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What TechEd in a month already?
First SAP TechEd of the year in Las Vegas just about a month away. Still so much to do. Come to Community Day for some cool stuff.Nice little countdown widget written by Abesh inspired by Marcelo Ramos‘ Countdown Widgets
1/3 of US corn used for Ethanol?
Today I got a sticker shock at Trader Joe’s. My beloved walnuts that I use in my morning muesli are $7.50 now. I recall having bought them just a couple of years back for $3.50 75% of that price hike is directly related to biofuel. Turns out that over a third of the US corn is used for Ethanol production. …
NowPublic lock-in tricks
Three days ago I get the following email regarding our Wildfire Haze picture. The text reads interesting, NowPublic looks like a citizen journalism site : :: Your California wildfire photo Hi Mark & Marie Finnern, Here’s a personal note from <name withheld>: _____________________________________ We’re running a news story about the wildfires in Northern California, and your photo would be a …
Wildfire Haze?
Yesterday morning we looked out of our window and the sun was already high up, but we were able to look straight into it without straining our eyes. We think the California Wildfire smoke is creating the haze. Picture taken by Mark & Marie Finnern.
2304 Bunker Hill Monster House
The San Mateo Highlands is one of the oldest and most comprehensive Eichler Communities in California. There are numerous coffee table books about this neighborhood and its developer Joseph Eichler, a pioneer of the Mid-Century Modern movement who parlayed his efforts into affordable California Modernism for the masses. The all-steel X100 house is here, the bemusing alpine Eichler, the rare …
Sticky Stickers off my Fruity Fruit
The other day I was at Safeway which is trying to go upscale after watching Whole Foods successfully take your whole paycheck. Lots of money there. Consumers are willing to pay premiums that run 30% and more, especially for perishable items such as produce. What frustrates me endlessly are the stickers on our fruit. The worst I came across you …
Best Breakfast Time Ever
My favorite weekend morning routine is: getting up really early while the best wife of all is still sleeping, filling a thermos with Earl Grey tea, cutting some fruit, and grabbing Nina as soon as she wakes up to drive the 10 minutes over the hill to Half Moon Bay, buy fresh Blueberry bagels at Safeway and park the car …
Level 42
42 Two days ago I finally reached the ultimate geek age symbolizing the Answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything. Douglas Adams is a hero of mine. As a kid nine o’clock was my bedtime. The great thing was that I had a little radio and Monday and Tuesday night there were radio plays and I …