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On Being A Woman.. In High Tech
On Being A Woman.. In High Tech Biography by Washington Post editor, Katherine Graham, that the 60s in business, cavorting with Kennedy and the ilk, you were essentially ignored if you were a woman, and not young and pretty. This reminds me of a pet peeve with the Dot Com era, namely recently, Valleywag‘s adoration…
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Dot Com Style
Dot Com Style I sit here, 7PM on a Friday, trapped in Emery-Bored, as a A’s vs. Giants’ game is clogging up my Bay Bridge. I’m faithfully reading Boing Boing, and this article in particular. notes by Paul De Filipp0 (taken from Boing Boing link) regarding the editorial style of Wired: * All references to…
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Avatars
Avatars That’s me up there, in Whyville. Dare I ask: why? Read this article about Toyota and Whyville– an avatar based world where you can buy “face parts” and drive around in a car. It’s got the graphic aptitude of that old Lemonade stand game. I can’t believe how these things come around. Back in…
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My Favorite Views & Pretty Spots in SF & Restaurants
My Favorite Views & Pretty Spots in SF Now hosting this map… thanks pcal.net for the tips… a cool google maps tool on how to create personalized maps. So this one is started as neat and picturesque locations that I’ve found in my walks. Points where you pause, look around, and realize this is one…
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My Favorite Views & Pretty Spots in SF & Restaurants
My Favorite Views & Pretty Spots in SF Now hosting this map… thanks pcal.net for the tips… a cool google maps tool on how to create personalized maps. So this one is started as neat and picturesque locations that I’ve found in my walks. Points where you pause, look around, and realize this is one…
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4-27, world is flat- duh!
4-27 Once in a while a date sticks out as the “overbooked” day. 4/27 is one, and this upcoming Wednesday is another. Why, oh Gods of Scheduling, does this happen? What is so special about that Thursday, and this Wednesday? Hmmm. world is flat- duh! Office mate’s friend has quit software engineering in Hydrabad, India…
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Museum of North Beach, Jumping the Shark, or, Ritual Roasters
doesn’t this just scream Rice-a-Roni? Museum of North Beach It’s inside a bank and up a staircase, on Stockton at Columbus (the Chinatown side). I had always wanted to go in.. I’ve seen it a lot since it’s near East Wind Books and another new Beijing-style bookstore. The museum is cute. It’s got the vestements…