Author Archives: Jeff Porten

  • nan:
    Am I the only one who always put a power strip in their suitcase? Seems like Hotel outlets are always painful

I carry a folding extension in my laptop bag, which makes me popular at Starbucks.

  • nan:
    looking for a more compact power strip.-considered the ones that charge USB directly for space saving.. which did you get?

Phillips SPS2150. 3 outlets, 2 USB, folds square 3″. $20 at Walgreens SF.

  • Emma Story:
    I just mixed bourbon vanilla ice cream, coffee ice cream, a crumbled brownie, and a splash of Bailey’s into a bowl. I am a genius.

Dear Christ, that sounds amazing.

I don’t want to admit how long I spent figuring out how to SFTP a PDF from my MacBook on my iPhone, all to avoid walking 5′ from bed.

  • Kevin van Haaren:
    logmein, but the iphone/ipad app is expensive (but file transfer feature doesn’t require pro subscription)

The whole point is, I don’t want to get out of bed. Can LogMeIn do that? Because all I need to do is drag the damn files to Dropbox.

  • Kevin van Haaren:
    if you have the client installed on the macbook already — yes. back to mac can do that with VNC or SSH if you have them on.
  • Kevin van Haaren:
    i prepare for my lazyness in advance. have ssh and logmein on my mac already

never mind. Cigarettes are on the table, so I have to schlep over there anyway. So… far….

Some unbiased thoughts about the Max Borges Agency

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I am belatedly realizing that the bastards at the Max Borges Agency have cleverly concealed press releases for products not at CES in my inbox, with press releases that certainly make it appear that they should be on my CES agenda.

This means that the unholy bastards at the Max Borges Agency have managed to waste my time both during my initial scan of their incoming emails, and again now when I’m at CES working out my agenda, and my time is at a premium.

Therefore, it is highly likely that I will generally think poorly of tech companies who hire the scumsucking PR flacks at the Max Borges Agency in the future. Or at least, those particular scumsucking PR flacks at the Max Borges Agency who use this underhanded tactic. I mention this just in case anyone in the future happens to come across this post while deciding whether to hire the Max Borges Agency.

  • Chris Pepper:
    Amused & perturbed to realize the dessicated feeling from my lips is due to a bag of chips an hour ago.

Make sure it wasn’t one of those bags labelled “do not eat”.

  • Melody Kramer:
    I’m not joking. This party is going to be Gatsby-esque. Sans the cocktails, green light, violence, flappers.

You have nearly 3,000 followers. Given any thought to where to hold the party? Like, say, all of Fairmount Park?

  • Kirk McElhearn:
    Three days in York and so far everyone I have met has been incredibly friendly.
  • Lex Friedman:
    You think that’s good, you should try the NEW York.

I think it’s more likely that York is the friendliness-suck that leaves New York so bitter.

  • Kirk McElhearn:
    Been there, done that, 25 years.
  • Rob Griffiths:
    I’ve heard the NEW York is OK, but it’s nothing compared to the NEW York New York.

Actually, I prefer the New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York on Doctor Who.

  • Brett Kelly:
    To some, casino dings and whoops may say, “come, play and win, ladies and gents!” I hear, “fart freely, nobody will hear it!”

We smoking gamblers find people like you when you spontaneously ignite.