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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Where to find a cab in San Francisco.
Another blogging SF cab driver posted a great find: a map showing where to hail a cab in the City. This map seems quite accurate from my few months of cab driving experience. You might want to keep a link … Continue reading
Posted in taxi, transit
Tagged cab, fare, find, find a taxi, finding a cab in sf, finding a taxi in san francisco, hail, san francisco, search, sf, street, taxi, taxicab, where
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This weekend, The Oracle OpenWorld conference started Sunday, bringing bunches of people to the city and blocking off Howard Street. It was a busy weekend. I took a French speaking mom and daughter from the Haight to Union Square. My … Continue reading
MUNI Haikus
Haikus about MUNI, just like the title says. Organized by bus line. My favorite from the 1 California (outside my window): pings, sci-fi noises 1 California zooms by not 1am yet –bobboman Link
Antitrust idiocy rises again — now it’s Apple’s turn!
Engadget reports that a class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple claiming that its iPods are illegally tied to its iTunes software. In essence, the plaintiff claims the Apple iPod/iTunes ‘ecosystem’ locks out competitors. Non-Apple music players cannot play music … Continue reading
Posted in econ, internets, tech
Tagged antitrust, apple, browser wars, econ, economics, ecosystem, european antitrust, ipod, itunes, microsoft, music
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Doing things we don’t like makes us human.
My friend Steve sent me this NY Times article by David Brooks. In a nutshell, Mr. Brooks says we ought to ‘outsource’ things we don’t like doing or thinking about with technology. Says Mr. Brooks, use a GPS instead of … Continue reading
Posted in happiness
Tagged brains, challenge, life, meaning of life, mental, outsourcing, thinking, thought
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“Peak Medallions” are the answer to evening cab rush.
You have a 7pm reservation with friends across town in the Mission. It’s 6:30 and you know MUNI won’t get you there in less than an hour, so you have to cab it. You walk to the nearest busy street … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cab, demand, dispatch, econ, economics, local, medallions, partnership, peak, private, public, regulation, san francisco, sf, taxi
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Work
Saturday, I drove cab 666. It’s semi–famous. I took a lady to her appointment at a Methodone clinic. She was tired of waiting for the 22. I took 3 guys to their respective homes in the Excelsior around 7 in … Continue reading
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