Somegirlwitha.com

More geeky than girly.

2010

  • The Oracle

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    Cheap fun in Dallas: Head up to the 40th floor in the Chase Tower. Called the Sky Lobby, it’s free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm. Thanks to Sherry for taking me around, even though she didn’t really know where to go.

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  • Beijing’s population exceeds 22 million

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    Beijing’s total population has exceeded 22 million, a mark that is supposed to be surpassed a decade later, the China National Radio reported today. –Article from China Daily

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  • Ithaca

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    From my trip to Cornell for work this past weekend. Kathleen made me hike 8 stories up the clock tower. She made me watch the chimes concert where the person pushes these levers with their hands and feet to ring the bells above. At the Ithaca Chili Cook-off & WinterFest with Kathleen and Rachel. Shot…

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  • Gang of Four

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    The Gang of Four was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes. Not to worry, the Gang of Four in the image above is just a bunch of…

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  • Admiration in the Mission

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    Out shooting in the Mission last Saturday and ran into another group of photogs. This is Seth admiring Jason‘s 4×5.

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  • What Sets You Apart?

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  • Google Voicemail Transcriptions

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    This is how Google Voice transcribes a message. This voicemail was left in Chinese by my Auntie Linda, who was inviting me to dinner. Here’s the original: Hey Jen, If I’m doing, Dante at 10 AM. A number on a budget. The basic compiling a list call back. Yeah, okay. Yeah back. Bye bye.

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  • Year of the Tiger

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    Chinese New Year is coming up. For those born in the year of the Tiger (according to Wikipedia): Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be cold, restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, ruthless, selfish, aggressive, unpredictable, moody. One of my former…

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  • I Hate Writing

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    I really do. I don’t mind speaking in front of groups, as I need to do for work. It’s preparing the content that I don’t like. Maybe that’s why I like photography so much–I don’t need words. Photo taken in summer of 2009, at the Hong Kong Museum of History.

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  • Mozart Forever

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    Taken outside the SF Symphony. See the inside or Brad’s fish-eye version. Like Brad, I also wonder what type of person would carve this into the street?

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  • Friday Fun Fact

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    When putting on pants, socks, or shoes, I realized I ALWAYS dress my left side first. (Left leg or foot in first) What’s YOUR Friday Fun Fact?

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  • Barbie Shanghai

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    The first Barbie Worldwide Flagship Store. Taken in Summer, 2009. Yes, I went in with my students. It was so…pink. They even had a Vera Wang bride and groom Barbies and Juicy Couture Barbies. I think they even had a Barbie restaurant on the top floor. Barbie® Shanghai is an exclusive shopping destination with six…

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  • Help Emails

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    I’ve received a couple emails from friends and family this week asking for help/advice on the following topics: Firefox, autistic children, and restaurants in Chinatown. OK, that’s all.

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  • Import Facebook Phone Numbers into Your Google Contacts

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    My coworker Kurt was asking about this so I’ll post it up here: If you have Firefox and GreaseMonkey, then install this script.  Go to your Facebook Phonebook, then in your Firefox menu, go into Tools > GreaseMonkey > User Script Commands… > and you’ll see Export Facebook Phonebook. Extract the data, and then POST…

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  • Cabbage Patch Kid Abby

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    Abby, 7 months. Taken at the Ferry Building.

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  • Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid.

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    A bus on Columbus.

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  • Ip Man (Yip Man) Movie

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    I haven’t posted much on this subject, mainly because I keep much of this to myself, even in person. The only other place I remember where I’ve mentioned anything was on my “100 things about me” page. But as my friends and I watched this movie this weekend, I was reminded how this movie has…

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  • “Baby Jesus” Chris

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    I was walking The Embarcadero, camera in hand, when this guy walked by, lifted up his tennis racket to hide his face and said, “No more, paparazzi. No more pictures.” I smiled and said, “That’s a good one” and couldn’t help but continue with “Can I take your picture?” He told me he’d been living…

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  • Enable Internet Connection Sharing (Sprint HTC Touch)

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    I’m finally documenting this here because every time I do a hard reset on my phone, I forget what I need to do to tether my phone to my laptop and allow internet sharing. I actually don’t like my wireless carrier because it uses CDMA technology, which doesn’t allow me to use SIM cards when…

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  • Portrait? Ready!

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    Note (added Feb 1): I asked the lady if I can take a picture of her dog and she agreed. I was about to leave, but the next thing I know, a man (her husband?) wanted in the photo. I snapped another one, but it didn’t turn out that great.

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