Month March 2010

S.F. icon Frank Chu turns 50

In some cities a harmless eccentric like Frank Chu would probably be tased or clubbed. In San Francisco, they let him be himself and appreciate him. This is a city with a fine and long history of tolerance towards outsiders,…

GM concept EV could drive itself home

That’s what they claim. While the EV certainly looks innovative and could make a great commuter vehicle, the vision of armadas of them driving people to and from work autonomously seems an invitation for something to go seriously wrong. Movie…

Anti-perkipants news of the day

B of A says its Lehman-Style bogus balance sheet manipulation is a-okay Daimler charged under US bribery laws David Einhorn slams SEC, Says its culture of “lawlessness” that allowed Allied Capital’s fraud cannot continue Sneak and creep back to No-Docs?…