NutritionJune 30, 2009
I've been working on some enhancements to my
Grace project that allows for queries such as "how many calories are in 1 Tbsp peanut butter?", or "how many calories are in {recipe}"? (And likewise for other nutrients such as fat, saturated fat, trans fat, carbs, fibre, sugar, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, etc.) It also allows you to say "I had 3/4 cup raisin bran", etc., and then later on to ask "what have I eaten today?", or "how many calories have I eaten today?". (And likewise for the other nutrients)
As I've been collecting nutritional information for various foods, I'm reminded of how thankful I am for laws that have been passed to promote consistent labeling. (Thank you government!)
One complication is that I'd like the actual number of g/mg/ug for the various vitamins and minerals, but the nutrition labels give a "% Daily Value". I did a Google search for the Government of Canada web page, but I was unsure whether these percentage values were based on the recent RDA/AI (recommended dietary allowance /adequate intake) numbers.
I ended up sending an email to the link on the "Contact Us" page and within
7 minutes I got an email reply back with a bunch of helpful information and a
link that answered my precise question. Wow! I'm impressed.
720p StreamingJune 25, 2009
I'm amazed -- I didn't know that this was possible. Apparently my Internet connection through Rogers is capable of 720p streaming. I was on
this page and clicked the link for the 720p version of the movie trailer and it was able to stream it just fine. Wow.
We got a note in the mail from Rogers yesterday saying that their service has been upgraded from 7Mbps to 10Mbps, so perhaps that is what makes this possible?
Anyway, this opens the doors for a pretty impressive service: The ability to watch any HD movie right away on demand via the 'Net. Cool.
A great article on Wolfram|AlphaJune 23, 2009
Here's
the best article yet that I've read on Wolfram|Alpha.
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