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The new Squeezebox hardware was one of the best things I saw at CES. The remote is pretty nice, but the best thing is that, like their SlimServer software, the firmware is open-source and Lua-based, so “the community” can write plugins and features for the remote. I predict this’ll be huge.
The Frozen Pea Fund gets a write-up in the Washington Post.
Woot! “The Mole” is coming back in a non-celebrity edition. This makes me: happy!
I won a raffle at the blogger party. Amongst the prizes were $300 in cash and free return flights on Virgin America.
My prize? An Intel flight suit. Apparently, Intel was sponsoring one of those Zero-G parabolic flights, and had some custom flight suits made. Do I get a flight on the vomit comet? Do I bollocks. Just the suit.
Not pictured is the huge Intel logo on the back. Discussions soon turned to the idea of wearing it, heading to the Intel booth on the show floor, and pretending to be booth staff. "Our new processor is smaller than an ant, but can do multiplication almost three times faster than even the most skilled ant."
Oh, and when I was carrying the suit, I felt something papery in one of the pockets. Of course, my first assumption was that there was a crisp $100 bill in there. Nope. Sick bag!
Spotted opposite the Atomic Testing Museum. No idea what makes their coffee "sexy", and frankly scared to find out.
Getting ready for an interview at the NBC News stand
This year’s Beijing olympic games will have the highest TV viewing figures in the US for, let’s say, 10 years, since it’ll be the first summer games shown in high-definition.
Hah! Jeremy Clarkson blusters in his usual ignorantly twattish style that identity theft isn’t a big deal, and to prove his point, lists his bank account details in his newspaper column. Someone took the details and created a direct debit to a charity! `
Bizarre battery-powered cartridge-based contraption that allows you to "smoke" "cigarettes" without technically smoking.
(Rather splendidly, a google search reveals that "NJoy" is also the name of a brand of "personal massagers", so make sure not to get them confused. You might get a funny look if you put a "NJoy Personal Wand" between your lips in public)
Portable boombox-type-thing with remote-controlled score displays, a countdown timer, etc.
It sounds a bit gimmicky and crappy, but it's something I desperately wanted a few years back when doing improv. I could definitely see Theatersports or Comedysportz troupes using it for away gigs.
I ate at Sensi this evening, which has its kitchen in the center of the restaurant, surrounded by walls of glass.
I was treated to the view of the steamer. Anyone who was squeamish about seeing live wriggling lobsters going in, and pink delicious ones coming out would not have had fun.
Greetings from Vegas, or more specifically, Bloghaus.
OK, going to go take over the Bloghaus TV and watch American Gladiators. Laters!
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.
