Just As I Thought

Right = Wrong

On the first day

At the inauguration of the Donald Trump Retribution era, there was no end of bullet points on the total insanity people have turned the country into. Let's just quickly run down the list of what occurred on this particular Monday, shall we?

January 21, 2025

Fun Stuff

A wonderfully mechanical display

Do you have a spare $1,950 lying around?

April 3, 2018

On the Board

Just As I Saw

This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up

Is our past now our future under the Trump cabal?

April 3, 2018

General Annoyances

How McDonald’s uses interior design tricks to keep customers wanting more

At the fast food giant’s restaurants, a carefully orchestrated set of sensory cues work together to maximize your spending and minimize your discomfort. Um… yum? [mks_button size=”small” [more...]

April 3, 2018

Just As I Saw

Why did the PicturePhone fail?

I still remember seeing the PicturePhone at C&P in downtown DC, when I was a little kid. I was fascinated. Today, with Facetime and Skype, I realize how lucky we were that it didn’t catch on.

June 17, 2014

Fun Stuff

Why the Same Three Typefaces Are Used In Almost Every Airport

June 12, 2014

Fun Stuff

Photos from Pan Am’s early years show the glory days of air travel

Thinking of Jeff Tabaco and Michael Tchao… [mks_button size=”small” title=”See them at SF Gate” style=”squared” url=”; target=”_self” [more...]

June 11, 2014

Right = Wrong

Inside the Implosion of GOProud, the Right’s Most Notorious Pro-Gay Group

Divisive, abusive, Uncle Tom assholes who, like most conservatives, were only in it to gain power and money and had no interest in helping people other than themselves. Good riddance. [mks_button [more...]

June 7, 2014