Updated to fix broken link to Geocoder.us
So I am in the passenger seat of our rental car as we (Rob, Matt, Myself) pull out of San Rafael and head back to the highway for our 12 hour drive back to Seattle. So what did I do on my four day trip?
I determined that the Sirius satellite radio in our rental car sucked, with over 60 audio channels that each had maybe one song an hour that I actually liked. On top of that every time you go under a bridge it loses contact with the satellite. In San Francisco keeping contact with the Satellite was pretty much impossible. So much for Satellite radio.
I drove for about twelve hours on the way from Seattle to SF, I gave up to nap and let Rob take over two hours outside San Francisco.
I met with a bunch of my old community wireless folk, and met new members of Personal Telco, Third Break.
I got to talk to Soren of Soekris Engineering and talked about his up and coming products.
I saw Schuyler’s Geocoder.us project for the first time and noticed that he finally has an inside voice thanks to his new wife Jo.
I went to the EFF for the first time and got see their office. During our Summit meetings I got to review a document the EFF is working on for providing ISPs with best practices for protecting themselves when users/customers of their networks violate copyright law.
I got an Anti-Sco (SCO in a circle with a line through it) and a “Homeland Security” t-shirt courtesy of Petey.
In true San Francisco fashion I double parked, however not only did I double park, I parallel double parked! So take that your California freaks.
I ate at Truly-Med, a mediterranean place in the Mission that Matt has been raving about for years.
I tried for three days straight to train Martha’s (coffee shop in Noe Valley) to make my espresso drink to my liking, at which I failed miserably.
I have finally entered the world of Internet advertising and setup google adsense on my websites.
I worked on the freenetworks.org box, and upgraded apache, mod-perl, openssh, and installed spam assassin. Which in turn has also resulted in a major overhaul to the Freenetwork’s site.
I went out to dinner with a cool female I met in Seattle a little while ago.
I didn’t go to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz
For the first time in my past five trips to the Bay Area, I did not go to Fryes.
I didn’t get arrested!
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