Scoville scale Scoville Heat Units can be made by multiplying ppm H by a factor of 15" (modified to a factor of 16 by others). Another source using subjective assessment stated: "Conventional methods used in determining the level of pungency or capsaicin concentration are using a panel of tasters (Scoville Organoleptic test method). ... Pepper pungency is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). This measurement is the highest dilution of a chile pepper extract at which heat can be detected by a taste panel (Bosland et al., 2007)." Since Scoville ratings are defined per unit of dry mass, comparison of ratings between
Thomas Scoville and "Martin Luther, Meet Linus Torvalds" as well as perspectives on open-source software for O'Reilly Media. Two minor works demonstrate playful collisions of popular culture and occult spirituality: "The Metrosexual Tarot", published in 2003, burlesqued urban male narcissism and consumer culture, while "The Comic Bardo Thodol", published in 2008, recast the Tibetan Book Of The Dead in comic book form using imagery from mass-market entertainment. Thomas Scoville Thomas Scoville (b. California 1960). American humorist, programmer, technologist and author who chronicled the rise and fall of Silicon Valley during the dot-com bubble. Two works render a Silicon Valley insider's perspective based