My friend Sanjin and I have created a new website, dedicated to the world of hipsters. Itās called Hipsterate.
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New Site
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Thanks for visiting! You'll find a bunch of musings I've been writing around these parts since the early 2000's.
Lately, I've been reviewing a lot of books.
But I also write about code and my experiments using generative AI.
But really, you're just here to see pictures of Benson.
Blog Posts
San Francisco Pillow Fight – 2008
On Valentineās Day, thousands of people in San Francisco gathered near the Ferry Building at 6pm for a massive pillow fight.
The Parrots of Telegraph Hill
San Francisco has a rather famous flock of parrots that fly around the city. I shot a few photos of them last March. This is one of my favoritesā¦
My World at Work
Ah, the messy desk of a lowly scientistā¦
Lookin’ for a Leader
Today is the day that many of us get to do our civic duty. Get out there and vote folks. In honor of today, hereās one of the most kick ass Neil Young songs, āLookinā for a Leader.ā
Published photos
An email today from a professor at the University of Texas requested to use one of my photos for a new geology book for children. Awesome! The lucky photo?
It will apparently be used to teach children about caliche.
Snowboarding Ninja!
Went to Tahoe this past weekend to enjoy the fresh powderā¦
Time flies
Wow, I was browsing through my photo library in iPhoto and came across my New Zealand photos. Exactly two years ago today we were mapping uplifted coastal terraces at White Rock on the North Island.
iPhone Rapping – Hit Me on my iPhone
This is awesome! A few guys put together a hip-hop song that is pretty funny and cool by itself. Then, they took it to the next step by editing the iPhone guided tour video from Apple. Enjoy!
[Via TUAW.]
Updating the In N’ Out Maps
Total Number of In Nā Out Burger restaurants that Iāve been to so far?
32!
You can check out my latest count, now available via Google Maps: