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Archives for November 2017

The Zen Mountaintop of Transcendent American Consumerism

November 25, 2017 by James Maguire
Clearly, it's the dizzying Zen mountaintop of transcendent American consumerism: the Apple Store on Black Friday. Even for the privilege of talking to clerk about a MacBook, I was told the wait was 35 minutes. In that moment I stared into the abyss....empty and forlorn....inadequate access to the Apple buying process. Then I rallied, briefly checked out the new iPhone X -- which seemed needlessly complex -- and walked back out into the mall, a vibrant minnow swimming in the invigorating waters of holiday commerce.
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Life in the Bay Area

November 18, 2017 by James Maguire
Ah, life in the Bay Area: even the coffee shops can be techie in San Francisco and surrounding areas. I was walking down the street in Berkeley and spotted Algorithm Coffee. Perhaps a dude or dudette is dreaming of a start up in there?
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