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    Question about commuting around San Francisco

    Need to go into San Francisco on Friday morning, heading to Bryant Street, and was wondering if I should drive, take BART and walk, or take the bus. BART web site says closest station is 16th St. Mission Station, and the place is about 0.75 miles away walking distance. Have to walk on 18th...
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    Question for Bay Area runners

    Girlfriend has just started running and wants to do a couple of 5K runs in November or early December. I know the obvious resources to find local races, but was curious if any of you have done any Bay Area runs and recommend them. If possible, I'd love to find a couple of fun runs in the...
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    Oakland to Fresno State University

    Going to drive down to Anaheim later this week, but need to make a pit stop in Fresno to pick up a friend who goes to FSU. If I leave Thursday morning at about 9:00 a.m., any estimates on how long it'll take me to get to Fresno? Any idea how long it'll be from Fresno to Anaheim?
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    Zune to get price cut

    Good stuff. "In an effort to help boost sales this holiday shopping season, Microsoft announced price cuts on its entire line of Zune MP3 players. The 4GB Zune will drop to $99 (from $129), the 8GB model will drop $10 to $139, and the 16GB will drop $20 to $179."...
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    SanDisk releases 8GB Sansa Clip

    Awesome! SanDisk released the 8GB Sansa Clip in time for it to make a decent Christmas gift. It's available for $99. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/40140/93/ http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/1...es-8GB-Sansa-Clip.html Anyone else have a Clip and like it?
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    Dell to delay MP3 player until next year

    It looks like Dell is going to wait to release its latest version of an MP3 player, according to sources. Article here: http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/1...er-this-Christmas.html I think it's a good idea for them to wait it out, as the iPod will dominate, and there should be less shoppers...
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    Where to go dancing in S.F.?

    Girlfriend, myself, and a few friends want to head out dancing tomorrow night somewhere in San Francisco. I have a couple of other friends who are thinking about going to Ruby Skye tomorrow night, but I wanted a couple of back up plans just in case. Techno or rap music preferred, but looking...
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    Panasonic discusses Blu-ray technology

    Taken from this article published on CDFreaks. The most interesting part of the little Q&A, IMO, is this tidbit: Toshiba making Blu-ray players now? Did hell freeze over, or was that just a Freudian slip on the Panasonic PR person's part?
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    Blu-ray prices finally beginning to drop

    It seems like people still want prices to drop towards $200 before they hop on board, but what do you think about it? Memorex announces $269 Blu-ray player The Memorex player will support Profile 1.1 and not Profile 2.0, which IMO will already make it less popular, although do people...
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    Lack of Blu-ray titles

    Man, August has been a horrible month for new Blu-ray movies! Am I the only one looking forward to September's movie releases? Reading material link one Reading material link two I guess it's nice to save the $20+ per movie title, but I have already watched all the titles I already...
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    Panasonic launches Blu-ray player with VHS

    CDFreaks linkage Is Panasonic serious? Is this for real? I guess it's good as a marketing ploy, especially because Panasonic has announced several other Blu-ray-related products, but will Japanese consumers bite at this bait?
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    RIAA shuts down Muxtape... OpenTape opens a week later

    CDFreak linkage Thoughts on this news? Is OpenTape doomed? I find the timing rather ironic and amusing, but I am sure the RIAA lawyers are already trying to figure out how to get this new service destroyed immediately. I used Muxtape a couple of times and was sad to see it go, but...
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    Microsoft is happy with Zune sales numbers

    The rest of the article available here at CDFreaks Am I the only person not buying it? Sure, they could be number two in the HDD MP3 player market, but how many people do you know who own a Zune? I don't actually have anything negative to say about the MP3 player, as I was quite pleased...
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    GT's Kombucha

    Does anyone here drink Kombucha? A few of my friends have tried to get me into drinking this stuff, but I just can't seem to want to spend ~$3 for a bad tasting drink! What is GT's Kombucha? Don't know what it is? Click here and learn about this "miracle" drink...
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    Need ATOT Effect

    My buddy Ryan is entered in a contest where the winner is able to pitch their startup company idea to PayPal, Google and other investors who could possibly fork over money if they like the idea. Contest linkage can be found by clicking here... They are down to the final six ideas, and all...
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    Any Redbox customers here?

    Any Redbox customers here? Thoughts on the vending machine service? If you're not sure what I am talking about, click me Even though there is a smaller selection of movies, I like how convenient the service really is (with machines in local grocery stores and McDonald's). You can...
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    Just one of those nights

    Ever have one of those nights where it seems like nothing can go right for you? Was walking up the stairs with a fifth of Grey Goose, and somehow managed to drop and smash the bottle! :( *sigh*
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    House bill would enforce ESRB game rating system

    The rest of the article is available by clicking here. Are you okay with this? I truly believe it's a waste of taxpayers' dollars to try and create legislation like this - it's up to the parents to monitor what kind of video games their children are renting or purchasing from stores...
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    What kind of tequila should I buy

    ATOT, I need your help! ;) I was walking through Safeway earlier this evening and walked down the liquor aisle trying to decide what I should drink tonight... and decided upon tequila. What kind of tequila should I get? Something ~$50 or less per bottle would be ideal. Patron? Don...
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    EFF Founder: Google to blame for SF wireless issues

    Click here to be taken to the video press conference Not entirely sure if it's the EFF just trying to get in the headlines, or if this is another Google-related privacy issue, or a combination of both.
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    House Republicans try once more to break the H-1B logjam

    The H-1B visa problem has been a pain in the balls for tech companies for a few years now, and it's obvious they are getting a bit restless that very little is being done. What do you think about the problem? How should we attempt to overcome it? Click here to read the rest I think we...
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    EU demands information on CIA centers in Romania

    Article published on the World Student Press Agency Can't say I blame the EU for wanting to know about CIA centers in Romania, but don't know how forthcoming the U.S. government will be with them.
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    Should kids be taught 'Internet safety' in schools?

    Click here to read the rest of the article Your thoughts on this? I figure if the parents don't feel responsible to teach their children how to be safe on the Internet, somebody has to do it. But who will teach the teachers about the Internet? Parents, would you be okay if the school...
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    Is Daylight Savings Time Worse than Y2K?

    Head to DailyTech to read the rest of the article What do you think? Is DST worse than Y2K? I remember the panic caused when Y2K occurred, even outside of IT companies - is DST really such a headache for IT managers?
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    Felten: Some New Jersey voting machines can't add

    Click here for the rest of the article When will this nonsense end? I doubt the e-voting machines will ever be 100 percent full proof, but come on... Do you trust e-voting machines? Why or why not?
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    Radiohead Launches Social Network

    It seems to be a growing trend among musicians and celebs - create your own social network! Linkage courtesy of Wired Blog Direct link to the site I guess users will come if the band is popular enough.
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    Apple battles NYC over logo

    Click here for the rest Round one, start!!!
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    Britain to ban sex offenders from social networking sites

    Click here for the rest of the article I think it's nice they are at least attempting to do something, but the whole turn over your e-mail address so it's blacklisted thing is silly, IMO. But I guess we must take baby steps...
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    Mozilla 10 years old

    Can you believe it? It has been 10 years already! http://www.dailytech.com/Celeb...zilla/article11351.htm Apparently Mozilla threw a decent shindig the other night in San Francisco. :)
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    Another botnet spammer bites the dust

    I have no sympathy for people who do these kinds of activities. I honestly wish they would fine him more money and give him a longer sentence, in an attempt to send a stern warning to other botnet masters.
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    JAXA Launches new satellite designed to offer high-speed Internet

    Cool! Click here for the rest of the article As a fan of space and space technology, I hope JAXA continues to have good levels of success in the future.
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    Have you guys used Newspond?

    Just curious if any of you have checked out Newspondyet. If you're not familiar with it, here are a couple of links: CNET linkage BetaNews linkage Mashable Thoughts on it?
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    Shooting ranges in the Bay Area

    I've been tossing around the idea of going to a shooting range here in the Bay Area, but was curious if ATOT had any recommendations on good spots for me? Probably want to go with an indoor pistol range and outdoor muzzleloading, if possible. Somewhere in the East Bay or South Bay is...
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    Mushkin

    Just doing a little bit of unofficial market research here. Do you own Mushkin products? If so, which products? Do you like the quality? Something you do not like?
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    CES Unveiled Press Event

    Even though CES really kicks off tomorrow, an official press event was held last night, with some neat stuff shown. Favorite article I read Samsung showed off some gadgets A pretty neat robot Pictures from the event San Jose Mercury News blog
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    Bay Area folks, is it raining where you are?

    While Tahoe gets pounded with snow, we get to look forward to apparently high wind and lots of rain down here in the Bay Area. As long as my plane can take off on Saturday, I don't care how much rain we get! :)
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    Emeril's New Orleans Fish House in Las Vegas

    A few friends want to go to the Emeril's New Orleans Fish House for lunch while we're in Vegas, and was curious if any of you guys have eaten there. I am sure it's going to be sort of expensive, but want to know if I will at least get a good lunch out of the deal. I'm looking to eat steak or...
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    Sears found to be using spyware to track visitors

    I don't appreciate when companies do this, but I have spoken with people who said they really don't mind. What do you think?
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    New California driving laws SOME take effect tomorrow

    For all of our California residents, may want to read this article over Happy New Year!!!!