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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

Basketball

Steph Curry drops Chris Paul with double behind-the-back dribble

Breaking someone’s ankles or making an opponent fall with a quick change of direction has been overblown over the years.

By stuart

April 1, 2015April 2, 2015

Culture Race

The old Chappelle Show conundrum explains why race jokes are almost always a bad idea

I recently came across a passage that really resonated with me:

By stuart

March 31, 2015April 2, 2015

City

Citi Bike: System improvements and expansion coming in 2015

This morning, an email from the new CEO of Citi Bike Jay Walder, landed in my inbox. The email announced their plans on improving the Citi Bike service in 2015.

By stuart

March 30, 2015April 16, 2015

SEO

Why is page load speed important for SEO?

Back in 2010, Google announced that webpage loading time was officially a factor in a their search algorithm.

By stuart

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015

Basketball

There’s never been a women’s basketball player quite like UConn’s Breanna Stewart

When comparing a basketball player with another, usually those comparisons fall in line with race.

By stuart

March 28, 2015April 2, 2015

Culture Queer

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff takes stand against Indiana anti-gay law

I normally shy away from talking about work, but with the recent announcement by our CEO to reduce Salesforce’s presence in Indiana in the face of the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act – that’s worth calling out.

By stuart

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

Tech

Phone Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S6 or the iPhone 4?

Why am I comparing a phone that is nearly 5 years old to a phone that hasn’t even been released yet?

By stuart

March 26, 2015April 23, 2015

Basketball

Did you know that Jordan Clarkson was Asian-American (Filipino)?

I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and there was a post about Jeremy Lin and Jordan Clarkson making NBA history.

By stuart

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Food

Can you still eat meat that is freezer burned? Is it safe?

I like to cook, but no means am I a “chef”, mostly I like cooking my own food because it’s an easy way to control my intake and the cost of my meals.

By stuart

March 24, 2015September 24, 2015

Basketball

Remember the NBA Superstars video VHS from the 1980’s?

If you grew up in the 1980’s obsessed with the NBA and owned a VCR then you had an NBA Superstars VHS tape sitting next to Caddyshack and Airplane!

By stuart

March 23, 2015September 24, 2015

Travel

Taipei Shopping: Wufenpu is Taipei’s budget fashion district

If you’re in Taipei City and like shopping at a deep discount, then Wufengpu (or Wufenpu) should be on your itinerary.

By stuart

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015

Monsters

The Leviathan is that alien whale monster movie you’ve been drooling for

Based in the early 22nd century, the Leviathan is a short teaser film about an alien whale.

By stuart

March 21, 2015March 21, 2015

Culture Food Travel

What is a marquesita (yucateca)? ¿Que es marquesita en ingles?

Roaming around the the Parque de las Palapas in the central area of Cancun couldn’t have been more different than the massive resorts lining the Zonas Hoteleras.

By stuart

March 20, 2015March 22, 2015