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Archive for June, 2008

I can make it to the gate in 38.5 seconds, can you?

Posted in General on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »

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The big hill at the south end of San Francisco has been burning all night.

Posted in General on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »

Oh well, my favourite secret hiking spot is now a pile of burned grass.
San Bruno Mountain fire is 75 percent contained
Firefighters are continuing to battle a wildfire in Brisbane early this morning that had burned 300 acres on San Bruno Mountain near a residential area, lighting up the sky with flames and sending smoke billowing [...]

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If you needed another reason to live in North Calfiornia: Bar drinks are significantly stronger than standard

Posted in General on Jun 19th, 2008 No Comments »

Most alcohol research tends to deal in the standard drink — whatever contains 0.6 ounces or 1.2 tablespoons of pure alcohol, be it 1.5 ounces of 80 proof liquor, 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer or assorted spirits of other strengths.
But just as the portions in many a fast-food restaurant are “super-sized,” a [...]

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Because there isn’t enough free market in the world. Let’s introduce the parking meters to it.

Posted in non sequitar on Jun 16th, 2008 2 Comments »

Imagine a system of parking meters that:
- increased the fees when fewer spots were available, and decreased them when there were less
- that you could pay for with your cell phone
- that texted you when your time was almost up so you could ‘feed the meter’ without going back to your car.
Well, imagine no more, [...]

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