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- Argh! Maybe I'm pessimistic, but w/ latest whip count, #hcr is dead. 208 yes vs. 214 no (216 is threshold) http://dave.ly/hcrwhipcount2 about 20 hours ago from Tweetie
- One of those perfect San Francisco evenings. It'll be a fantasic night for @laughingsquid's NYC send off. about 1 day ago from Tweetie
- Hah, just correlated something w/ my crappy Internet connection. Whenever the neighbor's cordless phone rings, my WiFi connection dies. #fb about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
- Saw this crazy car in the Haight today. Anyone know more about it? http://daveschumaker.net/crazy-car-in-the-haight/ about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
- As a former geologist and a resident of SF, I can get behind any band named "My First Earthquake." See: @1stquake - http://bit.ly/8SqkJx about 1 day ago from TweetDeck
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Perfect way to start (and end) any trip
This weekend, a number of our friends ventured to Lake Tahoe for some R&R. We stayed in a friend’s family’s cabin, went snowboarding, and watched the Super Bowl.
Of course, the perfect way to start (and end) the trip is by visiting In N’ Out.
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2009 – The Year in Review (Photos)
A new year, and a new decade are upon us! Here is my annual photographic review of the year. More travels, moving, a new job. So sit down and come along for the ride.
You can also see my past year in reviews for 2008 and 2007.
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Where do I go in San Francisco?
Where Do You Go is an interesting mashup that shows the areas you most frequent in a city, using a heat map layed on top of Google Maps. The data is derived from your Foursquare checkins.
The above image represents the areas of San Francisco I most frequent, based on nearly 400 checkins with Foursquare [...]
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Two things you never talk about in an Irish pub
(Photo via Wikipedia)
“There are two things you never talk about in an Irish pub: religion and politics…”
Last summer, we traveled to Europe. The campaign to elect the next U.S. President was starting to ramp up and at that point, Barack Obama was a household name. This lead to an interesting conversation with a fellow in [...]
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The dark side of Dubai
Source: Mohamed Somji, via flickr (2007).
Just read this fascinating article about the dark side of Dubai, posted by the Independent in April of this year. The article is quite long, but it’s a pretty gripping exposé on the seedy, behind-the-scenes underworld of Dubai and the blind eye that rich tourists, ex-patriots, and locals take to [...]
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New York City bound!
Off to New York City this week to help out with gdgt’s east coast launch party on Thursday. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to NYC (last visit was in 2007) and I’m looking forward to it. Unfortunately, there will be little time to play this time.
Weather is supposed to be good though!
And apparently, I [...]
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The Longest Way
The Longest Way 1.0 – one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.
I posted this on Laughing Squid last month but apparently forgot to post it here.
In November 2007, Christoph Rehage set foot from Beijing, China with a goal of walking to Berlin, Germany, a distance of over 4,500 miles. He created [...]
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Travels through the U.S. and Canada
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Last weekend, I returned to San Francisco after a two week road trip across the western United States and Canada.
Some of the places we visited included:
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
City of Vancouver and City of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Seattle, Washington
Mt. [...]
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Austin, TX – For SF residents in exile