Archive for April, 2006

Food, food, food

As many of you know, the c74 headquarters is in San Francisco and we are, like many around here, utterly food-obsessed. It is a constant source of entertainment as well as an obvious source of fuel.

Everyone has their opinions on the best places to go — whether it’s a hole-in-the-wall or the ueber-pricey. We tend toward the former and dream of the latter. Our dreams are likely better than the actual experience anyway.

So we have put together a list in case you’re ever in the neighborhood. And if you don’t like our suggestions, don’t bother coming to our office. We have the ultimate weapon to keep angry people away.

  • Sushi Zone (HITW)
  • Azie (UP)
  • The Tamale Lady (tamale delivery)
  • Hotel Utah (go for the margaritas) (HITW)
  • Mo’s
  • Tulan (HITW)
  • Hunan Home’s (go for the General’s Chicken)
  • The Tempest (HITW)
  • Le Charm
  • LuLu
  • Jai Yun (Pricey HITW)
  • Balompie Cafe (go for the Pupusas)
  • Taqueria Vallarta (go for outdoor tacos after 10pm)
  • Los Jarritos (go for the Mole)
  • Cha Cha Cha
  • Iroha (go for the Ramen)
  • Zante’s Indian Pizza
  • Brother-In-Law’s BBQ (go for the hot ribs, spaghetti, and wheat bread) (HITW)
  • In N Out (go for the DoubleDouble, fries animal-style)
  • Cafe Venue (go for the Thai Chicken Salad)
  • Cordon Bleu (go for the #5) (HITW)
  • Ritual Coffee (go for the Gibraltar)
  • Thanh Tam (go for any of the Vietnamese rice plates)
  • King of Thai Noodle House (best Pad-See-Ew and Papaya salad in town)
  • Mi Lindo Peru (Bistec a lo Pobre or Lomo Saltado)
  • Delfina Pizza
  • Tartine Bakery (go for the croque monsieur)
  • Don~a Tere’s tent (go for tostadas and elote)

Now back to making software.

Stupid JS Tricks

It doesn’t have quite the same ring as Letterman’s “Stupid Pet Tricks” but you get the point… This hopefully periodic new column will attempt to get Max’s JavaScript object, JS, to jump through a few hoops and garner our applause. The idea is similar to Andrew Benson’s excellent Jitter Recipe’s. So let’s get started…

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Cycling ’74 = cat people

We’ve always been a bit fanatic about our feline life partners (see Jitter box), but this morning we stepped over the line and entered a whole new realm of creepy cat owner behavior. George wanted to play “what actor represents your cat” and here are the results.









More to come…

Big Box

When a new shipment of Lemurs arrive from France, the excitement begins to grow at c74 headquarters. But it’s not what you think. Yes, we are happy to receive a new shipment because it means people like the Lemur and are buying it. And, yes, it’s always good to see that the big box of expensive hardware you just purchased arrived safely. Despite these good reasons, which occasionally lead to hugging the delivery driver, the best part is the BIG BOX.

The big box gives us a chance to blow off some steam at the end of the day. There are two big box options:

1) Get inside the box and attempt to run in circles (see below). It’s a wonderful workout and, frankly, quite difficult.

2) Get inside the box, allow your co-workers to seal the box, and then the same co-workers roll you down the hall while you tumble around inside. It makes one so happy after a day of sitting at the computer. Just look at that smile.

btw: It’s just a coincidence that Spongebob also likes to play in boxes.

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