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| 2005/7/5 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:38411 Activity:nil |
7/5 Guy living in the airport like Tom Hanks in The Terminal (the movie):
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050701/od_nm/kenya_britain_dc
\- i think the original story is more interesting:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990820.html |
| 2005/7/5 [Computer/Theory, Computer/SW] UID:38412 Activity:low |
7/5 Time to kill your TV: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/health_television_dc \_ TV makes you stupid? Who woulda thought? \_ I thought watching Barnie on Ch 9 help toddlers develop, so I regularly let my son watch it. No? \_ No. \_ His future is now ruined. \_ Good grief, Barney is one of the worst things out there. Talk about brain rot. PBS has pretty much lost all good children programming (even Sesame Street is terrible these days). I'd recomment the Noggin channel instead. \_ You're that old and you still believe in purple dinosaurs? |
| 2005/7/5-7 [Recreation/Activities, Reference/BayArea] UID:38413 Activity:kinda low Cat_by:auto |
7/5 Anyone know of any good spots to run in the southbay near 280/Lawrence?
\_ Head north on 280 and take the first exit past the 85. I hear that
\_ Head north on 280 and take the first exit past 85. I hear that
there are lots of good trails there, but I haven't been there yet.
Planning to check it out this week.
\- you can see if there are any running clubs down there.
i know there is in palo alto but no sure about s'vale/
santa clara. dont have to join but can see their routes.
\_ Rancho San Antonio has some good trails. Go left on Foothill (exit
right after 85), then right at first light, and go all the way up
til you see entrance on your left. There's one particular trail I
like (Rogue Valley -> Wildcat Loop -> Upper High Meadow -> PG&E)
that's about 600' vertical, or about 35-40 minutes of uphill.
\_ Steven's Creek Reservoir has several nice trails:
http://www.parkhere.org/channel/0,4770,chid=16510&sid=12761,00.html
I usually "run" there on Saturday mornings.
Rancho is also supposed to have decent trails. A colleague from
work runs there a couple of times a week. --ranga
I usually "run" there on Saturday mornings ~ 8:30 AM. Rancho is
also supposed to have decent trails. One of my co-worker's runs
there a couple of times a week. --ranga
\_ on a related note, what is good, off the street bike route for
road bike? thanks!
\_ I'm not much of a cyclist, but I like the Stevens Creek trail
from 85@237 to Shoreline Park and the Bay Loop trails north of
there. Mostly flat, not too crowded, pretty pleasant. -gm
\_ Seconded. I used to ride Stevens Creek trail everyday when
I worked on Ellis St in Mt. View. It is very nice and not
that crowded even at lunch time.
\_ What kind of riding are you interested in? -tom
\_ paved roads with notraffic.
\_ that's not very descriptive. Old La Honda to Skyline
to Highway 9 is a popular route. Kings Mountain is
another good one. If you get over to the coast,
Tunitas Creek is one of the best roads in the Bay Area,
and it dumps out on Kings Mountain.
But if you're talking about bike paths designed for
non-cyclists, I'm not the guy to ask. -tom
\_ thanks. i am somewhat new to road bike and i am
not up for challenge of riding next to cars along
highway. the route i usually take are canada
road by 280 or redwood shore by oracle.
\_ There are fairly few cars on highway 9, and if
you're going downhill you'll be going faster than
they are anyway. There is almost no traffic on
Old La Honda. You can pick up Old La Honda and
Kings Mountain at the southern end of Canada
Road--turn right in Woodside.
They are quite significant climbs, but ideal
biking roads. -tom |
| 2005/7/5-7 [Computer/SW/Languages/C_Cplusplus, Computer/SW/WWW/Server] UID:38414 Activity:low |
7/5 You know what would be cool? Google maps + fast updating
traffic condition data in the bay area + xplanet =
neat background for my monitor.
\_ Yahoo! maps has traffic conditions overlay.
\_ Google earth should have licensed firework displays marked. -- ilyas
\_ How about an overlay of parking rules and street-sweeping schedules?
\_ How about an overlay of where dem hos at?
\_ Plus meter-maid schedules.
\_ And known speed traps! -John
\_ So how hard would it be for you pros who can really do this
stuff to jerryrig a Wiki version of Earth or Maps?
-- ulysses (I do storm drains, not C)
\_ You write software that manages storm drain projects?
\_ I haven't written a significant amount of new code of
any kind since finishing my master's program. It's an
interesting idea, though. The available storm drain
software kind of sucks. -- ulysses |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Consumer/Audio] UID:38415 Activity:nil |
7/5 For the person that was asking about using one iPod on multiple
machines: if you have a Mac, you can't go wrong with this program:
http://www.scifihifi.com/podworks
And its only 8 dollars!
\_ Someone mentioned the PC equivalent program. What was it?
Thanks KAIS Motd: http://podmanager.brunoblondeau.com |
| 2005/7/5-7 [Transportation/PublicTransit] UID:38416 Activity:nil |
7/5 BART Strike?
Union sucks: ...
Managment sucks:
They both suck: .
Huh?: .
Heard of it, but don't care enough to work out the he said/she
said: .
RIDE BIKE!: .
LA Traffic beats them all: .
Less time for morning masturbation: .
\_ Anyone has any insider news on what the final agreement is like?
\_ 7% raise over 4 years + $300 single lump payment. Monthly
health contrib goes from $25 -> $75 + 3% annual increase
starting next year. Some job descriptions will be rewriten.
Front cab masturbation privileges after five years service.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/06/MNBART.DTL
\_ Sounds like managment got the better end. |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Politics/Domestic/Crime, Politics/Domestic/911] UID:38417 Activity:high |
7/5 James Wolcott talks sense on the "Freedom Tower" design.
http://jameswolcott.com/archives/2005/07/gusts_of_mastur.php
\_ I think this article is better: link:csua.org/u/clz (NYTimes)
\_ I don't really understand this criticism. "An impregnable tower
set against the outside world." What exactly are they supposed to
erect, an inviting vagina in heat? "Freedom Tower" is the stupidest
name ever though. -- ilyas
\_ No, "Freedom fries" is the stupidest name ever.
\_ Freedom Fries Tower
\_ In the rush to make the world's most inviting terrorist target
"bombproof," they've managed to make it incredibly ugly. Thus
it is a telling symbol of the state of our current national
psyche. That is the argument, at least. I guess whether you
buy that depends on whether you think architecture reflects on
the society that produces it.
\_ I do think it's ugly (or at least could be better), but I
don't understand the phrasing of the criticism. It sounds like
the objection is to the very notion that it ought to appear
impregnable. -- ilyas
\_ It is a sign of cowardance to try and build an impregnable
fortress. The real worls is a dangerous place.
fortress. The real world is a dangerous place.
\_ I agree. A cheaper, more aesthetic solution is to
deploy an active missile defense system where the
missle (hidden behind the glass building) launches
to strike unidentified targets that are flying low
and coming towards the new tower.
\_ That's pretty stupid. If you know it's going to make it
a target you should strengthen it.
\_ I think the argument is more sophisticated than that.
The argument isn't that the tower shouldn't _be_
impregnable. It obviously has to be secure, given how
much of a target it will be. The argument is that it
shouldn't _appear_ impregnable, because it sends the
wrong 'aesthetic message.' I happen to disagree with
that. -- ilyas
\_ Why? A good contrast is the Statue of Liberty,
which sends a very welcoming message, and is
generally seen as a positive symbol of America's
greatness. Do you really think that the
architectural equivalent of an Abrams Tank should
be a symbol of America? Just like the Twin
Towers, this building will have strong symbolic
value whether we like it or not.
\_ I hate to point out the obvious, but people
don't work in the Statue of Liberty. -- ilyas
\_ The point is that trying to build an impregnable
signature tower is horribly misguided; there's
nothing you can do, architecturally, to protect
against a 747 full of fuel ramming into your
signature building. Perhaps you can build it
so the building won't fall down, but you're
still talking about thousands of dead and massive
business resumption costs. The proposal is
horribly ugly, and in addition is completely
unnecessary, as vacancy rates in lower
Manhattan have skyrocketed since the attacks;
no one wants to work there anyway. -tom
\_ I don't really understand. Building anything
conspicious in a major metropolitan area in the
US will render it a target. Given that something
like that is a target, you have to take security
measures. Are you proposing either that
nothing conscpicious be built or that if
something is built it not be secured? The mind
boggles. -- ilyas
nothing conspicious be built or that if
something is built it not be secured? Ugliness
is one thing, but clearly, the criticism here
isn't just that the thing is ugly. -- ilyas
\_ I think it looks like a big toothpick, and that's okay -- except
for the base, and that's a big except. Kind of makes sense they
hid the ugliest part several clicks in, huh?
http://csua.org/u/cm0 (nytimes.com)
\_ Ugh. Gotta wonder how many cavity searches and retinal scans
you'll need to go through to get to work every day in that
thing.
\_ It looks like an anal probe. Someone I know said it looks
like NY flipping the bird, maybe that's what they were
going for. -- ilyas
\_ Or an old-fashioned syringe and hypodermic needle.
\_ Freedom Tower as Rorschach test?
\_ anyone have a url for the original Libeskind design? |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Reference/RealEstate] UID:38418 Activity:kinda low |
7/5 The Randy Cunningham story just keeps getting better. Turns out
a guy trying to get a request in to the white house for a pardon
bought Cunningham's old yacht (the one he lived on before moving
onto Mitchell Wade's yacht). Cunningham bought the yacht from
another congressman in '97 for $200k. He sold it to the pardon-
seeker for $600k, who put $100K in repairs into it, and was set
to sell it back to Cunningham until the shenanigans with Cunningham's
real estate deals came out in the press. This guy's filthy.
\_ Who the fuck is Randy Cunniingham and why should I care? -dans
\_ Who the fuck is Randy Cunniingham and why should I care?
\_ The guy who authored the flag protection amendment in the house,
sits on the appropriations committee and has taken what amounts
to very large bribes in a number of real estate deals.
\_ Any time negative info comes up about a politician, ask yourself, is
it something you would have brought up and spread about anyway
if you'd known about it (and been right to do so) or is it
irrelevant, and only being used to smear someone in connection with
an unrelated issue they're involved with? If it's the latter, you
are displaying an incredible paucity of political creativity and
good sense. -John
\_ Regardless of who the guy is, this is typical smear. His name
pops up in conjunction with some unrelated political stuff,
and out come the trolls digging up anything even remotely
compromising. Sad. Don't you have any good arguments
against his flag shit? -John
\_ Actually, I had no idea he sponsored any flag amendment.
I heard about the story because "corruption among pols"
is a newsworthy item. Also, because it deals with Cal.
real-estate. Originally the story broke that he sold his
SD house to the owner of some engineering firm for $1.6m.
The guy turns around next month and puts the house on the
market, and it doesn't sell until a year later for $900k.
Ha. In this market? Turns out, shortly after he purchased
the house, the engineering firm receives it's first multi-
million dollar gov't military contract in years. And it's
been rolling in gov't contracts ever since. -nivra
\_ It was something like 3 days later that the house was
back on the market. the FBI recently raided both MZM's
(the contractor involved) and Cunningham's offices and
home. It's a funny, sad, dirty story, and definitely
worth watching, John. Bringing up the flag burning
amendment was just a point of reference for the guy,
not any commentary on it. --scotsman
\_ Here's a helpful chart describing some of the
goodies so far:
http://csua.org/u/cm5 (swingstateproject.com) |
| 2005/7/5 [Uncategorized] UID:38419 Activity:nil |
7/5 Does anyone know what the smile \*0*/ means? I can't find it in the
smiley dictionaries returned by Google. Thanks.
\_ Bulging muscles?
\_ Bozo the Clown? Carrot Top? My sagging boobs flip up high? --jon |
| 2005/7/5 [Academia/Berkeley/CSUA/Troll/Jblack] UID:38420 Activity:nil |
7/5 Oh cool, an old motd. jblack go censor crazy or something?
\_ Huh?
\_ Maybe it's because I used the word VAGINA! -- ilyas
\_ Huh? |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Recreation/Travel] UID:38421 Activity:nil |
7/5 I'm trying to find a decent place to living, something that is close
to 3-4 stars but without the price tag of a 4-5 star hotel, esp.
during summer time. It seems that bed & breakfast places fit that
criteria. I've only lived in 1 b&b place and I loved it... it was
small, cozy, clean, and we got every amenity there is thinkable,
including a microwave, frig, stove, and a fireplace. What are some
other reasons NOT to get a B&B place? One disadvantage is that they
lack user feedback systems on the web site, and that I'd have to
talk to them to reserve a room. What else?
\_ You find something wrong with the room and you can't back out of
your contract. How long your gonna live there?
\_ There seems to be an expectation for a B&B guest to socialize
with the proprietor(s) and the other guests. I go on vacation
to escape dealing with people, so B&Bs are a bad option for me.
My last vacation to Bali, my wife and I rented a villa with a
staff of 4. On the plus side, the included chef obviated the need
to negotiate the local food scene, which is usually a source of
stress for me. Unfortunately, the staff was determined to be
friendly and chatty, and their attempts to reach out to me was
more of humanity than I wanted to deal with while on vacation.
Domestics should be seen but not heard. |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Consumer/GPS] UID:38422 Activity:nil |
7/5 Has anyone used Microsoft's Map+GPS or Delorme+GPS? Both cost
$100 and seem pretty good, but I'd like to hear from you guys
on their usability. ok thx.
\_ It's really inconvenient to drive with a laptop. I believe
MS doesn't have voice navigation, don't know about Delorme.
If you have a PDA (esp. a PocketPC) there are plenty of
software that does what you want. Check http://gpspassion.com.
IGuidance has both PDA+Laptop version at ~$100. Of course
you'll still need a GPS module (another $100 or so). |
| 2005/7/5 [Uncategorized] UID:38423 Activity:nil 58%like:38426 |
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This is what happens when you fucking LIBERALS mess with me.
\_ You put ascii art on the motd? Hmm...I don't think that's going
accomplish much. -moderate |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Transportation] UID:38424 Activity:nil |
7/5 Google Map with traffic congestion data:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000923049126
\_ network traffic. bah. |
| 2005/7/5-6 [Recreation/Computer/Games] UID:38425 Activity:nil |
7/5 Dang it. If you had asked me this morning, I would've said there
was nothing that could possibly make me want an XBox 360.
http://csua.org/u/cm4
\_ You should get yourself a Clavilux! |
| 2005/7/5 [Uncategorized/Jived] UID:38426 Activity:nil 58%like:38423 |
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