bumppo.netWhat Nat Irons learned today, plus considerable topic driftMeltdown- April 29, 2007 For once, the word gets used non-metaphorically. A tanker carrying unleaded gas at 3AM through the East Bay&8217;s freeway tangle missed a turn, flipped over, and turned to slag an intensely important conduit between Oakland, Berkeley, and the Bay Bridge. SFGate&8217;s photos are amazing, and Google Maps shows the complexity of the freeway at this spot. Who needs terrorists, as mom put it. I feel for my friends and family in the East Bay, though as an amateur transportation nerd, I can&8217;t..http://bumppo.net/archives/2007/04/meltdown I've never seen you here before- April 20, 2007 Posted from bed. Work bought me this shiny new laptop, which is proving dangerous. The old laptop was valiant and loyal, and yet it never occurred to me to bring it to bed, read why&8217;s poignant guide to ruby, and try to muscle the NetNewsWire unread count down to three digits. I feel a little like I&8217;m cheating on the old laptop, but if I wasn&8217;t working on the unread count I might not have seen this picture. I&8217;m conflicted.http://bumppo.net/archives/2007/04/ive-never-seen-you-here-before |