Grazr Seeks JavaScript Developer
I like Grazr. They’re well-positioned for what Newsweek calls The Year of the Widget. That’s why I’m reposting their job opening for a JavaScript developer. Commute not required.
A quick note on 2007, we’re interested in hiring a software ninja, especially one who knows and appreciates javascript. We’re looking for someone passionate about software, widgets, web applications, information presentation and technology, who sees javascript not just as a sum of libraries or a quick hack, but as an interesting programming language all its own. If you’re interested we’d love to talk to you! We’re Boston, MA based, and while being in the area is a plus it’s not required. E-mail (mike (-at-) grazr (-dot-) com) if you’re interested.
In case you’re wondering what these guys make, here’s a Grazr widget of my blog. Grazr widgetizes RSS and OPML for smooth display on any Web page.
Instant Noodles Inventor Dies at 96
Momofuku Ando, inventor of that hyperefficient fuel for Asian knowledge workers called instant noodles, is now enjoying ramen in heaven.
Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles, has died, according to Nissin Food Products Co., the company he founded. He was 96.
Ando died of a heart attack on Friday, Nissin said in a statement posted Saturday on its corporate website.
He was born in Taiwan in 1910, when the island was under Japanese colonial rule. He moved to Japan in 1933, according to Japan’s daily Mainichi newspaper.
Faced with food shortages in post World War II Japan, Ando developed the idea that a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses. He founded Nissin in 1948.
In 1958, “Chicken Ramen,” the first instant noodle product, was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company continued to add innovative products, including “Cup Noodle” in 1971.
“The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum” opened in 1999 in Ikeda City in western Japan commemorating his inventions.
The company’s products even went into space when Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi took instant noodles in a pouch called “Space Ram” on his 2005 mission on board the U.S. space shuttle Discovery.
Ando was a keen promoter of developing food for space travel, Nissin said.
Ando gave a 30-minute speech at the company’s New Year ceremony and enjoyed Chicken Ramen for lunch with Nissin employees on Thursday before falling ill, Japan’s largest daily Yomiuri said.
Thank you, Ando-san, for the trillions of quick calories that power billions of work hours across Asia. The great inventor is survived by his beautiful android great-granddaughter Ando-san.
