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It’s been 4 years – let’s reminisce for a moment, shall we? I remember. I also remember incurring the wrath of the bubble blogger set with a slightly too subtle dig at the no bubble stance. For the record I said that saying there is no bubble was a “crazy statement.” But my predictions (which I’m... »

At least it never rains on the Google StreetView car. View Larger Map As you virtually walk the neighborhoods of Seattle with StreetView (It’s New! Yesterday!), you’ll see some cloudy days: View Larger Map But no rainy days. When I was growing up, my dad’s favorite description of Seattle came from a “give us a slogan contest” on the... »

Remember how we were once blown away by the amount of information on the web? The number of facts, rumors, discussions, and, well, the shear number of words that were generated daily? The textual web is fascinating, but it’s yesterday’s news. The innovation now is the visual web. It’s already begun with Google Street View... »

All aboard! The track is done, but the electric isn’t up yet, so Sound Transit did a test push a few days ago. I sort of wish the Central Link had a dirtier name to complement the Seattle S.L.U.T. (t-shirts here). »

Google is now predicting traffic in the future to help you avoid nasty Seattle traffic on freeways, but that is nothing compared to… Microsoft’s Clear Flow doesn’t just tell you that traffic usually sucks on Thursdays at 5:30 (because if you’ve driven on I5 twice at rush hour, you already know that). It tells you... »

Yep, it’s the bizarre late-March snowstorm here in Seattle. We will return to the regularly scheduled rainy and 45 degree weather next week. »

Through March the Space Needle has been offering free evening tickets to the top and cheap drinks. It’s the last weekend, so go get your drink on! And be sure to print out the ticket so you don’t have to pay $15 for the elevator ride. »