Food
On Facebook? New Algorithm Can Guess Your SSN
by Tahoe Designer on Jul.07, 2009, under Art, Design, Food, Lake Tahoe, Personal, Technology, Website Design / Web Development
Two researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown they can reverse engineer a person’s Social Security number using, ironically, nothing more than data from publicly available data on government sites, and the data you share with the world on Facebook.
Like many confirmation numbers we use daily, from bus tickets to software purchase codes, Social Security [...]
Behind The Scenes with Shepard Fairey
by Tahoe Designer on Jun.17, 2009, under Art, Design, Food, Personal, Technology, Travel
Following up on the release of Issue. 0051, The Arkitip Chronicles present a short video with a behind the scenes look into the creation of a Shepard Fairey piece. The acclaimed artist is in his most natural form, creating one of his stencil masterpieces in a Los Angeles studio.
Recipe – Sugar & Spice Cookies
by Tahoe Designer on May.25, 2008, under Food
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 cup butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, beaten (See no-egg Substitute)
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
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*no-egg substitute :
1 teaspoon yeast
1 teaspoon baking powder
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Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together. In large bowl, beat [...]
Recipe – Applesauce Cookies
by Tahoe Designer on May.24, 2008, under Food
Makes Approximately 4 Dozen
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped raisins
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions:
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add applesauce and blend into mixture. Sift flour. Add baking soda, salt and spices to flour. Sift again. [...]
Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies
by Tahoe Designer on May.24, 2008, under Food
Chocolate chip cookies represent half of the cookies baked in American homes each year.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 large egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugar, brown sugar, butter and egg in [...]
