Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
Review: Lenovo S12 12″ netbook almost perfect
It's my top choice for a daily carry about, and highly recommend it.
Is Twitter useful? TechCrunch writer says no
Last night I was surprised to learn that next to none of my hockey playing buddies use Twitter. It's not that they aren't in to social networking. They are. But their weapon of choice? Facebook. And I can see why.
Facebook is far more engaging, personable and honest than Twitter....
Weekly digest: Summer catch-up edition
It must be summer. The weeks are flying by. The sun is blazing. The days though seem long. Loni reminded me again this morning that my weekly digests are woefully behind. But do you really miss these roll-ups?
I had to dig back 5 pages on SSC to find the...
2007 Artesa Chardonnay Carneros (91 pts, $20)
This Chardonnay is one of my two favorites Artesa wines. The other is their Pinot, just the regular non-reserve one (classic tier). At a recent tasting Loni and I both agreed that these were the standouts, especially at the price. It was our one year anniversary as club members...
Is Social Media a fad?
No, according to Erik Qualman. And, heads up, get used to that name. And the title of his upcoming book, Socialnomics. Must all books and economic-themed ideas simply rename the word?
Netflix: An inside look at the culture of performance and killer instinct
Netflix is not your typical company. After all, these are the scrappy guys, at merely 12 years old, that took down the venerable bricks-and-mortar Blockbuster empire—without breaking much of a sweat.
That was just an appetizer. Netflix wants to take on anyone that gets in the way of you and...
Wildfire season begins in local wine country
With the grass so yellow, brittle and dry, it's just a matter of time, unfortunately, that we see more Bay Area wild fires. Over the past weeks I've been carefully watching the grass to the East of our home. It runs along the preserve, across the South Eastern foothills...
Bay Area Theater season kicks off this month
And just like that, we're into mid-August. Which means for many San Francisco Bay Area arts fans the start of the new theater season. Expect your calendar to fill up quickly, and provide lots of laughs (a popular theme this year, fittingly given the economy), challenging dramas, classic revivals...
EPA and Department of Energy need to rethink mileage calculations
Earlier this week, General Motors announced the upcoming 2010 Chevy Volt would get 230 mpg (Mike wrote about it on SSC, Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?). That headline made my eyes pop. Could a new hybrid vehicle from GM beat out its closest competitor,...
Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?
General Motors claims the new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon (yes, on one gallon!) in the city. Wouldn't that be something, if GM, of all companies, somehow found a way to turn the neophyte hybrid industry on its collective ear?
If these claims are true, it would...
