The Hopp Stop

• High-rises on hold: What to do with empty lots? – SF Gate
  (tags: sanfran urban)
• S.F. homicides fall as police flood tough areas – SF Gate
  Nice to see some good news on crime.
  (tags: sanfran)

Vanessa and I went down to the Metreon this evening to see “The Hangover,” the latest comedy from the director of “Road Trip” and “Old School.” It’s fricking awesome. It’s the funniest movie I’ve seen in at least the last couple years, better than my beloved “Role Models” by a fair bit. Hopefully nothing similar will happen when I’m in Cabo this weekend for my friend Mino’s bachelor party.

• Fog City Diner: Buy the gear, not the food – SF Gate
  Yikes, Bauer gives the food 1/2 star!
  (tags: food sanfran)

• Head shop moratorium a head-scratcher – Nevius SF Gate
  "Would I like a moratorium saying that there would be no more bookstores?" Madan said. "Of course I would. That's what we are struggling with here. Do you really want the government to step in and decide which is a good business and which is bad?"

  And then Madan really goes off the deep end.

  "In a free market," he said, "if there are too many head shops, some of them will go out of business."

  (tags: sanfran)

• Jalopnik – Best. Vanity License Plate. Ever. – Mlfcnt
  Ha ha ha ha amazing.
  (tags: humor auto)
• Is 100 (pitches) a magic number? – SweetSpot by Rob Neyer – ESPN
  Neyer looks at a recent column by Joe Posnanski and Bill James on the matter.
  (tags: sports baseball)
• Camping in a Fire Lookout Tower in California’s Sierra Nevada – NYTimes.com
  Sounds like a cool spot, but I'm really posting this because the author mentions "My Side of the Mountain," one of my favorite books growing up. I must have read it 5 times.
  (tags: books travel)
• The Architecture Issue – Getting Up to Speed – High Speed Rail in California – NYTimes.com
  A LOT of challenges to surmount before the trains start rolling.
  (tags: transit)
• Modest Mouse – Whale Song | The Tripwire
  I really like this tune. Only available on a record right now (along with "Autumn Beds"), but it's on the track list for the new album coming out in August.
  (tags: music)
• Amazon.com: No One's First and You're Next: Modest Mouse: Music
  Nice, new album coming out on August 4!
  (tags: music)

• A Day in the Life of 3G – PC World
  Comprehensive test of 3G networks. AT&T = fail.
  (tags: tech phone)
• Tech Me Out to the Ballgame: Touring the Giants’ Home Turf | Underwire | Wired.com
  Cool behind-the-scenes look at PacBell.
  (tags: baseball sports tech)
• Pitchfork: Director's Cut: Dinosaur Jr.'s "Over It"
  Sweetness: J. Mascis on a skateboard. Cool enough music video.
  (tags: music)