- googlefinance used to be a maintained python wrapper for realtime stock data, but no longer. Yahoo-finance used to be 15min delayed, so it was a lesser option, but now it appears that it offers live prices and is maintained. I’ll use yahoo-fin for my bot.
- Joe silva was the longtime matchmaker for the ufc, but now the role is filled by Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard. They’re the #2 decisionmakers after Dana.
- Went to an IT-chapter2 themed haunted house last night to promo the upcoming movie. Was awesome.
- Also saw Ready or Not, which was surprisingly good. I had no idea it was half comedy.
- Chipotles, by definition, are just smoked jalepenos. I’ll try some with the pork butt tomorrow. They only need to be on for an hour or so.
- Went to Smorgasburg for BBQ day. Finally had Moos. Was very good.
- Andrew luck retired, shocking everyone.
- My amazon visa was declined the past couple times. They didn’t have online support, so I called. They card had expired, and they had not sent a replacement. The agent said that was weird – the automated system should have done so already. Got a new one on the way.
- Went to Smorgasburg for the first time. The “row” in the arts district is pretty nice, but the neighboring smorgasburg sector is kinda dumpy. It’s a distribution center that has worn forklifts and homeless clutter. They fill it with food stands every sunday and it becomes a nice little food court.
- Moos was there. Overall grade: B+. Satisfied, overall. A- for the actual grade in pitmaster quality, but marked down for the ludicrous prices.
- A. Brisket was very good. Got point only. burnt ends were tasty, good seasoning level. Very tender. Franklins remains untouched, but this comes in shortly after. Light on smoke flavor (i prefer heavy), but light on seasoning (i prefer light) and fantastic on moisture. This is better than my homemade brisket.
- B-. Spare ribs. Decent. Was wrapped too early, because the bark formation was minimal. Not seasoned much at all. My ribs are better.
- C+. Beef ribs. Ok. This cut is hard to screw up because it’s so fatty, so the flavor can’t really be missed, but the tenderness was average. Doesn’t come close to my homemade honey/maple short ribs. I would have given this a B+, but the price was asinine. They charge $56/lb for the regular beef ribs, and $60/lb for the pastrami beef ribs. Absolutely-fuggin-ridiculous. You can get raw short rib, from the plate, prime grade, for $7/lb from a decent distributor.