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I was parking at a metered spot today, and didn't have enough money to pay for the time I needed. But I figured it was probably worth paying for part of the time, to cut the chances of getting a ticket.

It would be great to create a parking calculator that would tell you when it was a good bet to pay the meter and when it was a good bet to risk a ticket.

You'd need to know

• How long you will be parked
• Hourly rate for the meter
• Amount of the fine if you get a ticket
• Probability of getting a ticket per hour parked

This is an average recipe/ratio from chef Google. If you do a really good job of squeezing water from the potatoes, this will seem *really* dry. Let it rest for 15 minutes or so once the batter is all mixed. Once salted, the potatoes will give up some extra starchy liquid that will bring it all together.

The classic

The international language of interpretive dance.

Adapted from a Bon Appetit recipe. Supposedly Morrocan-style, in my mind this a version of Mexican carrot escabeche (although most of the recipes for escabeche call for sauteeing the carrots and aromatics in oil and blanching in the brine before pickling).

Sorry about that.

TWTITW's family acquaintance all the umbles would like your help getting a book deal, or really any attention that you have to spare. At their request, I've cut-and-pasted the following news item:

A nice write up on the origins of the Moka Pot. I wonder why these aren't more popular...

"He wore a rumpled white shirt, opened two buttons down. Beaded bracelets, made by his two daughters, peaked out from his French cuffs. "

Oh god, NYT, how could you?! YOU BASTARDS! I think I'm gonna loose it.