Noteworthy on the Web- Planet PostgreSQL: Greg Smith: Seeking Revisited: Intel 320 Series and NCQRunning accurate database benchmark tests is hard. I’ve managed to publish a good number of them without being embarrassed by errors in procedure or results, but today I have a retraction to make. Last year I did a conference talk called “Seeking PostgreSQL” that focused on worst case situations for... […]Planet PostgreSQL
- The Register: Joyent cuts prices on cloudy infrastructureAligns with AWS instances, and offers the same or lower prices Joyent, one of the upstart cloudy infrastructure providers that is taking a custom software stack to market to peddle virty server and storage, has done a major revamp of the way it carves up slices on its Joyent Compute... […]The Register
- DVICE: Welcome to the age of the smartbikeThe humble bicycle: a means of conveyance that has hardly changed — except for a few tweaks here and there — since its invention. Some might argue that a bike needs no altering. They might even cite the unchanging nature of bicycles as evidence for their opinion. But with half... […]Colin Druce-McFadden
- Laughing Squid: Wooden Floor Pattern Based On M. C. Escher’s ‘Reptiles’photo via Arbore Historic Floors Spanish flooring company Arbore Historic Floors created this fantastic wooden floor inspired by the famous lithograph “Reptiles” by M. C. Escher. The custom floor was created at the request of a client in Madrid back in 2011. photo via Arbore Historic Floors image via ... […]EDW Lynch
- The Register: Samsung flogs slim, flashy new model: Protection includedServer-level SSD gets endurance, capacity upgrade Samsung has upgraded its SM843 server-level SSD, doubling its capacity and tripling its endurance.… […]The Register
- myNoSQL: Adding a new command to RedisAdding a new command to Redis: Kenny Hoxworth shows how to add a new command to Redis: A strength of Redis from a programmer’s perspective is the simplicity of the codebase. One of Sal’s goals with the project is to minimize external dependencies, and thus Redis performs minimal linking... […]myNoSQL
- Fraser Speirs: iPad Disaster Recovery in Institutional Model DeploymentsI've been working intensely on the deployment models for our iPad refresh in August. Our current deployment model dates back to 2010 and a time before Apple Configurator, Volume Purchase and MDM. Back then, we had to make do with iTunes and iPhone Configuration Utility and we liked it! One... […]Fraser Speirs
- Computer Audiophile: Luxman DA-06 DAC ReviewSooner or later audiophiles come to the realizations that every component flavors the sound and that there isn't a single best flavor. Accepting these two facts eases us into the world of endless enjoyment provided by this wonderful hobby. Researching, selecting, and auditioning new components can be pleasurable when our... […]Computer Audiophile
- Boing Boing: Iain Banks doesn't write sf for the moneySF/thriller writer Iain Banks has weighed in to quash a rumor that he only wrote his amazing SF novels to pay the bills because the (also amazing) high-brow literary thrillers didn't bring in enough: I wish I did have the time to reply to everybody individually but I... […]Cory Doctorow
- Japan Camera Hunter: How to look after your lenses (aka summer is coming)How to look after your lenses (aka summer is coming) Heat and humidity are the biggest enemy of any precision instruments, and even your lastest and greatest cameras are not immune from the problems that moisture brings. This guide can help you prepare for the heat.The summer is coming... […]Bellamy
- etherfarm: etherblog: Henry at HandworksThis Saturday morning, I will be speaking along with Don Williams and Christopher Schwarz in Amana, Iowa at Handworks, a formidable gathering of people interested in woodworking tools and traditions. I’m a late addition to the speaker lineup, which is perhaps appropriate because actually–I won’t be speaking that much.... […]Narayan
- CNET News.com: GIF creator: It's a soft 'g', Mr. PresidentSteve Wilhite, the man who created the GIF, is miffed that anyone -- be it the Oxford English Dictionary or the White House -- should imagine it's not pronounced like "jiffy." [Read more] […]Chris Matyszczyk
- Armin Ronacher: Porting to Python 3 ReduxAfter a very painful porting experience with Jinja2 to Python 3 I basically left the project idling around for a while because I was too afraid of breaking Python 3 support. The approach I used was one codebase that was written in Python 2 and translated with 2to3 to Python... […]Armin Ronacher
- Ars Technica: Think your Skype messages get end-to-end encryption? Think againIf you think the private messages you send over Skype are protected by end-to-end encryption, think again. The Microsoft-owned service regularly scans message contents for signs of fraud, and company managers may log the results indefinitely, Ars has confirmed. And this can only happen if Microsoft can convert the messages... […]Dan Goodin
- Thom Hogan SansMirror: Will the Floodgates Open?Samsung this week released the source code that powers their recent NX-300 camera. That makes it probably the most high-level camera completely open to hackers (in the good, original sense of the word "hacker"). … […]Thom Hogan SansMirror
- Eater SF: Expansion Wire: Speaking of West Portal, it's one...Speaking of West Portal, it's one of the few places where there isn't a La Boulange outlet yet. But that's about to change: undaunted by that whole enormous Starbucks rollout, Pascal Rigojust signed a lease to open La Boulange #14 (#15 if you count the still-pending Inner Sunset... […]Allie Pape
- Geek.com: School experiment discovers garden cress won’t germinate near a routerGarden cress is a fast growing and edible herb that will sprout in just a small amount of slightly alkaline water. But there is one exception to that rule, and is has scientists… […]Matthew Humphries
- Ars Technica: “SpecialisRevelio!” Macs use Harry Potter spell to unlock secret “backdoor”Aurich Lawson / Warner Bros. Entertainment The Mac on your desk or on the cafe table next to you has a chip with secret functions that can be unlocked only by inputting a spell from the Harry Potter series. The SMC, or system management controller, is a chip used to... […]Dan Goodin
- Geek.com: New transparent adhesive stays red for 3 minutes for easy applicationIf you go to the store and buy a tube of adhesive, chances are it’s going to be a clear solution. That’s great for when you want to glue something transparent together, but… […]Matthew Humphries
- Every Day Commentary: Muyshondt Aeon and Nautilus Mk. II ReviewThis whole thing started for me when I found Doug P's (Quickbeam) old site flashlightreviews.com. There is so much information there, even in the archived site, that I still go back there and do research. The 5 star review system was brilliant--clear and simple. Doug's knowledge was impressive. But the... […]Tony Sculimbrene (noreply@blogger.com)
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Category Archives: San Francisco
Crime does not pay
Two years after the Staceycide, the spot is still vacant. At a reported rent of $65,000 a month, that adds up to a cool $1.8M loss for the greedy landlords who pushed them out of business. Update (2012-12-28): It seems … Continue reading
Is this a Google Street View car?
Update (2011-05-12): the answer is no, it’s a Navteq 3D mapping car with a LIDAR array. Thanks to Darrell Kresge for the clarification. As I was walking to lunch today, I caught sight of this weird contraption, and had just … Continue reading
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I love my ISP
Not only do Webpass give me fast 45Mbps symmetrical access for $45/month, with no capricious restrictions or anticompetitive shenanigans, but they are also real mensches.
Yet another bag company in San Francisco
Women’s handbags have become the mainstay of the luxury industry, generating well over $10B a year in revenues. San Francisco has no dearth of companies designing, and sometimes manufacturing, bags locally, but most have an urban, not luxury sensibility. We … Continue reading
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“Look what we can do”?
No wonder the SF Independent School District is in such trouble…
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xkcd reading
From the Reddit list of questions to xkcd author Randall Munro: At the EFF organized reading tonight in San Francisco:
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Ty Couz
One of the best values in San Francisco dining, their $8.50 scallop galette (Breton for buckwheat crêpe). Update (2012-07-13): Sadly, it closed a few months ago.
City government waste in San Francisco
A 33% hike in Muni fares was announced today. This will hit the poorest people in the city first, and to add insult to injury, this is accompanied with cuts in service. San Francisco has a budget of over $6B, … Continue reading
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Anthony’s Cookies grand opening
Another gourmet treats shop joined the burgeoning scene in the Mission. Anthony’s Cookies opened today to a line that stretched around the corner. As one of the officials present said, it takes courage to start a business in this economic … Continue reading