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How to Make Saffron Potatoes

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:02 +0000

How to Make Saffron Potatoes

Originating in Spain, saffron potatoes is a spectacularly colored dish that will brighten up any meal. Their exotic flavor makes a nice change from the usual plain potatoes, but saffron is an expensive spice, so it’s a dish to be enjoyed sparingly. So, the next time you really want to impress someone with dinner, try this recipe!

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1/8 tsp saffron
1 1/4 cups boiling water
7 medium white potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

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Making Saffron Water

Crumble the saffron into the boiling water. Set aside.

Preparing the Potatoes

Wash and cut potatoes into 3/4 inch (2cm) chunks. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the skillet or frying pan. If you don’t have a skillet or frying pan, a saucepan will do in a pinch.
Add the potatoes. Sauté for about 4 minutes, or until they are browned all around.

Cooking the Saffron Potatoes

Add the saffron-infused water, salt and pepper. Simmer rapidly for 7 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15-20 minutes, or until the water is mostly evaporated, and the potatoes are tender.
Serve. This dish makes a delicious side for any meat-based meal.

Edit Tips

Never buy saffron in bulk. It will only keep for six months, and must be stored in a cool dry place. Saffron kept any longer will turn stale in flavor.

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Knife
Paper towel
Large, deep and heavy-based skillet or frying pan

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How to Make Saffron Potatoes

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:02 +0000

How to Make Saffron Potatoes

Edit Ingredients

1/8 tsp saffron
1 1/4 cups boiling water
7 medium white potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Edit Steps

Making Saffron Water

Crumble the saffron into the boiling water. Set aside.

Preparing the Potatoes

Wash and cut potatoes into 3/4 inch (2cm) chunks. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the skillet or frying pan. If you don’t have a skillet or frying pan, a saucepan will do in a pinch.
Add the potatoes. Sauté for about 4 minutes, or until they are browned all around.

Cooking the Saffron Potatoes

Add the saffron-infused water, salt and pepper. Simmer rapidly for 7 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15-20 minutes, or until the water is mostly evaporated, and the potatoes are tender.
Serve. This dish makes a delicious side for any meat-based meal.

Edit Tips

Never buy saffron in bulk. It will only keep for six months, and must be stored in a cool dry place. Saffron kept any longer will turn stale in flavor.

Edit Things You’ll Need

Knife
Paper towel
Large, deep and heavy-based skillet or frying pan

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Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:03 +0000

Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

Caleb sez, “I wanted to try making something in the style of “Q” from the James Bond movies. My idea was to make an emergency self destruct system for laptops and portable hard drives. It turned out pretty well, it is always fun to watch stuff melt!”

I wanted to implement thermite as a self destruct mechanism inside the device. To do this, I had to come up with a way to ignite the thermite. This stuff is very difficult to light. You have to get it really really hot. The easiest way is to use magnesium, which itself isn’t the easiest thing to light.
What I finally landed on was an ignition system that uses model rocket igniters, gun powder, and magnesium to light the thermite. The model rocket igniter can be set off from the 12v line inside your computer. However, it isn’t hot enough to light magnesium shavings, much less thermite. To get it to work, I needed to add some gunpowder. A small amount of gun powder would get hot enough to light the magnesium shavings, which in turn were hot enough to light the thermite. I had to be careful though, because too much gunpowder would cause a rapid expansion, blowing the thermite everywhere instead of lighting it. You can actually see some red thermite being blown out of the external hard drive and the laptop as the gunpowder ignites.

Laptop vs Thermite: Slow motion destruction (Thanks, Caleb)

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Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:03 +0000

Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

I wanted to implement thermite as a self destruct mechanism inside the device. To do this, I had to come up with a way to ignite the thermite. This stuff is very difficult to light. You have to get it really really hot. The easiest way is to use magnesium, which itself isn’t the easiest thing to light.
What I finally landed on was an ignition system that uses model rocket igniters, gun powder, and magnesium to light the thermite. The model rocket igniter can be set off from the 12v line inside your computer. However, it isn’t hot enough to light magnesium shavings, much less thermite. To get it to work, I needed to add some gunpowder. A small amount of gun powder would get hot enough to light the magnesium shavings, which in turn were hot enough to light the thermite. I had to be careful though, because too much gunpowder would cause a rapid expansion, blowing the thermite everywhere instead of lighting it. You can actually see some red thermite being blown out of the external hard drive and the laptop as the gunpowder ignites.

Laptop vs Thermite: Slow motion destruction (Thanks, Caleb)

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Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:02 +0000

Laptop with thermite self-destruct mechanism

I wanted to implement thermite as a self destruct mechanism inside the device. To do this, I had to come up with a way to ignite the thermite. This stuff is very difficult to light. You have to get it really really hot. The easiest way is to use magnesium, which itself isn’t the easiest thing to light.
What I finally landed on was an ignition system that uses model rocket igniters, gun powder, and magnesium to light the thermite. The model rocket igniter can be set off from the 12v line inside your computer. However, it isn’t hot enough to light magnesium shavings, much less thermite. To get it to work, I needed to add some gunpowder. A small amount of gun powder would get hot enough to light the magnesium shavings, which in turn were hot enough to light the thermite. I had to be careful though, because too much gunpowder would cause a rapid expansion, blowing the thermite everywhere instead of lighting it. You can actually see some red thermite being blown out of the external hard drive and the laptop as the gunpowder ignites.

Laptop vs Thermite: Slow motion destruction (Thanks, Caleb)

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Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:35 +0000

Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office
Since May 8, students have used the room to spread word about their rebellion against charging undergraduate tuition, eat catered meals and entertain visits from activists.

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Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office

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Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office

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Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:06 +0000

Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack

The Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit for hacking one of British television network ITV’s Twitter accounts Friday. One of the SEA’s hijacked tweets linked to a story about Twitter’s recently introduced two-step verification, aimed at preventing such hijackings.

“Just kidding. The Syrian Electronic Army was here. #SEA via @Official_SEA12,” read one of the false tweets from @itvlondon. The SEA’s tweets have since been deleted and the account restored.

An ITV spokesperson told Reuters the hack was triggered by a phishing email, meaning an ITV employee likely opened a malicious link that allowed hackers to access the account. Read more…

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Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:05 +0000

Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack

“Just kidding. The Syrian Electronic Army was here. #SEA via @Official_SEA12,” read one of the false tweets from @itvlondon. The SEA’s tweets have since been deleted and the account restored.

An ITV spokesperson told Reuters the hack was triggered by a phishing email, meaning an ITV employee likely opened a malicious link that allowed hackers to access the account. Read more…

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