tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69694382017-08-03T06:54:47.829-07:00AshubA smattering of Yet Another (anti-)Social Network, Getting Things Done, Anti-social behaviour orders, and the ilk.Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.comBlogger731125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-26280470372829887422009-10-13T23:46:00.000-07:002009-10-13T23:46:54.510-07:00A Sign of The Times | Mission Loc@lA Sign of The Times | Mission Loc@l: "The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal announcing plans to introduce a San Francisco Bay Area edition. The Times wrote Friday in its business section that it and The Wall Street Journal are planning to introduce Bay Area editions in an effort to win over local readers. The papers appear to be getting into position in case the Chronicle fails." In Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-27741218799138735382009-10-13T15:17:00.000-07:002009-10-13T15:17:50.293-07:00The most famous unkindnessThe most famous unkindness: "The current raven roster at the Tower of London consists of Gwylum, Thor, Hugin, Munin, Branwen, Bran, Gundulf, Baldrick, Fleur, and Colin. Their diet consists of raw meat, bird formula biscuits soaked in blood, whole rabbit, eggs once a week, and occasional pieces of fried bread."Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-60148743444357096982009-09-07T22:19:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:16:59.050-07:00The Community Bookcasedecor8 : The Community Bookcase: "a normal, everyday bookcase with glass doors that you can open and contents inside that are 100% free to the public. No library cards, overdue notices or payment required."Ah, a fine idea. There are a few bars and cafes with open stacks, but, this is even better. Of course, the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library do a similar service ...Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-37664753895308081592009-09-07T11:05:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:21:34.879-07:00Deep Fried Butter to Hit Texas State FairDeep Fried Butter to Hit Texas State Fair - Slashfood: "He wraps butter in dough before frying, so the finished product resembles an especially greasy biscuit. Deep-fried butter is available in four varieties: original, garlic, cherry and grape."Oh, so wrong. Must have!Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-75923990579428072882009-08-31T20:02:00.000-07:002009-09-01T11:55:03.359-07:00Disney snarfs MarvelWorldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters. | Marvel.com: "Worldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters."Ugg. Family-friendly Wolvernine? Tiny Avengers? The next Kingdom Hearts should be even more surreal ...At least it wasn't Diamond Comics!Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-84905473262635629002009-08-27T12:38:00.000-07:002009-09-01T00:53:37.556-07:00Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood.Starve a Vampire. Donate Blood.: "The American Red Cross is excited to partner with The CW and Alloy Media Marketing to promote the network s new show The Vampire Diaries"Now there's some product placement!Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-3751894500316211072009-08-15T00:54:00.000-07:002009-08-15T01:24:57.052-07:00The Brains of Early Birds and Night OwlsLab Notes : The Brains of Early Birds and Night Owls: "Early birds wake up at the crack of dawn and struggle to stay alert and productive (especially in the cognitive realm) in the evening. Night owls perform well in the evening but are worthless if you yank them out of bed too early in the morning."3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late: "Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-10925771238193640992009-08-15T00:46:00.000-07:002009-08-15T01:02:41.123-07:00Brightly Colored FastPass To Be Replaced By TransLinkThe End Of An Era: Brightly Colored FastPass To Be Replaced By TransLink: News: SFAppeal: "The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will replace all existing fare gates at its Muni underground stations with TransLink-only fare gates by fall 2010 at the earliest, according to a memo sent to the Board of Supervisors."Oh, I can smell the meltdown from here. Every onboard has to tag the Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-41592343651875191962009-08-10T17:24:00.000-07:002009-08-10T17:39:43.903-07:00FriendFeed accepts Facebook friend requestFriendFeed Blog: "We are happy to announce that Facebook has acquired FriendFeed. As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment vehicle..."Facebook Press Release: "Facebook today announced that it has agreed to acquire FriendFeed, the innovative service for sharing online. As part of the agreement, all FriendFeed employees will join Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-8358582081458752952009-08-02T15:52:00.000-07:002009-08-02T17:18:24.852-07:00Sin bins for worst familiesSunday Express | UK News :: Sin bins for worst families: "the Children’s Secretary set out �400million plans to put 20,000 problem families under 24-hour CCTV super-vision in their own homes. Around 2,000 families have gone through these Family Intervention Projects so far."Youch. Bad enough that they're all over the streets. They've even become plot points in BBC shows like Torchwood. But in theAshubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-68650911390194041462009-08-01T00:47:00.000-07:002009-08-01T00:51:42.843-07:00The Matrix Online decompilesReminder: Check out The Matrix Online before it decompiles - Massively: "The Matrix Online is reminding us all that it's slowing coming undone as the system becomes more and more unstable with each passing day. Ashes raining from the sky, eyes being seen in the clouds, zombies, agents, angels, and demons all appearing out of the system's corruption to wreak havoc across the Mega City."Oh! What a Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-54929696916632917752009-08-01T00:45:00.000-07:002009-08-01T12:00:06.280-07:00Newsgator Shuts Down Its Online Feed ReaderNewsgator Shuts Down Its Online Feed Reader: "NewsGator, the company behind the popular FeedDemon and NetNewsWire feed readers, just announced that it will shut down the NewsGator Online Reader on August 31, 2009. The company will provide users with instructions on how to migrate to Google Reader."Whoa! Feadreaders are dead? Is it all just a Twitter river of what I had for lunch now?Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-45750872540536917872009-07-31T18:20:00.000-07:002009-09-01T00:51:05.217-07:00Tru Blood is now a true drinkTru Blood is now a true drink - TV Squad: "Tru Blood (the fictional vampire blood-substitute from the HBO series True Blood) is going to be offered as a novelty drink."Ew. Oh, well, can't taste much worse than Red Bull. Blood and Vodka anyone? Just be sure to order it with a high-pitched whine just like in the stories ...Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-91791859882113271792009-07-19T10:13:00.000-07:002009-07-19T11:58:02.014-07:00Pon Farr PerfumePon Farr Perfume: "Pon Farr Perfume for Women""Drive him crazy"Ah, well, It's gotta smell better than Red Shirt in the morning ...Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-81257726154255980692009-07-17T20:13:00.000-07:002009-07-18T11:55:05.987-07:00Some E-Books Are More Equal Than OthersSome E-Books Are More Equal Than Others: "Amazon, whose business lives and dies by publisher happiness, caved. It electronically deleted all books by this author from people’s Kindles and credited their accounts for the price.""The author who was the victim of this Big Brotherish plot was none other than George Orwell. And the books were “1984” and “Animal Farm.”"Hah! The books disappeared one byAshubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-16404775407470958172009-07-08T13:05:00.000-07:002009-07-20T13:07:47.720-07:00Riding Muni’s 14 Mission — For 24 HoursRiding Muni’s 14 Mission — For 24 Hours | Mission Loc@l: "It’s possible riders are accustomed to fare increases. They’ve had three in the last six years, doubling the fare from $1 in 2003. The first went to $1.25, then to $1.50 in September 2005, and today we hit the $2 mark.""The 14’s route passes through San Francisco’s largest enclaves of Filipinos and Latinos and businesses, picking up more Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-22593031107891820622009-07-07T21:04:00.000-07:002009-07-07T21:13:26.074-07:00The PrisonerThe Prisoner will be free to appear at Comic-Con - TV Squad: "The reboot is a gutsy move by AMC as The Prisoner, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan in the late 1960s, is widely considered one of the greatest series in television history. Friday, July 24 at 11:30 AM on AMCUgg. Now there's a dumb idea. And, yea, I'm gonna watch.Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-3829994374065374552009-07-06T18:54:00.000-07:002009-07-06T22:58:11.668-07:00Get ready for even foggier summersGet ready for even foggier summers: "The Bay Area just had its foggiest May in 50 years. And thanks to global warming, it's about to get even foggier.""The theory, then and now, is that the hotter the Central Valley gets, the greater the temperature and pressure gradients between the inland and coast will be - therefore forming more fog."Yay! Dampening down the heat waves would be nice, too.FWIW,Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-83192687574331730412009-07-04T14:30:00.000-07:002009-07-04T22:50:57.689-07:00Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest,Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest was fun to watch. Funny to have frantic ESPN announcing all over the contest.Glad to see two women in the Horsemen of the Esophagus, Juliet Lee and Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas ...More than you ever wanted to know about gurgitating at Major League EatingThe Biography Channel has I'm a Competitive Eater on Wednesday."Look upon Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-18699689491140952452009-06-21T14:50:00.000-07:002009-07-05T15:50:05.258-07:00US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to surviveUS cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph: "The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land to nature.""Most are former industrial cities in the 'rust belt' of America s Mid-West and North East. They include Detroit Philadelphia Pittsburgh Baltimore and MemphisAshubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-90971144596151707472009-06-21T12:37:00.000-07:002009-06-21T12:40:00.800-07:00ZomblogZomblog: "The main difference you’ll see is that the amount of points required for levels has been tuned down, particularly to avoid having large gaps between levels in the middle ranges. As a side effect, many of you may gain levels if your current point total puts you higher on the level curve."Zomblog : Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves and Slayers appsWhoa! Shot up stack of levels and splattered Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-84201551262110459632009-05-23T00:02:00.001-07:002009-05-23T00:02:15.273-07:00Ancient RobotsRobot Builder has added Ancient Ones ! I may just have to play it a bit, in spite of the fact that the game seems goalless. Whereas Mad Scientist from the same developers is awesome ...Facebook | Robot BuilderAshubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-91779065210723776302009-05-07T12:09:00.000-07:002009-05-07T15:28:50.634-07:00No More San Francisco Edition of The Onion - SFist: San FranciscoNo More San Francisco Edition of The Onion - SFist: San Francisco: "Today's editions of the The Onion in San Francisco and Los Angeles will be the last."Unfortunately, despite healthy readership in both Los Angeles and San Francisco (readership has actually risen despite our reduction in copies in recent months) the advertising in both cities has been abysmal.So, at the end of the day, you have Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-90184803308779711532009-05-07T12:06:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:03:41.835-07:00MyOpenBar.com to Shutdown SF, LA Operations - SFist: San FranciscoMyOpenBar.com to Shutdown SF, LA Operations - SFist: San Francisco: "MyOpenBar, the AWESOME site that informs readers on any and all open-bar/cheap-booze events, will cease operations in Los Angeles and San Francisco. We talked to MyOpenBar, who we hoped would inform us that this was some sort of cruel joke. No suck luck. According MyOpenBar, 'Yes, we're closing both LA and SF websites due to ourAshubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969438.post-45816443668857378552009-04-10T09:29:00.000-07:002009-04-10T10:30:42.316-07:00Wines on TapThe Pour - Are Wines on Tap a Passing Trend or the Wave of the Future? - NYTimes.com: "Wine? On tap? Wine, stored in kegs and served through a method similar to a draft-beer line, may be the glorious future of by-the-glass pours in bars and restaurants."Replacing Guinness in a bar near you? I always laugh at people getting wine from a box in beer bars ...Ashubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358176993500252330noreply@blogger.com0
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