Where’s The Caffeine?

The most popular post on my blog to date is 5 Reasons Tim Hortons Sucks. In the post, I mentioned how terrible Tim Hortons coffee tastes. I failed to consider the actual caffeine levels of Tim Hortons.

I did some digging around and calculating, Tim Hortons coffee has an average of 0.36mg/ml of caffeine.

On the other hand, Starbucks drip coffee has approximately 0.70mg/ml, almost twice as much!

No wonder an “X-Large” cup of “Timmies” never keeps me awake.

Ps. I did not want to make this a Tim Hortons vs Starbucks issue, but McDonalds (Tim Hortons’ only real competition in Canada) does not post their caffeine content online. Home brewed coffee varies depending on your personal preference.

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Sources:
http://www.timhortons.com/ca/pdf/caffeine-canada-en.pdf

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts={CE5B1860-C0CF-434A-864E-604185E56724}&x=35&y=13&strAction=GETDEFAULT

Digg Launches Firefox 3 Toolbar

This might actually get me using digg again. We’ll see.
Install link here.

Digg Firefox 3 Extension from Kevin Rose on Vimeo.

Genius Popcorn Hack

The obviousness of this “food hack” is what makes it so genius. To de-kernelize microwave popcorn: 1) make a small hole in the bag; 2) shake over top of a garbage can.

Thanks Lifehacker.

Podcasts I Subscribe To

…In alphabetical order:

• Audible Ajax – Infrequently updated. Interviews with key figures in the world of AJAX. 3.3/5
• Buzz Out Loud – Daily. Easily the best tech news podcast. 5/5
• CBC Radio 3 Podcast – Weekly. An hour of good Canadian music. 3.5/5
• Best of As It Happens – Daily. CBC Radio long running (40+years?) current events show in podcast digest. Mon – Thurs it’s the best segment of the day. Friday it’s a weekly recap. Listening to this makes me feel old. 3/5
• Diggnation – Weekly. Video. You really should already know about this show. It’s getting a little old, I’m only going to give it 3.8 out of 5.
• ExtraLife Radio – Weekly. Comics and nerd culture. 3.9/5
• Gadgettes – Weekly. CNET podcast where ladies (+ Jason Howell) talk about tech. 3/5
• The Instance – Weekly. World of Warcraft podcast, still listen to it even though I haven’t played in months. 4/5
• Mailbag – Weekly. Video. CNET’s Molly Wood reads funny emails. 3.7/5
• net@night – Weekly. Leo Laporte and Amber Mac talk about the internet, I’ve found out about MANY great Web 2.0 startups through this podcast. 4/5
• Quirks & Quarks – Weekly. CBC Radio’s long running science show, in podcast format. 3.5/5
• RCRD LBL – Weekly. Roundup of the best music on RCRDLBL.com. 4/5
• Search Engine – On Hiatus/Canceled. CBC Radio’s EXCELLENT show about the internet. Even if it doesn’t come back on the air, the back episodes are worth a list. 5/5
• Spark - Weekly/On Hiatus. CBC Radio show about culture surrounding the internet. Frequent contributions from Cory Doctorow and Merlin Mann. 5/5
• tech5 - Daily. John C Dvorak’s take on the day’s tech news. 4.5/5
• This Week in Tech – Weekly. Leo Laporte and friends discuss the week’s tech news. The guests are often really lame and it tends to drag on. But when it’s good, it’s great! 3.3/5
• The 404 - Daily. The best way to discribe tihs is A Tech Morning Show. Usually hillarious. 4.8/5
• White Coat, Black Art – Weekly/Currently on repeats. CBC Radio’s show about the Health Care Industry/System in Canada. Always interesting, sometimes a little dry. 3.7/5
• Xbox Live’s Major Nelson Radio – Weekly. Xbox live’s Director of Programming provides an inside look into what’s going on with the xbox 360, with a good dose of general gaming banter. 3/5

A List Apart Annual Survey

A List Apart is running their annual survey “for people who make websites.”