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by max on February 26th, 2010
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Here’s some great news for gadget lovers out there, Sprint will be rolling out 4G (WiMax) in San Francisco by the end of this year.  For one, I have experienced 4G speeds at CES 2010 this year in Las Vegas and it certainly is about 10-20 times faster than regular 4G. What does this mean for ...
by max on February 26th, 2010
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It seems like one of San Francisco’s favorite review sites Yelp, has been sued for fraud by local business that claim Yelp would remove negative reviews for paying advertisers. I have been using Yelp for several years now and I would have to say in general Yelp is pretty darn accurate when i ...
by max on February 26th, 2010
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Today’s weather was pretty freakin’ crazy, wasn’t it?  At first it was windy like hell in the morning, then the showers came for couple hours, now it’s bright and sunny.  I can see the ocean from my apartment here and it has cleared up rather nicely! Tomorrow should be a be ...
by max on December 24th, 2009
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Mayor Gavin Newsom and city of San Francisco will be proposing that all cellphones sold in San Francisco to be labeled with levels of radiation.  I, for one, think this is a great idea and should be done all over the country.  Radiation can have dramatic affects on humans and other nearby consumer ...
by max on December 19th, 2009
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In a recent event, a San Francisco woman punched a parking officer for giving her a parking ticket.  Of course, I can understand the frustrations as sometimes parking officers in San Francisco can be really annoying as hell, especially if they write you a ticket even though you are there at the las ...
by max on December 12th, 2009
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One of the things I admire about San Francisco is the lack of pollution and abundance of natural gas-powered/electric buses.  Well, San Francisco’s landmark building the Transamerica just got certified by LEED as a “green” architecture, bringing San Francisco to the lead as the g ...
by max on November 19th, 2009
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UPDATE: I just talked to my real estate expert friend and he says this chart is a fluke, there’s still a ton of foreclosures and the market isn’t going up! According to SocketSite.com, SF real estate hits its high for this year at a median price around $690k. Have we hit bottom yet?  T ...
by max on November 11th, 2009
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Here’s something you should know, that you will still have to pay towing fees if your car is found after a car theft.  (that is if you don’t pick up the car within a reasonable amount of time of 20 minutes.)  I guess this only goes for non-SF residents so… just know! Two weeks ag ...
by max on November 10th, 2009
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The Bay Bridge, with its temporary S-curve in place during the build of the new Bay Bridge, is causing havoc among drivers including this truck driver who drove his big rig off the bridge and careened into the ground. The accident — where a big rig truck toppled over the bridge at around 3:30 ...
by max on November 2nd, 2009
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Looks like Bay Bridge open again just now! Yey! ...