Hansen Report by Kristian Hansen: Archive

Aug 1st

At Bean There Cafe on Waller and Steiner. Drop by. Say hello or something.

Jul 30th

Today I figured out why hipsters don’t think I fit in with their scene. Its my flip-flops..

Jul 30th

http://twitpic.com/5qqs - Guaymas Lunch - Tiburon

Jul 30th

Heading to Socialmedia Party at Pier 38 sometime soon will see @whitneysones and others

Jul 25th

What Happened at F8?

Its clear from reading the liveblogging notes from a couple of people that nothing earthshattering was announced over at the Facebook Developers conference F8. I missed the Thievery Corp (as seen above), but I have never heard of them, so I am not hipster enough. Indeed, I missed out on this non-earthshattering event. Luckily, there were all these smart people there taking pictures and posting...

Jul 25th

Funny Track Photo

Best of luck to China in hosting the Olympic Games.

Jul 25th

Minimalizing by following F8, not attending

This week marks Facebook’s week to WOW the web community once again with new features, updates and parties. I for one, will be sitting out from these activities. It seems like a bunch of hype to me as a user. Unless you are an apps developer or a Zuckerbergian observer I do not see the point in paying up. Yes, you will hear it first (whatever it is they are going to announce), but will...

Jul 23rd

Vize Revisited: Sort of...

Not sure if I ever mentioned it to my readers, but I used to work in archaeology back in the college days. I was reminded of this by my buddy Alex last night. It got me googling a bit and I found some old websites and photos that I thought were pretty neat. Below is the Columbia University Art History Department website on the project: Church Hagia Sophia of Vize, Turkey Below are some...

Jul 23rd

Harvesting the Internetz

You can learn quite a bunch cruising the internetz. Tonight I am hitting up an old habit - Craigslist. Its been a fascinating relationship that Craig Newmark’s list and Kristian Hansen have developed over the years. Some things that I have found/bought/discovered on the site in no specific order: Girls Bed, Chair, Desk, table Bike Track Bike Bike Parts Skateboard Rides to LA, San...

Jul 21st

Quick and Easy Test : Speakeasy.net

The kind folks over at Comcast Digital installed the internetz at my apartment today. For $33/month I could get 6mbs or for $43/month 16mbs. I chose the faster connection on a six-month basis. Wonder how much they will be charging in six months. Anyway, the cable dude - Jerry - took me to a site called Speakeasy.net Click on the server closest to your city and figure out how fast you can...

Jul 18th

Stuff Today

Heading to a Social Media Party/Luncheon thingee around noon. I think its going to be in some ghetto part of SF, but we’ll have to wait and see about that. Yoono is a sponsor of it. Later tonight Laura Tolby will be hosting a San Francisco MediaBistro Party at 111 Minna Street. There are spaces left apparently so, you can sign up through that link above. Is 111 Minna Street the default...

Jul 15th

Cherrypal: Lets see what this is all about

I was cruising through Craigslist the other week when I saw an ad for Brand Ambassadors or something like that for a new computer called Cherrypal. Of course when we are discussing brands, I know that I am a brand unto myself. Maybe not the best brand, but most people do not associate Jerry Yang, Enron or WorldCom to my likeness, so I am a good choice. Cherrypal has made an eco-friendly computer...

Jul 15th

Watch

Cabela Kills - Young America

Jul 11th

Watch

Quake City Rumble V, it was an awesome race. Had a good time and made some friends. Also, made this little video.

Jul 9th

Quake City Rumble V

Tonight I am riding the San Francisco Fifth Annual “Quake City Rumble” its starting at One Post Street (at Market) and ending at the Benders Bar (S. Van Ness at 19th Street). This is my chance to break into the alleycat scene. I am really missing the races and parties in Brooklyn and NYC. Not really sure what I am getting myself into with this one. I still don’t really know SF...

Jul 4th

Market Seer

The need to develop web companies that take zero effort is upon us. I am sure there is some sort of a term for this, but I don’t really feel like researching it just yet. The premise of this discourse is simple. We are living in an age where we have become accustomed to websites that demand user’s attention spans. We participate in them for various reasons and the results we find can...

Jul 1st