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Vij's Rangoli in Vancouver

Thaks to the Internet (well, Fnarf, in fairness) for recommending Vij's, especially the cheaper Rangoli take-out/eat-in version next door. I, apparently, have never had good Indian food in my entire life. The best analogy I can think of is if you had only ever eaten at Azteca and thought that that was Mexican food.

They use fresh ingredients. They use plenty of spices. They give a shit. It was three times as good as the best Indian I had had previously, at Mirch Masala, which was 10 times as good as generic Indian buffet fare.

What I want to know is, why isn't there a truly good Indian food restaurant in Seattle? Or is there? Or as Tom says, basically, "Vietnamese: Monsoon, Indian:?"

Poutine and Old Style

That's what I'm talking about Vancouver. 

This is from a tasty place on Granville called Stackhouse, and in fairness, this is *artisanal* poutine, with a truffle demiglace as gravy. But the Old Style kept things from getting too classy. I hadn't had Old Style since I was in Chicago, so this meal was exciting all around.

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For all my Putative peoples:

FYI, FWIW, Heidi and I took a ferry ride with our family on Saturday, and then had a lovely dinner at Le Pichet. Relatedly, thanks to some things that were said on the ferry, Silas is no longer illegitimate.

And a Putative.com exclusive photo, my thanks to you for being a valued premium platinum Putative.com reader:

And a classic... Happy Earth Day!

Obesity flipbook

OMG, tell me this was not foretold in Wall-E:

(via the Hairpin)

The Wire Bunk and Omar Felt Finger Puppets

Another sign that I started watching the Wire too late. These are long-ago sold:

The iPhone and iPad track your movements

Fascinating: the iPhone and iPad track your location from second to second, and log all the data. If you have an iPhone or iPad, download the app and check it out yourself. You can do it in literally one or two minutes.

I agree with a security consultant in the story who says, "I tend to subscribe to cockup rather than conspiracy on things like this." My assumption is that this sort of thing happens constantly, and it's usually for no good reason. But for me, I'd rather see it turned off, and I wouldn't surprised if Apple does that now that this is out.

Below are my recent trips to Denver (by plane) and SE Idaho (by suburbatank) tracked by my iPhone and iPad. There are some inaccuracies, explained in the great FAQ, which is worth a quick read. 

Update: Pogue says, "Yes, Big Brother is watching you. But he’s been watching you for years, well before the iPhone log came to light, and in many more ways than you suspect. And you know what? I’ll bet he’s bored to tears." Sure, a little blithe, but I mostly agree.

The robots are going to come kill us all

As soon as they get bored with this game:

(via VSL)

Boys singing like cats

This is more compelling than it should be (thanks, Jessie!):

Obama unedited

I finally got to listen to this, almost three minutes of Obama at a fundraiser, reportedly talking into a mic that he didn't realize was on. I find that a little hard to believe, but what he says is certainly candid. I love the dig at Ryan at the end: