MLB.tv, please remove Local blackout periods
Dear Mr. Bud Selig, I have always been a big baseball fan. Until I reached the awkward years of puberty, I wore a Seattle Mariners uniform to every game I went to. It had my favorite players number on the back and name, Scott Bradley, no. 9. He was the backup catcher, but he always [...]
Mr. Ayers and Mr. Lopez
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My 22 favorite pieces of music
I saw people doing this on Facebook … Music has been such an integral part of my first 27 years, it seemed like fun to pull together. It was way harder than I thought it would be. So, without further ado; here are the 22 albums/symphonies that have effected me. R.E.M. :: Automatic for [...]
The rich in 08
Voted a lot like the 04 map. If Washington, Delaware, Minnesota, and New Mexico flopped. The poor on the other hand, voted 48-2 D. Five Thirty Eight takes a look
I miss you
Elliott Smith at the Oscars, 1998.
Local news gets, ‘super local’
The newspaper industry has had a steady decline in recent years. The internet has flattened the industry, no longer do you need to live in San Francisco to easily read the San Francisco Chronicle, just go to their website. Also, if you’re looking to buy a new car or rent an apartment, you now turn [...]
Tough Day calls for a … beer
Today was a tough day. I was spared, but many of my compatriots were not. A couple of weeks ago I was at one of my favorite grocery stores, PCC co-op, and noticed that they had one of my absolute favorite seasonal beers, Sierra Nevada’s Big foot Barleywine Style Ale. Damn it’s good. Barleywine Ale’s [...]
Bring back Junior!
The Mariners need to bring back Griffey. An encore run with the Mariners would be phenomenal. The Cincinnati Reds came to town two years ago and the Mariners sold out every game, Junior got a standing ovation all three games. I was lucky enough to have great seats for the Sunday afternoon game. He hit two [...]
Bonnaroooooooo 2009
The lineup came out this morning. I’m a wee bit impressed. From top to bottom it’s awesome. I’ll probably go for Phish, cause I’m a sucker. The rest of the lineup is crazy good, to boot. The lineup is below …
Competitive Utility-ing
I’ve been waiting to see this on my utility bills for a while. If we can tap into Americans competitive spirit, and get them to turn off their lights when they leave the room, or unplug the cell phone charger when it’s unused, we would save a lot of energy. If my bill told me [...]
12seconds.tv
I just signed up for an account on 12seconds.tv. It is exactly what it sounds like, you are limited to 12 seconds of video. Kind of like Twitter for YouTube. It’ll get some traction, but I’m not sure just how useful it is. I love Twitter because I can read it in meetings, on the [...]
the landscape
The online world has changed quite dramatically in the past 5 years. It has grown from a single track, bull-horn and a soapbox world, to a conversation. The advent of YouTube, Flickr, Friendster, and Myspace we’re all predictable. People like taking videos, photos, and talking to each other. These first wave social networks paved the [...]
Neither Clever nor Charming
haha Take Starbucks–or, as I should say, Brad from Starbucks. Considering that over 30,000 people follow Brad, he does an excellent job answering questions and talking to people. His tweets aren’t overly clever or exceptionally charming. But then again, neither are Barack Obama’s, and quite a few people seem to think he’s fantastic at Twitter. [...]
