Realitys Bandwidth
So I was celebrating Thanksgiving Day with some family tonight and the discussion got around to technology, which I always enjoy. We were chatting about simulations of reality, from Second Life to the Star Trek Holodeck. At some point I threw out a question/concept that I have been thinking about for some time: What is reality’s bandwidth? In other words, how much bandwidth would be needed to simulate a particular reality, say the living room in which I was sitting this evening, with the furniture, walls, floor, lighting, and sounds? Let’s forget for the moment simulating the feelings of the surrounding surfaces and objects – that technology is presented in the Holodeck on Star Trek,

The Wondrous World of Wieners
Sure, you’ve seen Un Chien Andalou. But what about a Perro Caliente Sonorense? Feed your frankfurter fantasies right here. It’s the stuff Mexican people like. Except for me. Let’s just call it Hermosillo’s Revenge. Technorati Tags: hot dog, frankfurter, Sonora, wiener

Watch Out Mexico Here Comes the Ketchup Tsunami
Straight from today's Wall Street Journal: Mexicans eat more ketchup by sales value than consumers in all but eight other countries. Many of them slather the thick red sauce on chicken, pasta and eggs—even pizza. At the start of 2007, U.S. ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. held less than 1% of the Mexican ketchup market. In fact, Mexico was such a low priority that Heinz had fewer than 10 salespeople in the country, which is nearly three times as large as Texas. Heinz plans to boost their market share up to 12% – twelve times what it is today – after having “overlooked Mexico while chasing sales in China, Russia, Indonesia and other emerging markets,” according to the Heinz Chief Execu

A Dogs Dinner in Utopia
54 eggs 2 jars of minced garlic 15 pounds of ground turkey 5 huge bags of stuffing cubes 4 giant bags of mixed vegetables 3 bags of shredded cheddar cheese 6 cans of Alpo prime cuts 3 large bottles of olive oil a large sack of dog food That’s what Clark Kent and his pack at the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch over in the Hill Country of Texas will be eating on Thanksgiving day. And poor little Goodman, the Nearly Perfect Doberman, will just have to make do with the same old dog risotto he has to eat day in, day out. But since he’s Mexican, Thanksgiving is just another day to him. Technorati Tags: Cousin Nancy, dog rescue, Utopia Animal Rescue

Blogging Leads to Bucks
The Anonymous Lawyer Jeremy Blachman gets this book deal from his blog detailing the nefarious dealings at a nefarious BigLaw firm in some big city. Christian Lander takes note of Stuff White People Like, and that lands him a book deal. And I’ve heard from good authority that there was a time when the guy didn’t even like being white. Julie Powell starts cooking and writes about her relationship with Julia Childs, who hated her when she found out. But that’s not important, since Julie got a book deal and a movie out of the concept. And another book dealing about butchering and having an affair. Then, shades of Walter Miller’s Home Page, Justin Halpern starts Twittering about ShitMyF