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Former Microsoft CTO Builds Kitchen Laboratory

circletimessquare writes "Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, is self-publishing a cook book with scientific underpinnings. The man who presided over the original iterations of Windows has built a laboratory kitchen, hired 5 chefs, and plays with misplaced lab equipment: using an autoclave as a pressure cooker, using a 100-ton hydraulic press to make beef jerky, and using an ultrasonic welder for... he's not sure yet. The article includes a video on how to cryosear and cryorender duck. 'It's basically like a software project,' Dr. Myhrvold said. 'It's very much like a review we would do at Microsoft.' Is it possible to BSoD food?"

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  1. "Is it possible to BSoD food?" by yttrstein · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is now.

    1. Re:"Is it possible to BSoD food?" by palegray.net · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bad Soup of Death?

    2. Re:"Is it possible to BSoD food?" by Jurily · · Score: 4, Funny

      So they hired my mother-in-law?

  2. MS food by AHuxley · · Score: 5, Funny

    After you consume it, 2 ports will open spontaneously and you will be ejecting data for days.

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    1. Re:MS food by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny

      The phrase 'core dump' springs to mind.

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