This is not a man with a blog.
So, I presume that many of you saw the star-studded Obama video that everyone’s agrees makes him look hipper than his opponent. It’s inspiring but really doesn’t have a lot of substance. (This is ok, go read his policy papers if you want substance.) Now along comes a parody aimed at McCain, using many of…
You can now have a chat bot that translates for you. I know web resources for translation aren’t new, but having them around as competitive features is pretty cool. Every once in a while I marvel at what our civilization accomplishes, and this is one of those moments. This isn’t as big as penicillin of…
I just tried to use Google Transit to find the easiest public transit route from my house to a place near the Castro and they don’t have Muni directions? WTF? I thought SF was over-represented in everything that google (and any other tech company) launches. Really odd, in my opinion.
Christian has an excellent post on why the Amtrak is so much better than the plane along the easter seaboard. There’s rail service to Sacramento, where I go every Thursday, but sadly the station is not particularly convenient to San Franciscans. I’ll try it one of these days just to say I did, but making…
<dream>A disembodied voice booms, "CONAN! WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?" <cut> I’m walking to a minivan with my biological father. Me: "Dad, do you know what’s most important?" Dad: "I have plenty of money, a beautiful house and everyone loves me" he said emphatically. Me: "Dad, but what’s most important?" Dad: "I have a beautiful…
From today’s NYTimes: Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome — the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that include abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and blood glucose levels — and elevated blood pressure. Because metabolic syndrome is such a catch-all, lots and lots of Americans have it. …
I’m switching to tea at Starbucks. Passion flavor, to be specific.
Perhaps by posting it here, I will get rid of the black cloud hanging over my head. As I walk by an office building in my neighborhood that says "Office Available" out front, I decide to investigate. First I come across the painters who don’t speak any English. No problem, they point me upstairs. I…
As you may have heard, Starbucks is discontinuing their breakfast sandwiches. You may remember me extolling their virtue in the past. Apparently the problem is the smell: By the end of fiscal year 2008, discontinue warmed breakfast sandwiches at our North American storesWe made this decision because, in short, the scent of the warmed sandwiches…
Paging Chris, your friends are wondering why you haven’t been heard from in over a month. Call Brad or myself to check in so we know you’re ok.