The irrelevant and distracting pictures of food on this blog are really starting to annoy me. I wish the irrelevant picture URL was more predictable, such that it wouldn't accidentally conflict with e.g. a graph or diagram.
I find them something of an endearing quirk. They're like an inside joke for me, now that I've read a lot of reprog posts.
They give the blog a bit of charm, its nice
When I see a picture of a nicely seared rare steak, my mind wanders to nice meals I've had, places I've been, etc. The distraction effect is almost akin to having a picture of a nude woman.