November 23, 2005
Bay Area Blog Pulse
Who knew beer and keyboards don't mix?
Making her case for membership, Beth Spotswood tells the world that Chandler Bing was sh*tfaced at Otis. With scoops like that, we'll see what we can do to get you in. Speaking of scoops, the Gavster was totally right -- Tucker, Chan and Ratner to make Rush Hour III. And thanks to all the hard work covering the Federline-Spears romance from K-Fed's hometown in the 'No, Jarah at Fresno Famous makes the New York Times.
Comcast is raising prices, and Chris Lopez asks, "Is this rate increase Comcastic?" Scott Beale uses Google to help find local meth labs, and wonders why nobody is mapping the results. Wired sets up shop in New York City, but we don't care -- NYC can have our gadgets,we want a Uniqlo.
Congratulations to Coco Canel, Glenda B and all the winners of Miss Trannyshack 2005! All the while, nightclub owners in San Jose are eyeing gas stations thanks to the new Urgency Ordinance. We're happy to see Halsted is back at Cygnior's Quill, and Susie Bright wonders why stuffing isn't a year-round thing.
Finally, we were chlling at Om Malik's pad right after Niall Kennedy discovered that SF TechConnect is now pushing bits wirelessly downtown. Now it's all public, with MetroFi providing signal (though spotty service) in select areas in the financial district and Civic Center. Spot-On's Josh Trevino takes a moment to decry "government-controlled internet."
Happy Thanksgiving! Photo by Rob Greenleaf.
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Where's this Trevino guy when it's time to tear out all the government-controlled DSL wiring? Comcast, don't even get me started.
Uniqlo is lame. You want Muji. They are already in NYC and are much cooler. http://www.muji.net/eng/shop/
Hey! Where's my link? Sure, Josh's may be a better write-up, but doesn't being first count for something? Plus, didn't I give you guys your cool moniker?
Sorry, Morey, we'd been referring to ourselves as "'Fisters" for about a year before that post -- but we're happy to credit you for bringing the term into wider use!
Dunno, Uniqlo seems to be making some bold moves.