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901 Tequila Branding

josuah — 2010-07-31T08:30:33+00:00

I clicked on a banner advertisement for the first time in a long time, and ended up at a web site that I think has done an excellent job of creating an emotional atmosphere and connection with its audience. 901...

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SamBakZa's There She Is!

josuah — 2010-07-23T07:35:45+00:00

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Distant Worlds II

josuah — 2010-07-17T17:59:39+00:00

I attended the Friday half of the Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy at the San Francisco Symphony last night. I really enjoyed it, although I would have enjoyed it more if I had the entire hall to myself. ^_^...

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San Jose Obon Festival 2010

josuah — 2010-07-11T01:20:52+00:00

San Jose's Japantown is holding their annual Obon Festival, hosted by the SJ Buddhist Church Betsuin. It runs today and tomorrow, for several hours each day. This is the first year I've gone. It's definitely not like the fancy temple...

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Lilith Fair 2010

josuah — 2010-07-07T07:12:01+00:00

I went to Lilith Fair with Yvonne and two of her friends, Tina and Jackie, yesterday at the Shoreline Amphiteatre in Mountain View. (Make the drive to the venue itself to purchase tickets; they are significantly cheaper that way.) I...

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Asian Tour

josuah — 2010-06-28T03:37:22+00:00

I recently went on something of a whirlwind business trip through three countries as part of a project we've been working on at Netflix for a short time now. My trip started off in Hong Kong, then Shenzhen, China, followed...

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Where I Am

josuah — 2010-06-11T15:31:54+00:00

I guess I need to post this. I used to post a lot about what was going on in my life. Now not so much. Partially that is because I've been busy with other things, like running Neko Audio. Partially...

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Not Everyone Gets A House

josuah — 2010-05-15T11:28:21+00:00

I found this article The Mad Scramble for Chinese Real Estate to be an interesting commentary on the large discrepancy between what new workers expect and what the market provides when it comes to housing. What I find particularly interesting...

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Accidentally Lose Your U.S. Citizenship

josuah — 2010-05-07T18:00:41+00:00

Senators Leiberman (I-CT) and Brown (R-MA) has introduced a bill called the Terrorist Expatriation Act. It's a fairly short and simple proposal to amend 8 U.S.C. 1481 with text that allows for the revocation of U.S. nationality (either through birth...

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Florence + The Machine

josuah — 2010-04-18T10:21:14+00:00

I just got back from seeing Florence + The Machine live at Mezzanine in San Francisco. It was great and I had a lot of fun. Her music is unique and very engaging. There's something about her songs that is...

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FUTURESTATES

josuah — 2010-03-28T20:06:36+00:00

FUTURESTATES is a miniseries of science-fiction webispodes that look at future social possibilities. The ideas aren't particularly ground-breaking, but the execution is excellent. I highly suggest spending some time to watch through them. Some of the topics explored include the...

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Harder Better Faster Stronger

josuah — 2010-03-11T07:19:27+00:00

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Internet Explorer 8 Script Load Order

josuah — 2010-02-11T02:28:30+00:00

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Donald North Audio Sonett

josuah — 2010-02-10T04:32:21+00:00

I just picked up a DNA Sonett headphone amplifier. I first heard it at a headphone trade show last year and was extremely impressed. I currently have it hooked up at my workstation and being fed by a Neko Audio...

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Dinosaurs in Color

josuah — 2010-02-09T06:47:54+00:00

I always wondered what color dinosaurs actually were. And I wondered if we would ever be able to find out without going back in time. But it turns out that by comparing the melanosomes that they were able to recover...

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