Monthly Archives: May 2007

Day One at D5

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Adam Tow

Today was the first day of the D5 Conference for attendees. Industry luminaries such as Steve Ballmer, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart, Jeff Hawkins, George Lucas, and many more were seen strolling around the Four Seasons Aviara today. The conference was … Continue reading →

Posted in AllThingsD, D5, Journal | 3 Comments

Craplets at D5

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Adam Tow

As a surprise for Walt, the D5 staff all wore these great Mossberg Craplets t-shirts from Mule Design. Kara posted her thoughts on the surprise, along with a video of the proceedings. I’m putting the finishing touches on some updates … Continue reading →

Posted in AllThingsD, Journal, Running | 1 Comment

At D5 This Week

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Adam Tow

I’m sitting in my room at the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, California. This week, I’ll be at the D5 Conference, hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.com. I’m pretty excited about the opportunity to see and potentially … Continue reading →

Posted in AllThingsD, Journal | Leave a comment

Bomb Scare at Star Wars Celebration IV

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Adam Tow

Marc and I went to the Star Wars Celebration IV at the Los Angeles Convention Center tonight, but we left early because of a stupid bomb scare during the Celebration Opening event at 7:00 pm. Some stupid, fat, pimply 40-year … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal, Rants, Star Wars | 1 Comment

Stanford Imposter Caught

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Adam Tow

Randy forwarded me the story of Azia Kim, a high school graduate who was recently caught on campus months after posing as a Stanford student. Initially, Kim pretended there was a housing mixup that caused her to be without a … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal, Stanford | 3 Comments

More Cycling Bombs

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Adam Tow

I’ve been down in Long Beach for the Society for Information Display (SID) conference this week. I’ve been helping out DigiDelve, a Bay Area startup with some great OLED-based technologies. In and out of Internet coverage, I haven’t been keeping … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Journal, Tour de France | 3 Comments

Caller ID and Landis Hearing

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Adam Tow

When I was in high school, I received a series of annoying prank calls, the subject matter of which was crude and sexual in nature. Though I never found out the identity of the caller, I have a good guess … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Journal, Tour de France | 2 Comments

Stanford Housing Draw

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Adam Tow

I read in the Stanford Daily today that five freshman girls from Donner got the top pick in the housing draw: lucky number five. They’ll be living in Bob next year. The Housing Draw was very different when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal, Stanford | 1 Comment

Trust But Verify – Floyd Landis Hearing Coverage

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Adam Tow

Great coverage on the 10-day Landis hearings in Malibu on Trust But Verify. The title of the site sums up my thoughts on the case. I’d like to believe Landis, but I want to see some hard proof of wrongdoing … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal | 1 Comment

Totaled Canon 1D Mark II

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Adam Tow

A COBA member forwarded me this article. No, it’s not my Mark II! You can read about Clark Brooks’ mishap with his camera in this SportsShooter.com post.

Posted in Journal | 2 Comments