Another Reason To Live In California
Debi and I headed over to Frye’s to pick up a new computer to replace her aging laptop. As we got out of the car to walk into the store, we stopped for a moment to contemplate the Silicon Valley sunset.
Debi and I headed over to Frye’s to pick up a new computer to replace her aging laptop. As we got out of the car to walk into the store, we stopped for a moment to contemplate the Silicon Valley sunset.
In the Summer of ’09, we all went on a Segway Tour of San Francisco … which I can heartily recommend. We spent 30 or 40 minutes being thoroughly trained (it’s easy!) … and then we went out in the Fisherman’s wharf area … where cars are moving very slowly owing to the foot traffic….
The “F” line of San Francisco’s “Muni” system (the “Municipal Railroad” to be precise) runs on the surface streets for its entire route — which starts on Fisherman’s Wharf, follows the shoreline along The Embarcadero and then turns up Market Street all the way to 17th and Castro. And many of the vintage streetcars see…
Current Status: Monday, Dec. 18 I’m walking fine. Still need a little PT to strengthen the leg and resilience. But basically, I’m 100%. I’m CLOSING this live blogging. It’s just history now. ——– Live Blog —————– Sunday, Dec. 17 As the week progressed, I walked further and further. Yesteday I walked up to La Comer,…
I’m a big fan of Nicky Case’s work. She is a hard-to-describe creator, making online simulations, zines, tools (e.g., Nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations), simulators, etc.) as well as giving talks, offering YouTubes, etc. She created a few things that addressed, in a brilliant synthesis of available cognitive science on the question,…
Walking casually in downtown San Jose last night, we noticed something strange. First, lots more people than normal. And second, some of them were wearing costumes, hats with ears or fluffy tails. It turns out we had stumbled into FurCon – aka Further Confusion — an annual gathering of the “furry fandom” in a “furry…
Citizens’ Climate Lobby has an intranet for members. It has a lot of great reference material. Here is a representative sample. If you want to read any of them, just join Citizens’ Climate Lobby (no cost, no duties) and login to the “Community” intranet (https://community.CitizensClimateLobby.org) What are Laser Talks? Just as a laser is powerful…