While researching the nearby in-Fremont-on-Wednesdays, Hawaiian/Korean, does-Kalua-pork-really-work-with-Kim-Chi taco truck, I came across a mention of another taco “truck,” cleverly titled Tako Truck (in reference to their tacos sometimes containing octopus (tako)). Their website is brilliant. Though it is a bit more maximal than minimal and makes no mentions of unicorns, I think it could be [...]

The headline from yesterday’s Washington Post says it all: New staff find White House in tech Dark Ages. The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. … Another White House official whose transition cellphone was disconnected left a message temporarily referring callers to his wife’s phone. [...]

We have a new whitehouse.gov. There are many more important things to be excited about on this day, but I can’t help but feel a bit of pride about the level of technical savvy that’s moving into the West Wing.

Google Sightseeing is a blog collecting interesting landmarks viewable from Google’s new tool that integrates maps with satellite imagery. Google Sightseeing Google Maps (with satellite imagery turned on)