Where to Dine Outside This Summer

Vogue - "Where to Dine Outside This Summer"http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/en-plein-air-where-to-dine-outside-this-summer/ Congrats to my friends at Riverpark, Terroir, and Central Kitchen!

En Plein Air: Where to Dine Outside This Summer - Culture

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Here are Vogue’s top five destinations for dining outdoors in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. No jackets required.

Free language-learning

Free language-learning start-up DuoLingo launches today:http://duolingo.com/ They might just change the world, and I'm thrilled to be involved.

Duolingo | Learn English, Spanish and German for free

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With Duolingo you learn a language for free, and simultaneously translate the Web.

"Submit Everyone"

"Submit Everyone":http://www.amazon.com/Submit-Everyone-Guerrilla-Classified-Submission-focused/dp/0982565887 That's me getting submitted on the cover :)

Submit Everyone: The Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu Files: Classified Field Manual for Becoming a Submission-fo

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Submit Everyone features seven information-packed chapters on how to become a better submission artist. Pulling from Dave Camarillo's method of guerrilla jiu-jitsu, Submit Everyone uses guerrilla tactics of warfare to create a strategy for success. Incorporating elements like P...

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

Really enjoyed this 30-pg and $1 book by Kamal Ravikant. Got me out of a pretty serious funk: "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It" http://amzn.to/NJ4PYY (not affiliate link)

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

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In December of 2011, I gave a talk to an audience of scientists, Pentagon officials, politicians, and CEO's on the secret of life and how I'd figured it out the previous summer. Afterwards, people 

The World's Best 15 Hikes

The World's Best 15 Hikes: http://bit.ly/KZOe4E Travel porn - enjoy!

Frank's World's Best Hikes: 15 Classic Trails

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Frank Dux is using Trippy.com to collect travel ideas and has added 15 locations to his "World's Best Hikes: 15 Classic Trails" 

there are more 10-page decks than you can possibly ever read. Keynotes, PowerPoints and PDFs of all shapes and sizes, but most of them are ugly as sin.

As far as start-up decks go, I'm really enjoying the aesthetics of jmpress. For instance:http://blog.getspeakeasy.com/a-pretty-good-deck/

A Pretty Good Deck | Speakeasy Blog

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A Pretty Good Deck Posted on June 23, 2012 by kevin “I think you won at jmpress.” -Kyle Robinson Young, creator of jmpress.js In startup lan

Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.

Everyone on WordPress should install this plug-in:http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/limit-login-attempts/

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By default WordPress allows unlimited login attempts either through the login page or by sending special cookies. This allows passwords (or hashes) to be brute-force cracked with relative ease.

Speaking 5 languages

Every time I stumble across a "Tim Ferriss claims to speak [fill in the language]," it makes me cry. For those who haven't seen them, here are 5 videos of me speaking 5 languages:http://bit.ly/NerjfN

The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss — Some Languages I Really Enjoy

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The Internet is mean! Wahhhhh... (photo: Storyvillegirl) Every time I stumble across a Tim 

Newsweek Power 100 Digital Index

Congrats to everyone who landed on the Newsweek Power 100 Digital Index! I slipped in somehow but got trounced by the Dread Pirate Kevin Rose: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/digital-power-index.html

The Newsweek Power Index - The Daily Beast

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They’ve made billions and toppled regimes. Now they want to rewire your world.

Omelet with Peas

Photos: Alex Farnum

Yield

1 omelet

INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons unsalted butter
6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 scallion, finely chopped
6 mushrooms (preferably black trumpet), stemmed and chopped
Kosher salt
1 large asparagus spear, tough end snapped off
2 tablespoons English peas (frozen are fine)
3 large eggs
2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh goat cheese, crumbled
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh tarragon

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut the butter into ¼-inch pieces, place on a plate and refrigerate.
2. In a small skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Add the scallion and cook until soft and tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a small plate and set aside. Add 2 teaspoons of the oil to the pan with the mushrooms and a pinch of salt and cook until the mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the plate with the scallions.
3. Fill a medium bowl with ice and water and set aside. Bring a small saucepan or a small and deep skillet (the asparagus stalk should easily fit in the pan) of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the asparagus stalk, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 6 minutes. Use tongs to transfer the asparagus to the ice water and set aside. Return the water to a boil and add the peas to the water and cook until bright green and tender (yet still with snap), about 30 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the peas to the ice water to stop the cooking. Set aside.
4. In a medium bowl and using a fork, whip the eggs until well mixed but not frothy. Add ½ teaspoon of salt, the pepper and the chilled butter.
5. Heat an 8-inch carbon steel or cast-iron omelet pan over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of the oil and heat until nearly smoking, about 30 seconds.
6. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and immediately reduce the heat to low. While using one hand to swirl the pan, use the other hand to stir the eggs with the back of a fork in the opposite direction. Once the eggs are mostly cooked yet still tender and wet looking, stop stirring so the eggs can form a skin on the bottom. Turn the pan so the handle is in front of your left hand--or right hand if you’re a lefty (it should be parallel to the edge of the stove).
7. Add the scallions, mushrooms, peas, asparagus spear and goat cheese to the lower third of the omelet closest to the pan’s handle. Reverse your grip on the pan handle so your palm is facing up. Still gripping the pan, use your right hand (reverse if you’re a lefty) to firmly yet quickly hit the handle to release the eggs from the bottom of the pan. Use a heat-safe rubber spatula and a firm shaking motion to help you roll the omelet into a tight cigar shape and slide or roll it out onto a plate. Sprinkle with tarragon and serve.

How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet – Real Pics and Stories

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How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet – Real Pics and Stories Patrick lost more than 100 pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet. I find writing very, very difficult. While on book deadline (right now, for instance), I suffer dramatic ups and downs. In my darkest hours, I re-read reader success stories that have been sent to me. It makes the entire rollercoaster worth it. This post will detail how readers have lost well over 100 pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet®.  It was sparked by an email I received a few weeks ago: “I just wanted to sincerely thank Tim for taking the time to research and write The 4-Hour Body. My mom, in her late 60′s, lost 45 lbs and got off her high blood pressure meds that she had been on for 20+ years. She did all this in about 3 months. This means that I get to have her around for a long time.” Anyone can lose hope, and many people do when trying to lose weight. The Slow-Carb Diet (SCD) works almost beyond belief, and it affects much more than appearance. The basic rules are simple: Rule #1: Avoid “white” starchy carbohydrates (or those that can be white). This means all bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, and grains. If you have to ask, don’t eat it. Rule #2: Eat the same few meals over and over again, especially for breakfast and lunch. You already do this; you’re just picking new default meals. Rule #3: Don’t drink calories. Exception: 1-2 glasses of dry red wine per night is allowed. Rule #4: Don’t eat fruit. (Fructose –> glycerol phosphate –> more bodyfat, more or less.) Avocado and tomatoes are excepted. Rule #5: Take one day off per week and go nuts. I choose and recommend Saturday. Comprehensive step-by-step details, including Q&As and troubleshooting, can be found in The 4-Hour Body, but the above outline is often enough to lose 20 pounds in a month, drop two clothing sizes, or more. The SCD works for both women and men. Maria Rider (pictured below) is over 40 years of age and a mother. As she put it to me, she’d always been “the heavy mom.” Now she’s seen differently: “I haven’t seen this weight since my college years! I just wish you’d written the book 20 years ago!” Last we spoke, she had dropped from 247 pounds to 122 pounds, for a loss thus far of 125 pounds. Her husband has also lost 56 pounds. (Click here for full-size image and text.) The SCD is also effective for going from “normal” to very, very fit, as MP shows: MP before. MP after. The same exact rules apply. No differences whatsoever. —- Next, we’ll meet Ricardo Arias… in depth. Ricardo first reached out to me via email. It began with: I cannot put into words the great gift you have given me. “[The Slow-Carb Diet is]…intended to be effective, not fun.” As soon as I read those words, I knew I had to give the slow carb diet a try. 210 days later, I haven’t looked back. The change has been incredible. Not just my weight, but my outlook on life. I have followed your instructions to the letter…” Below, in Ricardo’s own words, is what happens when you follow SCD to the letter. Ricardo Arias’ Story Ricardo Arias. AN INTRODUCTION People always ask me what moment led me to lose over 150 pounds in 9 months on the Slow Carb Diet (SCD). I crack a smile when I get asked. Unlike some, who can pinpoint one moment in time which defined the start of their journey, I have three “moments” that immediately come to mind. The first was months before I started the SCD in August of 2011. It was when I realized that overweight people on TV, told they would die because of their weight, weighed less than I did. The second moment was the day I got my gym membership card. Instead of it prominently featuring my face, my whole midsection was featured, slumping over the chair. The third moment, which happened just days before I began the SCD, was when a good friend told me that in order to effectuate positive change in your life, you need strength and guidance. You can acquire strength with discipline and will power, but guidance, well, that’s where Tim comes in. I recall reading headlines in August that Amazon had just signed its first author for a new publishing arm. Not knowing who Tim Ferriss was, I did some research and found a Gizmodo article when I was at the grocery store with my shopping list. I began the SCD the very next morning. During my first few days, I was pleasantly surprised to find content and support readily available online, and how much personal feedback Tim would give via his blog. He not only provided you with a plan, but was right there with you when you had any doubts. Tim provided that little push that got me going. How far I went then was entirely up to me. LIFE AND STYLE “It’s a lifestyle, not a diet.” This is the best answer I can conjure when asked about my success on the SCD. I truly took Tim’s mantra of keeping it simple to heart. Being able to plan all of my meals ahead of time removes not only stress, but also the guilt associated with eating unhealthy foods. My previous “meal plan” consisted of eating junk food three times a day and constant snacking. Not a day would go by without having dessert, consisting of either a pint of rich ice cream or bag of cookies. Looking back, I can easy understand how I got to 410 pounds. I have been overweight my entire life. Whenever I managed to lose weight, I’d gain it all back. I had been open to the idea of dieting for some time but found diets too hard to follow. I would start one, and as soon as I cheated or ate incompliant foods, I would give up. This is why I knew the SCD was something I had to try. How could I pass up losing weight while not only being allowed to “cheat”, but being required to do so for an entire day out of the week? Months after starting the SCD, I ran into an article in the UK’s Daily Mail explaining the science behind postponing eating, which further reinforced the science behind cheat day on the SCD. This, coupled with the outstanding community aspect (via blogs and personal websites), has led to my success and high compliancy rate (over 90% complaint in the past 9 months). I don’t snack, and I only drink unsweetened iced tea and black coffee. I also drink at least a gallon of water a day. MEAL PLAN ON THE SCD — WHAT HAS WORKED FOR ME I eat three meals a day. - Breakfast, which I have no later than an hour after waking up. - Lunch, which comes at least 4 hours after breakfast. - Dinner, which is anywhere from 6-8 hours after lunch. A typical day would look like this: Breakfast: 8 ounces of egg whites and one whole jumbo organic egg; black beans (canned and unsalted); and steamed cauliflower. Lunch: ½ pound of vegetarian fed tri-tip steak from trader joes; black beans (canned and unsalted); and steamed cauliflower. Dinner: frozen chicken thighs (cooked on boiling water until thawed then fried with olive oil); black beans (canned and unsalted); and steamed cauliflower. When I don’t have time to cook at home, I either get a chicken bowl from Chipotle (no dairy or corn) or order a carne asada (grilled steak) plate at my local burrito shop, which consists of steak, pinto beans, and a salad (no cheese). Keeping your meals simple makes failure less likely. CONCLUSION Based on my experience on the SCD, the only advice I can give you is to stick with it. Your time is now. Don’t make a big fuss about it, and don’t tell it to the mountain. Keep it on the down-low for the first few weeks. This is a personal journey, and success will entirely depend on you. Tim has given you all the tools; now it’s up to you to put them to work. Keep it simple, and if you have to ask, don’t eat it. Save it for your cheat day. I started the SCD on a Wednesday and did not have my first cheat day until the second Saturday. I invite you to take the “Wednesday Challenge” and do the same. This will give you a head start and allow you to build up will-power. I still carry the gym membership photo in my wallet every day. It’s constant motivation to keep at it… to continue on this wonderful, albeit challenging, journey. I did my part, building the strength through discipline and will power to succeed on the SCD. But without Tim’s guidance, I would not be here telling you my story. Seek strength. Seek guidance. My name is Ricardo, I am 31-years old, and I’ve lost 150 pounds on the SCD. Thank you, Tim. Afterword from Tim First of all, thank you, Ricardo. Sincere thanks to all of you who read what I write. And congratulations to all who’ve made it happen! Armed with a basic overview of the SCD and a supportive online community (like 4HBTalk), Ricardo lost 150 pounds. Similarly, the others above took a basic plan and put it into practice. Now, I ask a small favor: 1. If you’re trying to lose fat, commit to testing The Slow-Carb Diet for two weeks starting this Wednesday. Read the above, perhaps consider The 4-Hour Body, and just get started. Put it on the calendar and make it happen. 2. If you’ve lost weight on The Slow-Carb Diet, please fill out the below! It’ll take 10 seconds and help me gather valuable data. Thank you in advance: Fill out my online form. (Not showing? Here’s the link.) 3. Last, if you know someone who needs (or wants) to lose weight, please tell them about Slow-Carb somehow. I don’t care at all if they buy the book or not. The Gizmodo article and other blog links can do a great job. I’ve seen the tremendous difference it can make in the lives of entire families, not just individuals. Whether it’s life-or-death or just looking better in jeans, if you know someone who can benefit, please pass it on. Thank you for reading, everyone, and have a wonderful week. If you have any Slow-Carb stories (or before-and-after pics), I’d absolutely love to see them in the comments! They would truly make my summer, which is going to be a tough one…

50+ Places to Buy Groceries Online

Grocery shopping can be tedious, but as with almost everything else under the sun, the web offers solutions to help alleviate that. Online grocery shopping got a shaky start during the first web bubble, but now it seems to be getting bigger and far more specialized.

Here are 50+ online grocers specializing in everything from everyday basics to regional favorites whether you’re in the US or abroad:

General (US Nation-Wide Delivery)

Amazon Grocery – The well-known web retailer offers thousands of non-perishable items and offers large discounts for subscription items that are delivered at regular intervals.

AmericaGrocer.com – Ships anywhere in the lower 48 US states for food not requiring refrigeration. Does home delivery in the Austin, TX area.

AULSuperstore.com – Sells items by the single unit and case. Ships to 48 US states as well as military addresses.

Groceries-Express.com – Offers nationwide delivery of standard groceries; northern Detroit, MI can have frozen foods delivered.

MyBrands.com – Offers all of the usual grocery products and tries to offer regional and holiday favorites that may be hard to find.

NetGrocer.com – Offers a full range of groceries, including frozen, for home delivery. Also offers services to the following military zip codes: APO/FPO AA, AP or AE.

ShopFoodEX.com – Offers nationwide mail order delivery, and home delivery in the Roanoke, VA area. Has a price matching offer for certain goods.

General (Regional Delivery)

AcmeMarkets.com – Delivers to areas of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Also offers pick-up at their facilities.

Albertsons.com – Currently only offers delivery in eight areas, with home delivery for $9.95 or the option to shop online and then pick-up at a store for $4.95.

Amazon Fresh – For those of you in the Seattle-area, Amazon will delivery a full-range of groceries, including bakery items, frozen goods and more.

BigAppleGrocer.net – Delivers groceries to Manhattan and Hudson county, New Jersey.

BlueRibbonFoods.com – Delivers by truck to the southeast United States, specializing in beef, pork, seafood and more.

Citarella.com – Well-known seller of gourmet foods in New York City, now offering home delivery in the region.

FreshDirect.com – Serves the New York City metro area, focusing heavily on fresh foods like seafood and meats, as well as general items. Delivers and also allows you to pick-up from their facility.

GopherGrocery.com – Home delivery of groceries to certain zip codes in Minnesota.

HomeShop – Operated by Kroger’s, HomeShop delivers to several cities in Colorado.

MaxDelivery.com – Delivery to a large portion of Manhattan, most deliveries within an hour and they will also bring you DVDs as well as groceries.

OneClickGrocery.com – Delivers to universities in New York and Connecticut. Delivery is free, but if you miss your window, there is a $15 re-delivery fee.

Peapod.com – One of the oldest online grocery stores, offers services in eleven metropolitan areas of the USA.

RocheBros.com – A full-line grocery store servicing the Boston,MA area.

Safeway.com – The Safeway grocery store chain offers delivery from their physical retail shops.

Schnucks.com – Delivery to a large portion of the state of Missouri.

SimonDelivers.com – Offers full grocery shopping to areas surrounding Minneapolis, MN.

UrbanGrocery.com – Deliveries of goods from Magruder’s to the Washington D.C. area.

YourGrocer.com – Is warehouse style shopping delivered to your house in portions of New York City and Connecticut.

International

ExpatExpress.com – If you live outside of the United States, but want your favorite morning cereal, this store can help get it to you.

FoodFullStop.com – Offers food and kitchen equipment delivery in the UK by home delivery or postal.

Freshline.com.au – Organic grocery shopping and delivery in western Australia.

GroceryGateway.com – Delivers to you once a week in the Toronto, Canada area.

MrCase.com – Buy in bulk and have it delivered to your home in the Toronto, Canada area.

Ocado.com – UK grocery delivery with price matching for Tesco.

PicNDel.com – Pic N’ Del offers grocery delivery as early as the same day to the western portion of Canada.

ShopQF.com – Delivery by Quality Foods to portions of British Columbia, Canada.

Spud.ca – Deals in organic food delivery in portions of Canada.

Tesco.com – A well-known chain of stores in the UK that offers home delivery.

Waitrose.com – Offers home delivery of groceries in the UK until as late as 11:00 PM to fit more schedules.