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Wi-Fi on BART

Published June 13, 2007 San Francisco 3 Comments

From a very nice man, new dad, FM Author, and the king of wireless content, Glenn Fleishman writes,

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system that links up much of the San Francisco Bay Area is in the first phases of a Wi-Fi rollout: As reported on this site earlier, through intelligence from veteran Wi-Fi guru Matt Peterson, Wi-Fi Rail has been turning on Wi-Fi at BART stations without any publicity. The company says that 1,000 riders have used the Wi-Fi service so far, with more each day (look for a spike today, no?).

The current test involves four stations in San Francisco (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center). The test could lead to Wi-Fi Rail getting a contract to install service through the system’s stations. They will likely charge $10 per day, $30 per month, or $300 per year.

Great news for all the SF commuters.

Robbers on Craigslist trying to ruin it for everyone

Published July 24, 2006 Corrupt , San Francisco , Theft 4 Comments

Via SF Gate:

Several of the popular Web site’s users have been held up at gunpoint by individuals posing as buyers and sellers, according to a number of police departments.

The robberies, including five in the Bay Area during the past month, highlight a disturbing trend: The targeting of Craigslist users for violent crime. None of the victims has been hurt, but they have lost cash and hundreds of dollars in property.

Not cool…. Definitely hope this is just a couple of isolated incidents.

SF Gate on Pearl Jam

Published July 18, 2006 Life , San Francisco 2 Comments

Good Post

Alternately swilling red wine from a screw-top bottle and stabbing the air with a lit cigarette, Vedder showed exactly how far the band has come from its hair-in-the-face, heart-on-its-sleeve early years, proving that you can rock hard and still want to change the world. Protest rock has rarely sounded this good.