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links for 2007-02-18

• Last Notes on the Megapixel Myth - Pogue’s Posts | New York Times Blog
  But a million factors are far more important than the megapixels. The question is: Can we come up with a new one-digit crutch? Can we propose a more meaningful comparison factor?
  (tags: photography)
• snow & graham | Luxe Paperie
  Beautiful letterpessed stationary from one of my favorite card-makers…
  (tags: design letterpress stationary shopping)
• Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe | Cooking Light
  This is the ultimate in thriftiness and convenience — beans in a slow cooker. The long, slow cooking time coaxes all the flavor from the sausage into the beans for a mild yet full-flavored dish. You can also cook in on low heat for 8 hours.
  (tags: recipe dinner)
• Odysseus and the macaroons | Orangette
  “I’ve met my match, and it’s a chocolate-covered coconut macaroon.”
  (tags: dessert cookies recipe todo)
• To Kill a Paperclip | AppScout
  A eulogy for Clippy, the animated helper paperclip, which is not included in the latest version of Microsoft Office.
  (tags: via:slashdot interface microsoft obituary software)
• Next Stop, Tysons | washingtonpost.com
  Fairfax County planners see Ballston neighborhood as model for transit-oriented overhaul of sprawling business center
  (tags: arlingtonva ballston urbanplanning publictransit)