800series - New Identity Perhaps this can be part of a new online identity for myself? Logo? What do you think?

800series - New Identity

Perhaps this can be part of a new online identity for myself? Logo?

What do you think?


Drip Apparatus at Ritual Coffee I finally made it to the famous Ritual in the Mission and I noticed their awesome drip apparatus. Fantastic coffee.

Drip Apparatus at Ritual Coffee

I finally made it to the famous Ritual in the Mission and I noticed their awesome drip apparatus. Fantastic coffee.


Piece of Shit iPod Touch

Piece of Shit iPod Touch


Funny sign down the street Palo Alto is quite entertaining sometimes.

Funny sign down the street

Palo Alto is quite entertaining sometimes.


Tassimo Professional Sometimes I really do love coming to work.

Tassimo Professional

Sometimes I really do love coming to work.


Founders Card is SEXY

Founders Card is SEXY


Google Favorite Places and QR Codes I finally found a Google Favorite Place sign at Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto. I’m surprised it took this long to find one considering 100,000 signs were distributed. I’m also surprised how much Google is pushing this uber geeky bandwagon. Look at that sign. No instructions, no hints, no words. Just a funky looking image on the bottom right corner. How am I supposed to know I need to take a picture of it? What app do I use? Why didn’t Google put “Search ‘QR’ in your smartphone’s app store and use an app to take a picture of this graphic.” Something like that. The image on the right is the resulting website when I capture the QR code. I use QuickMark QR Code Reader which is $0.99 in the Apple App Store. It was also useful at the Cornell reunion last month since volunteers were wearing t-shirts with giant QR codes on the front. Of course it was slightly awkward to approach someone and say “Hey can I take a picture of your chest?”

Google Favorite Places and QR Codes

I finally found a Google Favorite Place sign at Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto. I’m surprised it took this long to find one considering 100,000 signs were distributed. I’m also surprised how much Google is pushing this uber geeky bandwagon.

Look at that sign. No instructions, no hints, no words. Just a funky looking image on the bottom right corner. How am I supposed to know I need to take a picture of it? What app do I use? Why didn’t Google put “Search ‘QR’ in your smartphone’s app store and use an app to take a picture of this graphic.” Something like that. The image on the right is the resulting website when I capture the QR code.

I use QuickMark QR Code Reader which is $0.99 in the Apple App Store. It was also useful at the Cornell reunion last month since volunteers were wearing t-shirts with giant QR codes on the front. Of course it was slightly awkward to approach someone and say “Hey can I take a picture of your chest?”


Just tried the free WiFi at Starbucks. The best part is no splash page or terms of service!

Just tried the free WiFi at Starbucks. The best part is no splash page or terms of service!


This . punctuation . makes .. no sense It annoys me that I live nearby and am forced to see this ridiculous sign all the time. However, the sliders are awesome. Maybe I can start a blog on logo/signage punctuation. Hmmm…

This . punctuation . makes .. no sense

It annoys me that I live nearby and am forced to see this ridiculous sign all the time. However, the sliders are awesome.

Maybe I can start a blog on logo/signage punctuation. Hmmm…


800series - Climb My first poem. More to come.

800series - Climb

My first poem. More to come.