Rod posted this cool video introduction to the Enterprise Irregulars, and to an open source drawing tool called Inkscape.
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Wal-Mart is Off-Mart Today
Posted on November 24, 2006 ·
“SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The Web site of leading retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was offline or otherwise “unusable” for much of Friday, which is the busiest shopping day of the year, according to an Internet performance-tracking company.
Those that managed to gain access to the site had to wait up to 30 seconds for search results and even longer to complete a purchase, according to Ben Rushlo, a senior director at Keynote Systems, which monitors Web-site performance.
A message on the company’s site blamed the problems on “high traffic volume.”
Not expecting hight traffic volume on Black Friday? Give me a break … this is pathetic.
Update (11/26): News.com’s report just hit Techmeme.
Turkey Exit Strategy
Posted on November 23, 2006 ·
While they are just planning their exit strategy:
… they’ve already executed it (oops, bad choice of words
):
NJ Transit officials reported seeing a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a Ramsey train station platform. Dan Stessel, a spokesman for NJ Transit, said “… it looked like the turkeys were waiting for the next outbound train,” he said “Clearly, they’re trying to catch a train and escape their fate.”
Tags: turkey, exit strategy
Wow, That’s a Lot of Fahrvergnügen
Posted on November 23, 2006 ·
Blog Affairs…
Posted on November 23, 2006 ·
What Is It With Bike Accidents Around the President?
Posted on November 21, 2006 ·
President Bush:
– fell off a Segway (isn’t that almost impossible) in Maine
– fell off a mountain bike in Texas
– fell off a bike at the G8 summit, hitting a local cop,
Today three Honolulu Police Department motorcycle officers were injured when they crashed while accompanying President Bush’s motorcade on Hickam Air Force Base this morning.
I guess Bush and Wheels just don’t match 
Foodie VC Blogs
Posted on November 20, 2006 ·
I guess there’s more than one foodie VC Blog. I’ve been a faithful reader of Trinity Partner Tom Cole’s Consuming Ambitions for a while, and today I found out from Robert that “Paul Matteucci, one of the VC’s who funded PodTech, writes a good foodie blog called FoodCrunch.”
They don’t really compete, though. FoodCrunch appears to be quite international in coverage and focuses on ingredients and recipes, while Consuming Ambitions has a definite Bay Area focus, featuring restaurant reviews, local farmers’ markets, wineries, recipes – anything worth mentioning, including private food-tasting hosted by fellow VC’s.
Ahhhhhhhhh, I’m getting hungry. Bon Appetite. 
Smoking Forbidden – Even at Your Home
Posted on November 20, 2006 ·
The city of Belmont, CA is about to introduce radical anti-smoking regulation:
“Belmont City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with the drafting of an ordinance that revises the city’s current smoking ban in workplaces and most public areas, to now include any residence except single-family detached homes. (CBS5.com)
Frankly, I’m not sure what to think. I do not smoke, and I can’t stand second-hand smoke. Having lived in smoke-free California for a while, landing at any European airport is a pain, I literally suffocate from the dense smoke… same experience at many places on the East Coast. But here in CA we’re as smoke-free as we can be.
Talk about smoke, how about wood-burning fireplaces? A great American tradition – banned for new home construction in most CA communities, yet every day I open my windows for a bit of fresh air, I am getting bombarded by a *fresh* dose of carcinogen courtesy of my neighbors. I really hate it, but I don’t think owners of older homes can be ordered not to use this amenity.
The list can go on – unless you live in the middle of a 15-acre property, you won’t be completely isolated from your neighbors. How far can cities go in issuing ordinances, over-regulating every aspect of our lives? Shouldn’t our homes be the ultimate sanctuary, off-limits to regulations?
What do YOU think?
The Oval Office Redesigned
Posted on November 20, 2006 ·
The SF Chronicle has an interactive pic (Flash required) to show the White House, redesigned in San Francisco-style. Amenities include a jacuzzi and a massage table. Click the pic, then roll over the items to see their description.
The Chronicle opened up the design process to readers, asking them: What should Bush put in the Oval Office to reflect San Francisco styles?
The very first reader proposal:
“How about an exit sign? And make sure it is well-lighted, so they can find it!”
Blocked from China?
Posted on November 19, 2006 ·
My service provider, BlogHarbor is getting reports from users in China not being able to access BlogHarbor blogs. I’m trying to help him establish the facts: if you are in China, or know someone in there, could you please ask them to check if they can access this blog, or any other on the list of Recently Updated BlogHarbor Weblogs?
Thanks a lot! 
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