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Stripped-down site

xensen — Thu, 05 May 2011 05:29:11 +0000

I’ve deactivated all plugins on this site, which might make some aspects seem a little odd. I was hit by the Pharma hack, which works through plugins (and infects parts of your databases, but deactivating the plugins cures the symptoms). I’ve had a lot on my plate, and I’m not sure when I’ll have the time to fix this. Eventually I will get back to blogging on a regular basis.

Back soon

xensen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:07:06 +0000

Frisco Vista is taking some time off. Back soon.

AskMen advocates living in San Francisco

xensen — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:00:33 +0000

The city would not at first seem an AskMen kind of place. But they rank it the third best city in the world to live in (after Chicago — hey, they’re men’s men, the cold and wind don’t bother them — and Barcelona, and before London and Sydney). This is mainly, I guess, because it is one of the healthiest sizeable cities, it is tech savvy and has a “culture of innovation,” and the people are educated and smart.

But they’re a little confused about at least one thing. “The city’s boy-to-girl ratio (male: 51%; female: 49%) doesn’t seem promising at first,” they write, “but remember this is San Francisco, so you can shave a good 8% to 10% off the competition right there.”

I guess if you ask men, only the guys are gay.

Web hosts

xensen — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:53:52 +0000

Can anyone recommend a good host? I have had too much down time on my sites lately — which wouldn’t be the end of the world except the host’s communication has also been extremely poor — and much as I hate relocating my sites I might be forced to move.

BTW, I hope to get caught up and back to regular blogging this weekend.

Name this city: the answer revealed

xensen — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:31 +0000

This week we’ve seen images of Market Street, Gough Street, Lombard Street, and Fell Street, all located in the same U.S. city. Which city? The answer is revealed after the jump

Here’s a close-up of the banners:

Name this city: Fell Street

xensen — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:00:49 +0000

Okay, over the past few posts we’ve seen Market Street, Lombard Street, Gough Street, and now Fell Street. What’s this city?

Here’s a bonus clue: The city we’ve been looking at features a Holocaust Memorial, located across from the U.S. Custom House on Gay Street.

Answer in next post.

Name this city: Lombard Street

xensen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:00:37 +0000

We’ve seen Market Street, Gough Street, and now Lombard Street. Where are we?

Name this city: Gough Street

xensen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:39 +0000

Continuing the series started with the previous post. Where do we find this Gough Street?

Name this city: Market Street

xensen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:00:23 +0000

Okay, a lot of cities have Market Streets. Stay tuned for a better clue . . .

Photo Wednesday: Alcatraz guard tower

xensen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:09 +0000

This photo of a guard tower on Alcatraz comes from vgm8383′s photostream.