Archive for February 2008
McCain ‘Hope’ video parody
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…
Read MoreGoogle talk translation
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…
Read MoreHow does the Google Transit website not have Muni support?
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.
Read MoreTraveling by train
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…
Read MoreMy dream, and the basis for some psychoanalyst’s new boat (if I was in analysis)
<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…
Read MoreAnother avenue for investigation…
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. …
Read MoreOk, I’m done with lattes.
I’m switching to tea at Starbucks. Passion flavor, to be specific.
Read MoreMy karma for the day
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…
Read MoreMy love for breakfast sandwiches doesn’t amount to a hill of beans…
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…
Read MorePaging Chris H., poker player in DC.
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.
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