Friday, September 30, 2005

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Adam's Curse , by Bryan Sykes Sykes is a rare bird: an accomplished scientist who can write for the layman. He describes results of rece...

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Neil Gaiman has lunch with members of the blogger team. 

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Shaking hands with the Dream King 

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Neil Gaiman (right) & Piaw (left), after the Google signing Picture credit: Wei-Hwa Huang (???)
Thursday, September 29, 2005

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Advanced You scored 92% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 73% Expert! You have an extremely good understanding of begin...
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

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The Cheating of America , Charles Lewis A so-so book about tax evasion. Rather than presenting a coherent case about tax evasion, how it hap...
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Monday, September 26, 2005

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A Distant Soil 2: Ascendant , by Colleen Doran The pace finally picks up and the story coheres. Doran steers away carefully from many adult ...

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Orbiter , Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran A comic book that works too hard to inspire. I'm a science geek and I definitely believe that m...

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The Search , by John Battelle I was eager to read this book, since I joined Google just 2 years ago, when a lot of the history had already h...

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My 20% project makes the New York Times! Sure, it's a short piece, and most of it quotes Hal Varian, who's much more of an expert on...
Sunday, September 25, 2005

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OK, now that I've hiked half-dome, I don't have to do it again. It was crowded. The hike was long and towards the end more than a li...
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First view of half-dome along the trail. 

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Piaw after 8.2 miles of hiking. Good grief, that last stretch looks steep! 

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View from the top of Half Dome: El Capitan and Yosemite Valley 

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Come to Yosemite National Park. Get away from cities, crowds, traffic jams, and pollution. OK, maybe not. 
Friday, September 23, 2005

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Patri provides more details on my 20% project I'm so glad this 20% project was more than just me. I certainly don't have the ability...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005

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Christine Davis' blog Yes, Scarlet, I predict you'll be a big fan of her blog.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

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Now I can talk about it Every so often I'll talk to someone who knows I work at Google. Invariably, the question will come up if they...
Monday, September 19, 2005

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Handling the boat in the evening near Angel Island. 

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Lea enjoying herself as she maneuvers the Talisman away from San Francisco under high winds.