11.19.2019

Ready for Stadia?

Google Stadia is here. Below are some initial impressions on launch day:

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Gamespot

Eurogamer

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10.30.2019

Happy Halloween 2019!

It's Halloween, with all the tricks and treats. But consider to open up your home for the victims of the Kincade fire. That's the best treat you can offer!


10.05.2019

Time to brush off that 2080 TI you got lying around?

Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC. Whether you have a gruff with Rockstar or not, this is great news for all PC gamers out there.


9.28.2019

Squeezing 5% more out of your GPU without overclocking

You're probably not a power user, but tinkering with your graphics card is always fun, even if it's just in the simplest way. And it pays off. Here are Jay's tips.
 

9.01.2019

Far Horizons

Somewhere over Salt lake City, Utah. And I already miss Sarah, who probably already has landed in Hongkong...

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Cabin pic

Inside LAX-ARN Norwegian dreamliner.

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They all look the same

LAX international looks very much like Schiphol (Amsterdam).

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Going back to Europe

Just had the most expensive burrito of my life. At Los Angeles international airport, LAX. $25! Comes with lemonade, but wtf! It wasn't even good! And the salsa was non existent. Man I miss San Francisco...

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8.30.2019

Good morning LA

Friday morning sunshine over Kyle's house. He says his dog is not happy with the retrofitting project next door.

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Plancha's

Had a lunch burrito at Plancha on Pacific Avenue today.

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8.26.2019

Ultimate California beach

Total sunshine, total beach day. Sunday August 25, 2019.

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8.25.2019

Where sun, beach, ocean and people meet

Ocean Front Walk this gorgeous Saturday.

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8.22.2019

Scrape the sky

Wilshire Grand Center is the tallest skyscraper in LA.

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Downtown

Vintage Los Angeles. Sixth & Broadway.

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Broadway, downtown LA

Cluttery retail stores on Broadway, Los Angeles.

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City of Angels

Spending the day in downtown LA.

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8.21.2019

Somewhere to crash

That other Venice...

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8.20.2019

Westside

Westside LA at its laidback, small scale best: 3rd Street in Santa Monica.

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8.19.2019

Anniversary Sunset

A last sunset picture from Malibu on our Anniversary Day before driving back to Mar Vista. It's been great and we'll be back again - for sure!

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8.18.2019

Malibu

It's our anniversary weekend, and we're spending it in Malibu. This is the view from our cottage.

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8.17.2019

Don't forget the king of muscles

Funny, Schwarzenegger's picture is in a back alley by the Muscle Beach. But maybe this part of the street was much more busy back in the day.

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8.15.2019

Century City

Century City in the hazy distance, from Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles.

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8.14.2019

Food for the people

Got to say, so far I haven't been too impressed by the LA cuisine. It's not on a par with SF. But Mao's Kitchen in Venice has a nice "Chinese country cooking" which I really like. This is mapo tofu with peanuts.

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8.12.2019

Our little LA castle

Now we've been in LA for 3 weeks and I'm liking it so far. And as Sarah is the one with the car, I'm off to the bus when she's not around.

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8.11.2019

Total Saturday shutdown

Jay and Jill were supposed to come visit us this weekend, but something came up. Sarah is catching up on the developments in Hongkong on the internet and I... am enjoying the sun :-)

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8.10.2019

Smokin'

Had some fried rice with smoked tofu today at Mao's Kitchen.

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8.08.2019

Business is good

The Beach Café is only a small piece of my large empire.

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8.06.2019

Surfin' USA

Kyle and Anthony trying to ride the wave.

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8.05.2019

Kingdoms can crumble...

Wake me up when it's Xmas...

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8.04.2019

Palisades Park

Santa Monica pier and State Beach from Palisades Park.

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8.01.2019

World's best sunshine

Santa Monica Beach. Intense sunshine, extreme UV-index. A problem? C'mon, why on earth would you set foot in southern California if you hate sunshine? :-)

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Lunchtime

12.29pm, Wednesday July 31, Santa Monica, CA.

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7.31.2019

Lighthouse beach

Where the paved path ends and the unending sand starts. Ocean Front Walk, Lighthouse Beach, CA.

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7.30.2019

Business hours: Dusk till dawn

One of our neighbors must be Dracula or something.

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7.29.2019

Ocean avenue

Dash cam shot from our drive through Santa Monica today.

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7.28.2019

Like a breeze

I love the breeze from the ocean. Without it, and with the current humidity, it would be unbearable. Downtown LA is cooking in the mid 90s.

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7.27.2019

A veggie surrounding

Gotta love the greenery some people have on their property. Looks cozy.

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7.25.2019

That awesome California blue...

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA.

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Escape the heat

The tropical monsoon system from the Gulf of Mexico has parked over the Inland Empire. You can tell by the high clouds. 101 degrees F and high humidity. But here by the ocean it's 81 degrees and a comfortable breeze. Awesome.

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7.24.2019

Venice, CA

I guess it's pretty obvious why they named this place Venice.

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Cute enough

Our rental house is great but no, we are not using the whole house. We are one of two tenants. But the Mercedes we have on a 6-week lease is overkill. I told Sarah we should go for a Toyota, but she is a MB or BMW kind of girl. And who am I to even start arguing. I don't even have a friggin driver's license...

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7.23.2019

City of Angels... and cars

Hot, humid and cars, cars, cars... Do you really want to move to Los Angeles, honey?

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7.21.2019

My Ba(y)by

Knowing we'll be going to LA for the rest of the summer the Bay looks more beautiful than ever... I'm gonna miss the Bay Area.

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7.20.2019

Going to the Southland

Last day in Cleveland Heights before going to LA. Sarah is already there, but I'll be returning to our house in Sausalito first over the weekend. My flight is on Monday.

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7.16.2019

Foldable trucks allowed

Long trucks are having a difficult time atop Nob Hill. Funny thing is, these signs only appear at the top of the steep streets, not at the bottom...

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7.13.2019

San Francisco is everywhere

Somewhere in Jerusalem? Nope, Dolores street, Mission district, San Francisco.

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7.11.2019

Sky is the limit

3 of The City's newest skyscrapers. All hi-tech. All hi-risk. All hi-life. Welcome to San Francisco.

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7.10.2019

Fingers crossed

Have you ever double crossed yourself? I do it every day. To and from work.

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7.08.2019

The color of heaven

Our favorite Jacaranda on 18th street, Mission. Sarah literally gasped when we passed it today.

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7.05.2019

Duty calls - it's the Fourth!

Happy 4th! We're visiting Richard in Lafayette and both he and Sarah are a bit sick, so I'm off to Round Table Pizza to get them some yummies.

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