Siliconchef by Brian Richardson
From the monthly archives: June 2003
Yesterday was a weird day, mostly due to the realization that my last mechanic was a bonehead and my poor car was paying for his mistakes. So I came home, cooked dinner, drank a Vodka & Tonic and watched Fight Club … or as I like to call it, Terrorism & Cults for Dummies: The [...]
06/04/2003 10:45AM, San Jose Airport
I have this thing with cars and shoes … I don’t like to spend a lot of money on them and I won’t get rid of them until they’re nearly dead.
June 2, 2003 3:15PM, San Jose Convention Center
Computer trade shows can be confusing. Sometimes it’s the subject matter … bits and busses and such. Sometimes it’s the marketing … blinking pens and strange giveaways.
This time it’s something different … the food.
The first Video Fu ever to get a VF-17 rating. This is New Orleans, so keep your kids away from the video.
New Orleans Video Fu (DiVX 5.0.2, 20MB)
New Orleans Video Fu (RealMedia, 6.7MB)
Yet another trip to San Jose, this time for a PCI Developer’s Conference. It’s a much smaller convention than WinHEC or IDF, but a lot more technical. It’s also the same old crowd I see at every tradeshow, including the folks who helped me coin the phrase “Brotherhood of the Polo”.
