ah pook is here

Truly we live in an age of wonders

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:45:53 -0800

Current Transcript of the Chat Session Thank you for choosing Bank of America. You are now being connected to a Bank of America Online Banking Specialist. Carl: Hello! Thank you for being a valued Bank of America customer! My name is Carl. Car...

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xbox weeping

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:32:06 -0800

Red Ring of Death makes the baby jesus cry. Here's G after finding out that our RMA'ed unit would not be arriving that day (after it's been gone for a month) Are we bad people for filming our child's utter devastation, or are we bad for posting...

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slow food panel

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:58:02 -0800

Just watched this 90 minute panel from Slow Food Nation in SF last summer. Phenomenal. If you don't have time for the whole thing, at least click through to the original page and check out the panelists' answers to the last question: What is local...

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13K odometer

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:33:57 -0800

I haven't posted an odometer shot in a while. Add this to the 4000 miles I put on the Della Santa over the summer and you'd get the impression I ride bikes a lot...

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nagel bike

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:23:05 -0700

Here's my Patrick Nagel bike. A neighbor was cleaning out his garage and gave it to me a few weeks ago. I was going to convert it to a (freewheel) single speed but when i cut off the old black bar tape, I saw the original hot pink tape underneath...

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caltrain arrest

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:36:58 -0700

Man, this is outrageous. Crossposted from this bikeforums thread, check out this google video, poor SOB got arrested for arguing with the conductor about riding the train with his bike. My take? 1. That completely sucks for the guy. The...

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bagnews on housing meltdown

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:03:11 -0700

One of my favorite stops in Left Blogistan is BagNewsNotes. Michael Shaw, the site's proprietor, is a clinical psychologist and a keen observer of the visual media. I've been commenting there on and off for years and recently tuned back in for his...

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radio hack

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:56:53 -0700

Second attempt at a 'foxhole radio', no batteries required. This time we used a germanium diode instead of a catwhisker (pencil stub) Second attempt at a 'foxhole radio', no batteries required. This time we used the coil in the electronics kit in...

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tiny insight

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:32 -0700

This is a little bit too long for a tweet but not quite a full blog post. The margin of difference between being a good manager and a mediocre one might lie in one's willingness to broach unpleasant subjects with coworkers and one's ability to ...

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hamming it up

nobody@vox.com(eric) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:44:48 -0700

My kid is a total ham. He said "My singing is loud. I don't like my singing." And then... Whoa. The bit at the end is when j3n, completely unscripted, started playing this brilliant bit from old skool Sesame Street

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