During a little South Bay mini vacation we stopped by some coffee places. 
barefoot coffee roasters in santa clara. Is their sign in comic sans? (for the record, I’m ok with comic sans. Looking at this pictures also reminds me of this hilarious t-shirt.) I also appreciate the Freedom Burrito and House of Bagels next door, but for different reasons.
Anyways, here’s the espresso. I had their rule of thirds blend, described by barefoot as
“a bright, complex espresso. Aromas of apricot and pineapple upside down cake. Butterscotch and brown sugar in the body, with a lemon bar-like acidity and a clean finish.”
I don’t think I tasted all of that – I don’t think I ever taste all of that. but I did taste a light to medium bodied, quite bright espresso. I liked it. Jesse got a pourover of the $8 Hawaiian Ka’u Typica. Really smooth taste.
We also stopped by former Mobil gas station Roy’s Station in San Jose’s Japantown at the recommendation of a friend. I had an espresso with beans from Verve coffee roasters. It was fine, though not quite amazing. Shots pulled on what looks like a La Marzocco FB/80.
I’ll add these places to the coffee map. Finally, some south bay representation!
November 28th, 2010
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Dear Internets,
How do you effectively deal with hotlinking? A helpful person let me know that images from a previous post involving the use of an 8mm Peleng fisheye on the Panasonic GF1 were being used by seller “opticparadise” to sell that same lens on eBay:
The images on the listing link directly to the images on my site.
I don’t mind sharing and use of my images as long as I’m credited – that’s why I’ve placed all of my images under a creative commons license.
The images aren’t taking up a huge amount of bandwidth and I don’t really care to send a cease and desist (or delist?) type letter, but I figure I’ll contact the seller and let them know they should be crediting me for the images.
I’ve been trying to think of other options though and am curious about what can be done. The first google hit for “how to deal with hotlinking” wasn’t very helpful.
- I suppose you can watermark – but I think that distracts from the photos.
- I could just suck it up and accept it – if it’s easy to copy and “steal” then people will
- I could implement a redirect, but this would mess up legitimate sharing (with attribution) and I don’t really like it when other people do that.
Thoughts?
November 22nd, 2010
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chicken and waffles (“Demon Lover”) at 900 Grayson. That is all.
November 16th, 2010
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we had some nice summery weather today in Oakland. Here are some photos from summer bike rides hadn’t made it out until now for whatever reason.
Found some pears off of Canyon rd. in Moraga. Note – This is before I dropped my camera:
Panasonic GF1, post fall on what I think was Bear Creek Rd.
You see, I have a jersey with a small side pocket that I had fit the camera into. I left it unzipped so that I could access the camera. My girlfriend warned me that it looked precarious and she was very right. I hit a few potholes on the descent at 30-35mph. My back felt a little lighter and I heard a noise behind me. I stopped the bike and walked back up the road, expecting the worst.
but! Suprisingly everything was okay. The lens had a nick on the edge but the glass was fine. The LCD had a little scratch but not much else. The body was pretty banged up, but, hey, the camera still takes pictures today and I have a funny (stupid?) story to tell. I zipped up the pocket for the rest of the ride.
riding around the reservoir in Orinda
we did one high-altitude ride near Arnold, CA up route 4 in Stanislaus national forest. I was wheezing from the lack of oxygen. I do not have mountain lungs. The 24% grade (see the sign!) probably did not help.
Pretty, but kind of scary. Looks like you’re riding off the edge of a mountain.
Note: Mosquito Lake has mosquitoes.
November 14th, 2010
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