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Here's a really bad idea. The name of this internet cafe is "Cafe.com" and it's shown prominently on their storefront. But guess what. They don't own the web address "cafe.com". The name of their store just happens to be in the form of web address, having nothing to do with the website http://cafe.com.

I didn't have to actually check the website to figure this out. I knew it the second I saw it. And the reason is...the domain name could be sold for way more than an internet cafe is worth. Either they own the domain, or they run an internet cafe. But there's no reason to do both.

Labels: san francisco, signs

Posted by David at 4:40 PM | Share this post on:   facebook   del.icio.us   digg   StumbleUpon     | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

This is the first time I've ever found a blogworthy sign in the US. So what's so great about this? Well, it caught my eye because of the 12:01 AM. A parking restriction down to the minute? Maybe the city is being generous and doesn't want people to feel like they have to rush back to their cars right at midnight. Or maybe the meter maid shift ends at midnight and it takes a minute for the new shift to arrive.

Let's look at this closer. There's no parking from 12:01 AM to 6 AM for street cleaning 3 nights a week. So let's get this straight, they clean it 156 times a year, and they still need to give themselves a 6 hour window to do it, cuz lord knows all the delays that can befall a street cleaning crew in San Francisco...flat tires, out of soap, hit traffic, snow, quick sand, the list goes on and on.
But let's give them some credit, they brought that window down to 5 hours, 59 minutes. One things for sure...they ain't showing up at midnight. I think the conversation went something like this:

Head of SF Transportation Department: Listen guys, Market Street is really dirty, we need you to clean it 3 times per week. But it's really busy during the day, so has to be done between 12 and 6 AM.
Street Cleaning Crew: You crazy? We ain't showing up to work at midnight.
Head of SF Transportation Department: I've got the perfect solution.

Labels: san francisco, signs, transport

Posted by David at 11:29 PM | Share this post on:   facebook   del.icio.us   digg   StumbleUpon     | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

After writing about the curved escalator in Shanghai, I was informed that one also existed in San Francisco. I didn't know where exactly it was but stumbled upon it at the Westfield mall on Market Street. It goes several stories up and around. Glad to see our technology is still at the forefront.

Labels: escalators, san francisco

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