Last night was the first Bay Area Engadget Reader Meet-Up. This is how I got my friends to go:

Veronica: “Change in plans. We’re going to the Engadget party.”
Naomi: “Will there be alcohol present?”
Veronica: “Probably, nerds love to get drunk.”

And so we made our way to a non-descript warehouse in the Mission. I knew I was in for a treat when I noticed the Segway parked inside. I managed to obtain a t-shirt based on the promise to Ryan that I would wear it to the CNET offices and take my picture. We’ll see about that!

It was there that I met Julian and Noelle from Escape My Head. We chatted for a bit, and then I realized that I probably had enough to drink when I asked Julian if he went to school locally, and he answered “No, Colorado actually.” Then I said “Oh, you commute?” Sorry, guys. I should have known you were joking. *sigh*

The crowning glory of the evening was Jeremiah winning the OQO model 01+. And yes, you owe me big time for:
1. Inviting you.
2. Making you get a raffle ticket.

You can repay me by fixing my bike!
More pictures on the Flickr account.

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Google Inc.’s wrath is short lived, it turns out.

The Mountain View search engine has ended a one-year boycott of reporters from Cnet Network’s online technology news service News.com 10 months early.

Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, granted an interview with a Cnet reporter for an article published Monday night.

SF Chronicle

That boycott sure lasted.

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I thought these pictures are beautiful, albeit a little disturbing. I just love the way they’re shot. See them here.

I’ll probably have bad dreams about those too.
I have to wait another day to move now because they “forgot” to shampoo the carpets, even though I’ve called twice to remind them. I promise, soon I’ll stop complaining about the move, I swear.

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John Gruber at Daring Fireball has a hilarious post about iTunes 5 and the loss of brushed metal. Special guest star: Aqua interface!

The iTunes 5 Announcement From the Perspective of an Anthropomorphized Brushed Metal User Interface Theme

You will be missed, B.M.

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