CurrentEvents – Page 94

Bike versus Volvo

This morning I came upon the aftermath of what looked to have been a fairly nasty traffic collision at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Princeton Street in Santa Monica. I can’t tell much about what happened. If I had to guess, I’d say the motorcycle struck the Volvo. I’d bet the Volvo was tryingContinue reading “Bike versus Volvo”

It’s a renter’s market

In addition to the general dearth of housing properties that has been created in the So Cal real estate market over the last five years, there is also the specter of decreasing demand. As the unemployment/underemployment rate in Los Angeles hovers near 20% people are leaving California faster than they are arriving and we mayContinue reading “It’s a renter’s market”

Obama CIO stepping down?

Vivek Kundra, Obama’s nominee to act as a Federal “CIO” is taking a leave of absence after federal investigators reported yesterday that one of his direct reports had been engaging in some accounting shenanigans – such as creating fake employees to siphon money away from the District of Columbia, his former employer. Sounds like theContinue reading “Obama CIO stepping down?”

Oprah to interview Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tomorrow

You heard it here first. Wall Street Journal is reporting that the famed talk show host is going to have the founder on her eponymous show tomorrow. They probably aren’t going to talk about the brain drain, or the devaluation of the facevalue (c’mon, I’m dying here) of the company. This looks to me likeContinue reading “Oprah to interview Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tomorrow”

New iPod Shuffle & Mac Mini

Okay, I officially have what I will bizarrely title “Shuffle Envy.” The new iPod Shuffle looks like it’s the size and shape of the Apple remote used to navigate through Spotlight. Only it’s got no buttons on it. Oh, and with a clip. Weird. I like it, if only for it’s high ranking on theContinue reading “New iPod Shuffle & Mac Mini”