Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
In case you’ve been in a hole the last couple days, Google launched a Web browser. Mozilla has weighed in their thoughts, and here’s an interesting article as to why they’re doing this (it takes more of a revenue look versus a technical look).
I’ve downloaded it, haven’t tried it yet, but feel free to report your findings in the comments.
One of weirdest (and yet, relieving) days of the year when you work in a resort like Sunriver is the day after Labor Day. Typically, it marks the day after Summer, the day after the last major tourist season until ski season kicks in (which won’t be for a couple months). The day after everybody has gone home, and it’s just us locals again. I just went to the small grocery store here to get some caffeine, and the constant hum of noisy kids, loud-mouth tourists and elevator music was replaced with eery silence. During the Summer, this small but full service store would be packed to the gills, have all checkouts running with lines, and I walk in there today to find employees outnumbering customers. There was one checkstand open, no lines, coworkers just chatting with each other, glad they survived another Summer. Other employees were dismantling, cleaning, and repairing shelves that had been all but destroyed by the summer onslaught. The parking lots around the area are nearly empty, being filled mostly with locals, vendors and real estate agents.
It’s just quiet. And it’s kind of nice. Eery, but nice.
After watching this video, be sure to play the game (after the jump).
Apparently. Not like it matters to me at all as A) I don’t drink coffee, and B) The only thing I really like at Starbucks is their tea, and it certainly ain’t worth the price.