the careless gene

65% of people in the UK say that they have learnt more about a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:24 +0100

65% of people in the UK say that they have learnt more about a subject, particularly DIY and cookery, [from TV] than they ever did at school

(via Samsung declares ‘second golden age’ of TV has arrived | The Drum)

The Hawkeye Initiative: Special Guest Edition: The Hawkeye Initiative IRL!

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:18:43 +0100

The Hawkeye Initiative: Special Guest Edition: The Hawkeye Initiative IRL!:

thehawkeyeinitiative:

I recently received an email from an anonymous fan sharing how she pulled a Hawkeye Initiative themed prank on her CEO to illustrate a problem with some artwork.
My personal compliments to her and her accomplice on a mission well done; they perfectly took the concept of The Hawkeye Initiative one…

Plaques of Brighton

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:05:41 +0100

Plaques of Brighton:

The historical plaques of Brighton, Google Map-ified.

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:06:08 +0100

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

imgonnariverdance: IT ALL STARTED FROM AND NOW I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS WEBSITE

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:21:10 +0100

imgonnariverdance:

IT ALL STARTED FROM

AND NOW

I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS WEBSITE

Geek Cooking: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:23:13 +0100

andythanfiction:

“I can’t cook!”

“I don’t have time to look up a million different recipes!”

“There’s no way I’m going to remember all those recipes!”

“I’m just not the kind of person who can make all kinds of fancy meals.”

Meet THE MASTER RECIPE. This is the Chuck Norris of dinner, the secret of every Iron Chef, what everything else is basically putting frills on. You can literally make infinite meals with this, just by mixing it up. Think of it as kitchen Mad Libs.

1. Take one serving of A PROTEIN (eggs, tofu, seiten, meat, poultry, fish, beans, lentils, etc.). Remove ANY PARTS YOU DON’T WANT TO EAT (skin, bones, scales, husks, seeds, guts, etc). APPLY HEAT using one of the methods in the list below. If you want to, ADD FLAVORING (sauces, salt, spices, seasoning mixes, peppers, onions, garlic, cheese, whatever). You know it’s done when cutting into it or tasting it looks like the way this food always looks when you eat it. Stop if it starts to look, smell, or taste burned.

2. Take two servings of VEGETABLE OR FRUIT. Remove ANY PARTS YOU DON’T WANT TO EAT (stems, seeds, rinds, husks, pods, pits, etc.). EAT RAW if you like it that way, or APPLY HEAT using one of the methods in the list below. If you want to, ADD FLAVORING. You know it’s done when cutting into it or tasting it looks like the way this food always looks when you eat it. Stop if it starts to look, smell, or taste burned.

3. Take one serving of A STARCH (potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, tortillas, etc.) If it needs to be cooked, APPLY HEAT using one of the methods in the list below, unless it says something specific on the box, like how pasta wants to be boiled. If you want to, ADD FLAVORING. You know it’s done when cutting into it or tasting it looks like the way this food always looks when you eat it. Stop if it starts to look, smell, or taste burned.

YOU NOW HAVE DINNER

List of ways to APPLY HEAT

FRY - Heat up an oil that says it can be used for frying in a pan or deep fryer to between 350-375 degrees. Dip the food in it until it’s done. If you want it to be crispy, dip it in a beaten egg first and then roll it in flour or bread crumbs. ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WITH HOT OIL, IT CAN SPATTER.

BOIL - Heat a pan of water on high heat until it is bubbling. Put the food in it until it’s done.

STEAM - Heat a pan of water on high heat until it’s bubbling. Put a steamer basket or double boiler on top (ask at your local store that sells pots and pans what that is or look it up online). Put the food in the basket or double boiler. Put a lid on it until it’s done.

ROAST - Turn the oven to 350. Put the food in it in a covered pan until it’s done.

BAKE - Turn the oven to 350. Put the food in it in an uncovered pan until it’s done.

BRAISE - Turn the oven to 300. Put the food in it in an uncovered pan in some kind of liquid, like sauce or gravy or broth, until it’s done. This one takes a while.

STEW - Exactly like boiling, but with a liquid you want to eat, like gravy or tomato juice instead of water, and with the heat on medium-low so that the bubbles aren’t so big.

SIMMER - Exactly like stew, but with water.

PAN FRY - Put just a little bit of oil in a frying pan, put the heat on medium, add the food, cook until it’s done.

SAUTE - Add almost no oil or use some other kind of liquid and do the same as pan fry.

MICROWAVE - Put the food in the microwave in a microwave-safe container. Keep adding time until it’s done. Make sure to turn it every minute or so if your microwave doesn’t have an automatic turntable.

Yes, there are other cooking methods. These are the ones that are hardest to botch.

vintagegal: Frankenstein (1931)

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:43:09 +0100

vintagegal:

Frankenstein (1931)

seeing eye humans for smartphone addicts. (via New York, la...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:18 +0100

seeing eye humans for smartphone addicts.

(via New York, la provocazione anti smartphone: il cane guida è umano - Repubblica.it)

Vrouw knijpt man in ballen tot hij dood is

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:03:17 +0100

Vrouw knijpt man in ballen tot hij dood is:

redactie@rtlnieuws.nl, rtl.nl

Een 41-jarige Chinese vrouw staat terecht voor het doden van een man door hem keihard in zijn ballen te knijpen. De vrouw kan de doodstraf krijgen.

Testicular injuries (and parking violations) are not to be laughed at but the leading photo makes that kinda hard. http://flip.it/xF4xl (Headline translation: woman squeezes man’s balls until he is dead.)

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:34:01 +0100

(via 33 Dogs That Cannot Even Handle It Right Now)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:13:39 +0100

(via 33 Dogs That Cannot Even Handle It Right Now)

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:19:30 +0100

omgthatdress: Dress 1940s Timeless Vixen Vintage

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:53:59 +0100

omgthatdress:

Dress

1940s

Timeless Vixen Vintage

How to make Piñata cookies!

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:08:07 +0100

nijisplash:

mischievousmelancholic:

nada-interessante:

!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone’s been following me. D: (via 21 Brilliant British...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:52:22 +0100

Someone’s been following me. D:

(via 21 Brilliant British People Problems)

so I reached the sewer section of Les Mis and all of a sudden the pages got stuck together and I...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:32:55 +0100

so I reached the sewer section of Les Mis and all of a sudden the pages got stuck together and I finished the book yay

Like UfYH, but Tumblr's not your thing?

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:03:33 +0100

unfuckyourhabitat:

Oh, look. We have a website, too!

"The reader has probably understood that Eponine [did some stuff relating to the plot, once]"

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:23:23 +0100

“The reader has probably understood that Eponine [did some stuff relating to the plot, once]”

- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Possibly understood, more likely COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO VERY LONG AGO

Bah.

"He was then allotted Africa as his province, which he governed with marked integrity and not a..."

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:15:42 +0100

“He was then allotted Africa as his province, which he governed with marked integrity and not a little honour, although during a disturbance at Hadrumetum some turnips were thrown at him.”

- Suetonius - The Deified Vespasian (transl. Catherine Edwards)

Why read historical fiction when the actual sources are this awesome?

BBC News - In pictures: London's 'deepest' Roman excavation finds

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:09:08 +0100

BBC News - In pictures: London's 'deepest' Roman excavation finds:

This stuff is awesome. Particularly the shoe, and the leather stitched with sea-beasts.