{"id":510,"date":"2011-11-05T18:09:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T17:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2011-11-07T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T14:14:32","slug":"california-2011-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/11\/05\/california-2011-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"California 2011 Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which direction do you go in?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234957643\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6157\/6234957643_70fec1b0c0.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long walk along Geary Street on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234957527\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6170\/6234957527_c6a6ccf7f2.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walking past an example of small-scale scraper architecture<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234957341\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6220\/6234957341_1380227126.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Street tap dancing skills at SOMA, San Francisco, crossing of Old Navy Store, Powell Street station<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234956733\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6165\/6234956733_ecd508f664.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Destination reached, a shot from the building where Best Buy store located along Geary Street, 2.5 miles from SOMA. Blue Angels jets were flying by constantly.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234958301\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6236\/6234958301_7ca9a5df83.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I passed through Japan town in San Francisco, along Geary street walk<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234958397\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6036\/6234958397_937c11503e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am standing in Japan town<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Silicon Valley 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234960707\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Silicon Valley 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6094\/6234960707_8f3c7f35e0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave Briccetti (L) and myself (R) at the SVCC Sunday. We are both eating slices of pizza at lunch. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Silicon Valley 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234960561\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Silicon Valley 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6112\/6234960561_1cdf2b7665.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Nilsson (L)<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Silicon Valley 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6235484910\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Silicon Valley 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6168\/6235484910_0f81dc932c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Peter Kellner (L) announces the prizes on Sunday 9th October 2011 <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Silicon Valley 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234959763\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Silicon Valley 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6100\/6234959763_57854ee65e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Happy attendees for Silicon Valley Code Camp <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6235482610\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6240\/6235482610_9806d9a731.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Santa Cruz, California. Unfortunately the rides were closed. Summer time had passed, the sea was freezing cold.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"California 2011 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6234959307\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"California 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6038\/6234959307_9e4b2b42f4.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laughing Sally, Santa Cruz boardwalk<\/p>\n<p>From Santa Cruz, I drove north back to San Francisco, across the Golden Gate brige to Santa Rosa. The next day I dropped by TWiT TV in Petaluma on my way to Bodega Beach. Thanks to Liz Romero for allowing me access to the TWiT facility <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3007 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237895730\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3007\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6057\/6237895730_77a3020b64.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visiting TWiT (This Week in Tech) offices in Petulama, Northern California. The home of Leo Laporte and Sara Lane!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3009 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237371857\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3009\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6112\/6237371857_3169c29aa5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The TWiT Wall in the foyer<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3014 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237896282\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3014\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6097\/6237896282_006585116e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sara Lane (R) co-hosts TWiT&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twit.tv\/tnt\"><strong>Tech News Today (TNT)<\/strong><\/a>. Live!&lt;.p&gt; <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3015 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237896386\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3015\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6152\/6237896386_6f79b215c3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The portable studio rig on actual wheels<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3016 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237896486\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3016\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6238\/6237896486_21d28ae6c3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Howell co-host \/ producer of Tech News Today on sofa wheels. Literally and real life.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCF3022 by peter_java_pilgrim, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8268882@N06\/6237372755\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DSCF3022\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6113\/6237372755_d3e00bbae6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tech News Today today team co-host (R) Sara Lane, host (M) Tom Merritt and (L) co-host Iyaz Akhtar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which direction do you go in? 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