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For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now.

The cryptic message was sent to President Jefferson in December 1801 by his friend and frequent correspondent, Robert Patterson, a mathematics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. President Jefferson and Mr. Patterson were both officials at the American Philosophical Society -- a group that promoted scholarly research in the sciences and humanities -- and were enthusiasts of ciphers and other codes, regularly exchanging letters about them.

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The OrangeCoat Coffee Cupping

We all like to taste good things, but we rarely know why we like something or how to describe it. We see this same problem when talking about design and business in general. This is why over the course of the next year OrangeCoat is putting together a series of gourmet tastings. This adventure aims to build a vocabulary and an appreciation for good tastes across many media. There are interesting parallels to explore between food, drinks, art, design, and the business of communication. Our goal is to help people better describe what they are looking for in all walks of life by teaching them techniques to better explain their likes and dislikes in food and drink. more

Excellent Pecha Kucha video from Aaron and Susan "Nature designs man, man designs nature." Watch it http://bit.ly/yMpWY

When Lord first shared this link with me I was angry

Killer robots can be taught ethics

I've had a few hours to think it over and I'm now furious and slightly scared. Self-aware robots must be stopped.

Quality Flickr stream of the day, "A Machinist's Basement" by Draplin.

Slate.com reviews FireFox 3.5. There is much love for FF in the review.

That being said, the thing that is most exciting to me is the HTML 5 talk that is littered throughout the review. I enjoy reading more and more about HTML 5 in popular publications. Soon my friends, Soon.

The internet is a buzz about two things right now,

1. The Governor of South Carolina taking an unannounced vacation.
2. The New York school system's "Rubber Room"

I have no real comment on the former and am not sure how the later became so popular recently. However, if you are interested in knowning more about the "Rubber Room" may I suggest listening to a This American Life episode called Human Resources.

Greenville, SC native and Clemson University alum Lucas Glover won the 2009 US Open. Congrats to Lucas. Let the parade begin.

Evil Dead: The Musical- It's the musicals you love, only evil.

View the full series. (via Kottke)