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pier 17 at dusk

Pier 17, with Treasure Island in the distance.  Wednesday, September 23, just before going into Tcho Chocolate to attend Dorkbot.

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Timothy Childs talks about making excellent chocolate

I had a great time last night attending Dorkbot SF, hosted by Tcho Chocolate.  Between the intense geek energy, the overpowering chocolate aroma, and the keg of Fat Tire, the atmosphere was truly intoxicating.
Timothy Childs, Founder and Chief Chocolate Officer of Tcho Chocolate spoke at length about how Tcho is bringing the Silicon Valley startup [...]

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tow trucks at the ready on the embercardero

I spotted these tow trucks on The Embercardaro around 2:30 in the afternoon on Monday, September 1.  They were waiting to scoop up any cars left in the curb lane once 3pm rolled around.
This picture is the first I have postprocessed using The Gimp.  I used the dodging and burning tool to bring out some [...]

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TransAmerica Pyramid in the fog

Evening of January 1, 2009.  I like how the pyramid looks like an antenna spraying radiation out into the sky.

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This month’s Wired magazine published a good, but I think oddly critical article about Craigslist, called Why Craigslist is Such a Mess.  I say “oddly critical” because I don’t think Craigslist is nearly as bad as the article makes it out to be.
In a separate piece, Gary Wolf explains the motivation for writing the cover [...]

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the light in san francisco, take 2

Recycling another old photo that I’ve never shared before.  Dusk after the rain, February 24, 2008, looking at North Beach.

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electric bus cable inspectors

It turns out that the cable car cable is not the only public transportation infrastructure requiring inspection in San Francisco.  These gentlemen were spotted last Friday morning (August 21) looking at the overhead wires used by electric buses on Chestnut Street.  The truck they stood on top of was driven very slowly up the street [...]

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Embarcadero MUNI

This picture is taken facing southwest (away from the Bay) while on the BART staircase at the northeast end of the station, standing at the MUNI level. August 14, 2009.

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the light in san francisco

Last Thursday (August 7) the light in the evening was just incredible.  This shot is taken out my window driving on The Embarcadero.  The Ferry Building is visible on the left in front of the Bay Bridge.

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Cable Car Cable Roller
cable car cable inspectors

Back in May I saw these fine gentlemen walking along the Powell-Hyde Street line, lifting each removable metal cover over the cable car cable. These covers allow access to the rollers that the cable runs in and these workers were responsible for checking that each roller was in good repair. This picture was taken [...]