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Facebook & Face Recognition Technology
Want to know how I think Facebook is really going to make their $$? Minority Report in real life. You walk into Gap, a video camera uses face recognition to match you to your Facebook profile, Gap knows your name, gender, who your friends are, etc, and they customize your shopping experience. Gap might send [...]
I Was Eating A Can Of Sardines
This was a few months ago. I’m on my lunch break, siting on the edge of a planter, in the outdoor courtyard of the San Diego Civic Theater. I’m eating a can of sardines. I think they’re gross but I still choose to eat them occasionally, which is a topic for another blog post. This [...]
Downtown San Diego Caliente Sign
I see this sign every morning when I walk from the coaster station to work. This sign is at 6th and C. I tried a few Google searches but I can’t find any info about it. It reads “Racing every Saturday & Sunday. Caliente in Old Mexico. Home of the fabulous 5-10. Betting Daily on [...]
Best Surf Forecast Website
I forget how I stumbled across Spitcast but I’ve started using it lately to check the surf forecast before heading to the beach. I like the simple and clean styling of the website, but best of all it lets you compare the conditions at each break in your city. Depending on various factors like swell size, direction, [...]
Jupiter, Venus, Crescent Moon
Last monday night I was driving to my Jiu Jitsu class and noticed a cool allignment of the moon and what I thought was a few stars. I didn’t realize until later that it was actually Jupiter and Venus I was looking at. Apparently this allignment of these planets won’t happen again until 2052. Pretty [...]