This morning was very foggy. In my daily ferry trip to work I learned a little about marine technology. I had assumed that, here in the 21st century, ships, like the ferry I ride to work, used some combination of…
This morning was very foggy. In my daily ferry trip to work I learned a little about marine technology. I had assumed that, here in the 21st century, ships, like the ferry I ride to work, used some combination of…
In 1999 the internet landscape was very different from what it is today. In the absence of free services for things like weblog hosting, photo hosting, group collaboration, etc. Google had started the year before and was at the time…
Here’s the transcript of the chat and what it took to find out how much it costs to get internet services from Comcast. All to find that internet costs $59.95 per month. Jessica: Hi, I’m a live Comcast product specialist.…
I’ve been hanging out at home for days now sick as a dog, I came out to make some soup and am now sitting at my computer reading about all the ruckus going on at the end of the block.…
Last night I went to the 2007 Sparkle SF annual champagne and sparkling wine event with my journalist girlfriend. It took place at the St. Regis Hotel in downtown, a shockingly posh place. We went to the press meeting with…
Last night was a great time in the Castro. To those who’ve been wondering how we all are, the answer is fine. At 10:40pm when the shooting was, everyone was over at 140 Noe (3 blocks away) partying. It is…
I got home from the hospital yesterday morning. I was a bit out of it but not too bad. Friday night I had dinner and was feeling stomach cramps afterwards. They were constant but not too bad. I watched a…
Matt Power wrote an excellent piece on Computer Recycling in the January 2005 issue of Harper’s. I highly recommend reading it. Here’s an excert : PVC-sheathed wires such as these are collected and burned in open ditches on the edges…
So I always see those testimonials that people write for other people on friendster. They’re always so flattering and cool and I’ve sometimes wished that I got some. Well, I just found out today that I’ve been receiving testimonials from…