, many PC makers still have a Netbook or two in their lines, and even offer occasional updates and upgrades, but they're not being pushed like they used to. Sony, for example, has dropped Netbooks entirely from its Vaio line. Netbooks have definitely fallen off a cliff, but the question is, just how far? … Read more


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By Jerry A. Kane | Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
A Senate committee unanimously approved major cybersecurity legislation which would allow Brother O to shut down Internet networks, block incoming Internet traffic from certain countries, and force private websites to comply with broad cybersecurity measures.
Last Thursday the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee agreed to send the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 to the Senate floor for a vote. The Act will create a White House Office of Cyberspace Policy and a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) center to adopt cybersecurity policies related to federal and private sector networks.
The legislation, crafted by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Tom Carper (D-DE) is aimed at bringing the Internet under the regulatory power of the federal government. Lieberman's "Kill switch" bill parallels last year's legislation by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) granting the government power to disconnect certain websites.
"We need this capacity in a time of war…. for the president to say, 'Internet service provider, we've got to disconnect the American Internet from all traffic coming in from another foreign country, or we have to put a patch on this part of it'." –Joe (Droopy Dog) Lieberman on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley
Droopy Dog's "Kill switch" bill would hand Brother O absolute power to shut down the Internet for at least four months without Congressional oversight. His loosely worded bill also gives DHS' new National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC) "significant authority" to monitor the "security status" of private websites, ISPs and other U.S. net-related business, and critical internet components in other countries.
"Companies would be required to take part in 'information sharing' with the government and certify to the NCCC that they have implemented approved security measures. Furthermore, any company that 'relies on' the internet, telephone system or any other part of the U.S. 'information infrastructure' would also be 'subject to command' by the NCCC under the proposed new law." — Andy Chalk
Privacy and civil liberties groups fear that Droopy Dog's "Kill switch" bill would grant Brother O the power to declare a "national cyber-emergency" at his discretion, which could force private Internet service providers and search engines to limit or cut off a whistle-blowing or political site's connection to the Web for blaming or criticizing the Bread and Circuses administration.
"We have seen through recent history that in an emergency, the Executive Branch will interpret grants of power very broadly." –Gregory Nojeim, from the Center for Democracy and Technology, a group that promotes Internet freedom
"The way it seems to be worded, the bill could easily represent a threat to free speech." –Wayne Crews, vice president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute
Droopy Dog is pushing his "Kill switch" bill "at lightning speed" because he says the country's "economic security, national security and public safety are now all at risk from … cyber-warriors, cyber-spies, cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals."
"The need for this legislation is obvious and urgent." –Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
"We cannot afford to wait for a cyber 9/11 before our government realizes the importance of protecting our cyber resources." –Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Ginning up fears to rush legislation helps to mask the "Kill switch" bill's real purpose, which is to keep the alternative Internet media from exposing the mainstream media propagandists in their whitewashing of government favoritisms, cover-ups, and atrocities. After all, the fear card worked to rush through and hide the real agenda behind the Wallstreet/Automotive industry bailouts, the Porkulus package, and the ObamaCare bill.
Interestingly, the communist Chinese also claim the need to police and censor the Web to maintain security and combat cyber warfare, but the totalitarian government's real agenda is to silence those who criticize it. It would appear that Droopy Dog, whom Glenn Beck heralds as a man of honor, wants to add a technological iron curtain to quell America's ambiance.
"Right now China, the government, can disconnect parts of its Internet in case of war and we need to have that here too." –Lieberman told Crowley
First Iran shuts down the Internet to quash a revolution, then Pakistan shuts down Facebook and Google to blackout "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day," and now members of the U.S. Senate are mimicking communist China's censorship and coercion policies to stifle Internet media outlets and bloggers who are quickly displacing the statists' mainstream press organs.
Lieberman, whom Sean Hannity embraces as a friend and a "good guy," declares his bill is "not a big deal," and that his critics are over reacting and "intentionally peddling misinformation." According to the conscience of the Senate, the President already has the authority under the Communications Act to close any facility or station for wire communication, "So I say to my friends on the Internet, relax."
In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) floating of the Drudge tax as a way to fund mainstream newspapers and to tax out of existence their competitors in the alternative media, George Orwell's discernment might be better suited for Lieberman than either Hannity's or Beck's.
"Political language … is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
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Junk food is junk by its very definition. But how bad is it and what is it that companies do not tell people about this food? This is what the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) laboratory checked. The results were both predictable and alarming. What was equally predictable was the response of big food companies and their spokespersons—denials and dismissals. But they are missing the point.
Last fortnight, the Supreme Court issued a diktat to the government to implement the scheme to interlink rivers. The directions are straightforward.
It was a trade exhibition abuzz with the restrained chatter of busy suited executives at company stalls making contacts and finalising deals. Nothing out of place except that this trade was about renewable energy technologies, which have unconventional reasons for growth. First, these technologies are seen as the most economical and feasible source of energy for millions of people unconnected to the electricity grid and having no electricity to light their houses or cook their food. This energy poverty is disabling and needs to be eradicated.
Many years ago, in a desperately poor village in Rajasthan, people decided to plant trees on the land adjoining their pond so that its catchment would be protected. But this land belonged to the revenue department and people were fined for trespass. The issue hit national headlines. The stink made the local administration uncomfortable. They then came up with a brilliant game plan—they allotted the land to a group of equally poor people. In this way the poor ended up fighting the poor. The local government got away with the deliberate murder of a water body.
Water is life and sewage tells its life story. This is the subject of the Citizens' Seventh Report on the State of India's Environment, Excreta Matters: How urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own excreta. It has a seemingly simple plot: it only asks where Indian cities get their water from and where does their waste go. But this is not just a question or answer about water, pollution and waste. It is about the way Indian cities (and perhaps other parts of the world that are similarly placed) will develop.
2011's person of the year, according to Time magazine, is "the protester". Clearly, this is the image that has captured the world—from dissent against the lack of democracy and repression in large parts of West Asia to anger against economic policies in vast and disparate parts of the world. People, all over, are saying enough is enough. But what will happen to these voices in the coming years? Will the movements of protesters be enough to change the way the world runs its business? Do these movements even know what they want?
In 1992, when the world met to discuss an agreement on climate change, equity was a simple concept: sharing the global commons—the atmosphere in this case—equally among all. It did not provoke much anxiety, for there were no real claimants. However, this does not mean the concept was readily accepted. A small group of industrialised countries had burnt fossil fuels for 100 years and built up enormous wealth. This club had to decide what to do to cut emissions, and it claimed all countries were equally responsible for the problem. In 1991, just as the climate convention was being finalised, a report, released by an influential Washington think tank, broke the news that its analysis showed India, China and other developing countries were equally responsible for greenhouse gases. Anil Agarwal and I rebutted this and brought in the issue of equitable access to the global commons. We also showed, beyond doubt, that the industrialised countries were singularly responsible for the increased greenhouse gases.
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Thank you Madam Chair. I do not know how to start. I have heard people across the room carefully. I am from India and I represent 1.2 billion people. My country has a tiny per capita carbon footprint of 1.7 ton and our per capita GDP is even lower.
Durban, December 8, 2011: At the deliberations on REDD+ in the meetings of the SBSTA (Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice), India has reportedly devoted its time and energy in ensuring safeguards for the rights of indigenous communities and for conserving natural forests, giving the lie to the impression that nothing was being done on the issue. In fact, Indian negotiators point out that of the three elements under discussion in the SBSTA (safeguards, MRV and benchmarks), safeguards is the only one which has been thoroughly discussed.
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