I posted photos of our visit Big Dog Ranch in Milpitas. The home, farm and vineyard of Mark (Anna’s brother), Sandy (sister in law), and Max (nephew). They were great hosts for our trip to Sacramento for a memorial for Anna’s aunt. I also posted some photos of the La Jolla Cove from last weekend.
Yearly Archives: 2005
SD Housing
I’ve been meaning to write on San Diego and housing, but so many other people already are: The Professor Piggington’s Econo-Almanac deals with the San Diego market and has some really good analysis with their Bubble Primer: Conventional wisdom goes that San Diego is experiencing a severe housing crisis with no end in sight. The …
History, exploration, and geeks.
Great urban exploration site: Russian photos and text of abandoned soviet infrastructure Long-Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece Found Behind Palazzo Walls “A high-tech art sleuth finds a hollow space behind an Italian palazzo’s murals, and believes he may have discovered a Da Vinci masterpiece not seen since 1563. In a case of life imitating art, Maurizio …
Oil, energy and enviro info
Most of these are older links, but I just haven’t had the time to post them. In case you missed it: A White House official who once led the oil industry’s fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming. …
Misc techy, DRM
I’ve been recording some shows from This American Life. Why? Well, I seem to always forget to tune in on a Sunday, and streaming is just a pain in the ass. When I’m not using the audio on my computer, I play a show stream (RealAudio, but I use MPC with the Real Alternative 1.41 …