Steven Levy profiles the Chrome team. Levy is one of my favorite nonfiction writers, and Hackers was one of the books that shaped my career.
there's a riot coming like a drug in the water a punch in the stomach makes sons into daughters
Elliot Smith - Riot Coming from New Moon (2007)
Last night, I ate a lemon like an apple, then a lime. Then I drank tobasco sauce, and washed it all down with Guinness (my least favorite beer)
This was enabled by “The Magic Fruit”, which arrived yesterday via UPS.
Eating this berry coats your tongue with a substance that converts sour tastes to sweet. It has interesting effects… enabling super-human feats like eating a whole lemon and enjoying it, or transforming Guinness into a kind of chocolate-y, soapy substance.
Boston friend Seth & I are arranging for a “Taste-odelic” party for the 30th, shoot me a line if interested. We’ll also present the Durian fruit for people’s ‘enjoyment’… let’s see if the magic berry can salvage the disaster fruit.
