April 2015 - stuarte

City

How to store an open can of coconut milk

How does one store an opened can of coconut milk?

By stuart

April 30, 2015September 24, 2015

Tech

A driverless future with autonomous cars is closer than we think (sorry, Ford)

Times are changing in the automobile industry and it’s not looking good for Ford, Chrysler, and GM.

By stuart

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015

Comic Books

Surprisingly, the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ movie is getting mixed reviews

The new Avergers film that I’ve been yapping about over the last several months is three days away from opening.

By stuart

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Mom San Francisco

How I used Meetup.com to find friends for my Chinese mom

My mom has lived in San Francisco for over five years. Despite her being in Chinatown every single day of the week and somewhat outgoing personality, she still struggles to find like-minded Chinese friends in the city.

By stuart

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

SEO

How to avoid creating SEO doorway pages (with examples)

With a coming Google algorithm change targeting “doorway pages”, I’ve been thinking about what exactly a doorway page looks like and how one would detected by the Big G.

By stuart

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015

Basketball

DeAndre Jordan, don’t step away when you make your first free throw!

I really wonder what DeAndre Jordan’s free-throw coach emphasizes during their sessions. Whether miss or make (usually miss), Jordan has a really bad habit of leaving the free throw line.

By stuart

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

Tech

Verizon begins shipping out Galaxy S6 Gold Platinum phones

Just got a shipping notice from Verizon that my Samsung Galaxy S6 Gold phone is on it’s way!

By stuart

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Comic Books Queer

Iceman comes out as gay

There’s a handful of comic characters that have come out in the last decade, but none of them as well-known as Iceman’s outing in “All-New X-Men” #40.

By stuart

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

Travel

AMEX Gold introduces no foreign transaction fees, $100 airline fee credit

I received an email this morning regarding my Premier Rewards Gold AMEX Card that made owning an American Express card much more enticing.

By stuart

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015

Basketball

Yes, Steph Curry is the best shooter in all of NBA history

This story is about a week old now, but it’s worth posting. Steph Curry reportedly hit 77 consecutive three-point shots during a practice last week.

By stuart

April 20, 2015April 21, 2015

Basketball

Dime Magazine joins Uproxx, BroBible, Animal in acquisition by Woven Digital

Recently, I saw a Dime Magazine Facebook post that pointed to an uproxx.com web address and not the dimemag.com domain.

By stuart

April 19, 2015April 19, 2015

City Tech

No Valets: How to crowdsource Citi Bike’s supply and demand problem

Last year, Citi Bike introduced a new valet service to maintain balance throughout the bike sharing system.

By stuart

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Extra

Can I deduct mortgage points as a tax deduction? Yes, but it depends

Can I deduct mortgage points as a tax deduction? Are points deductible on your taxes? If you paid points to reduce your mortgage rate, then in certain cases, you can write off those points in the year you purchased your house.

By stuart

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015

Basketball

The other ‘Splash Brother’: Klay Thompson’s exceptional season deserves first billing, too

With all the talk of the Golden State Warrior’s success this season, almost all of the talk has centered on Steph Curry.

By stuart

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

Tech Travel

Lyft’s 10 minute match: Wait a little longer, save more cash with Lyft Line

In the continued battle between Lyft and Uber, both ride-sharing companies are trying to one-up one another with features, promotions and benefits.

By stuart

April 13, 2015June 21, 2016

City Travel

Can Lyft Line eventually challenge public transportation?

Back in October 2014, I talked about how Line was a great way to cut your Lyft fares by half.

By stuart

April 11, 2015October 5, 2015

Basketball

The multi-color Nike Hyperchase PRM by Net Collectors Society

As many shoes as I have gone through playing basketball. I’ve never been much of a sneakehead.

By stuart

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015

Extra

Overcome some of your flying fears with facts, knowledge

As I’ve gotten older I’ve become more irrationally fearful and anxious about getting onto a airplane.

By stuart

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Race

Police officer shoots unarmed man in back, tries to frame victim as he lays dying

In another case of police brutality, a white South Carolina police officer shot an unarmed black man in the back.

By stuart

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

San Francisco

R.I.P. ‘The Bold Italic’ closes up shop, ceases publication

Even though I found The Bold Italic of the last couple years annoying, I never wanted them to shut down as the online magazine announced today in a short post:

By stuart

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

Basketball Culture

On Kentucky’s sportsmanship: You wouldn’t have shook hands with Wisconsin either

I am big on sportsmanship. You may not believe that after reading this post, but it’s true.

By stuart

April 5, 2015April 7, 2015

Basketball

Steph Curry toys with Oklahoma City Thunder

Any NBA player would kill to have a showcase reel for their entire season that Steph Curry put together against the Oklahoma City Thunder back in January

By stuart

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015

Basketball

3 reasons why the Wisconsin Badgers are an elite college basketball team

The Wisconsin Badgers is arguably the toughest college basketball teams in the tournament.

By stuart

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Tech

Here’s why the gold platinum version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 is worth the wait

Despite having to wait another two weeks (and having to deal with a iPhone 4 during that time), I decided to go with the gold platinum edition of the new Samsung Galaxy S6.

By stuart

April 2, 2015April 23, 2015