by The Editors on May 29, 2008
Carlsbad’s David Clifton, 62, left this morning from VG Donut & Bakery in Cardiff to ride his motorcycle for three months to raise money for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. We’ve never figured out how this stuff really works, but apparently, just saying you’re going to do something silly, like ride a motorcycle aimlessly around the county all summer, is enough to get people to donate money.
I’ve been thinking about making the trip for a zillion years,” David Clifton said. “And I’m hoping this is a unique enough deal that it will raise awareness for all women . . . If one lady goes to get an exam, that’s all I would need. I’d like to help find the cure sooner, quicker, faster.”
Clifton says that by showing up places he’s going to be doing great work for to find a cure. Guess it’s better than cruising the country for Satan. We wish David lots of luck. Click here to make a donation.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune and Cruising For The Cure]
by The Editors on May 29, 2008
Last night while The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher were interviewing their new boss News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in Carlsbad’s Aviara Grand Ballroom, we were kicking back in the lobby bar listening to the cool jazz sounds of San Diego’s Keni Yarbro and waiting to see what kind trouble we could get into. Only moments before we arrived at The Four Seasons Valleywag.com’s Owen Thomas had been thrown out of the hotel entirely, so we realized anything was possible.
Each year, when the All Things D Conference comes to Carlsbadistan, we try to see how deep we can barge. This year, things went shockingly smoother. The first person we saw when walking into the lobby was Gizmodo.com editor Brian Lam hurrying into the conference center. Then, after running into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media marketing pro Rodney Rumford we decided to try rolling into the “Nightcap Gathering.” No luck. Security stopped us at the entrance. Badges? Apparently, we needed stinking badges.
On returning to the bar and telling our story of woe, a kind PR wizard from an unnamed search giant leaned over. “You need a badge?” he said. “Here, use mine. Just bring it back in 10 minutes. . . . and don’t say anything to the press.”
And just like that we were sipping free champagne in a room full of sweaty tech geeks who had been sitting in their dress slacks for 14 hours. Let just say there was a lot of “bad air” in that room. If not for the pouring talents of Aviara’s Julie and Cindy we don’t know what we would have done.
On the way out we saw Techcrunch.com’s Michael Arrington talking in the corner, but he seemed too busy ruling the tech blog world, so we didn’t bother him.
For a look at all the media that All Things D brings Carlsbad, just click here. It is astounding.
Follow the jump for all our photos of the evening.
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by The Editors on May 28, 2008
Break open the champagne, Wal-Mart, home of the world’s ugliest shoppers, has decided not to build a “supercenter” on land that it purchased in Carlsbad, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Company representatives told city officials yesterday that they would not file an application to build on their property at College Boulevard and El Camino Real in central Carlsbad. . .Instead, they would sell the 17.6 acres, which is zoned for a shopping center.
The company says it had nothing to do with “local opposition” but we’re glad they’re gone no matter who is responsible. Keep that stuff in Oside.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 28, 2008
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher don’t mess around each year when they bring their digital carnival to Carlsbadistan’s Four Seasons Aviara. They just round up the CEOs, walk them across the stage, ask them a few questions, and then shoo them off the other side leaving us feeling more like spectators at the National Western Stock Show. But people who attend All Things D are busy and apparently they want their days loaded with stampeding titans.
For example, today the following people were interviewed (and the day is far from over): Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision; Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO, Sony; Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO, IAC; Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell; Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and President Sue Decker; Jeff Bewkes, President and CEO, Time Warner; and only moments ago former Microsoft Chief Strategist Nathan Myhrvold, Founder and CEO, Intellectual Ventures, took the stage.
It’s enough to make our heads spin. But tonight we’ll get it all straightened out.
[Link: D6: All Things D]
by The Editors on May 27, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s annual brush with digiratti stardom kicked off today at the Four Season’s Aviara as Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher host the Wall Street Journal’s D6: All Things Digital.
Today was golf day, but over the next three days (May 27-29, 2008) D6 will play host to the the biggest names in business. And they’ll all be right here in Carlsbad. See if any of these names ring a bell: Bill (and Melinda) Gates, Steve Ballmer, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Howard Stringer, Jeff Bezos, Barry Diller, Jeff Bewkes, Kevin Martin, Tom Glocer, Jerry Yang and Sue Decker.
Tonight Walt and Kara will interview Bill Gates and Steve Balmer, but we’re not really into Microsoft so we’re going to skip it. But please stay tuned over the next couple days as we bring you some “unofficial coverage” of everything that’s going on at D6. And if we can get any of them to come surfing, we’ll let you know.
[Link: D6 All Things Digital]
by The Editors on May 23, 2008
Carlsbad-based computer monitor company Ostendo Technologies has an ultra-wide curved display for those of us who need a little wider, undistorted view of the Internet.
The CRVD display has a 42.4″ diagonal and provides a 2880 x 900 pixel resolution (double WXGA+), greater than 300 nits of brightness, and a contrast ratio of greater than 10,000:1, and relies on the DLP image-creating MEMS (microelectromechanical-systems) engine developed by Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX).
Sign us up, we’ll test two of them for free, no problem.
[Link: Laser Focus World]
by The Editors on May 22, 2008
While we found a while ago that there is all kinds of free music to be found at Carlsbad’s Dove Library (in the form of CDs that can be checked out and ripped, not that we’re suggesting that) this summer there is going to be some free live music on Sunday, June 8 with Quetzal, a a Latin alternative band performing son, boleros, folk, blues and rock in English and Spanish.
The show begin at 2pm in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium on 1775 Dove Lane, in southern Carlsbad. Admission is free, with tickets given out at the door beginning at 1pm the day of the concert. For more information, call (760) 602-2012.
Follow the jump for more info.
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by The Editors on May 21, 2008
In early March when Chrysler’s new owner Cerberus Captital Management LP announced that they were closing the Carlsbad-based Pacifica Advance Design Center we were kind of bummed for all the talented auto designers who worked there.
Now, we learn that Daimler AG, the owner of Mercedes (and former owner of Chrysler) recently purchased the design center for $7 million.
The German car-maker will take over the Chrysler Pacifica Advance Design Center in Carlsbad, California, within weeks, and in turn will close its own design centre in Irvine, California, the report said.
This means that we’ll see some new “Carlsbad inspired” auto designs coming from Mercedes (and maybe even some prototypes sneaking around town.
[Link: Forbes]
by The Editors on May 21, 2008
The City of Carlsbad’s TGIF: Jazz In The Park Series has mostly left Carlsbadistan for the 2008 season which is kind of a bummer (no more walking to the shows), but truthfully, we don’t need those inland crowds cluttering up our streets anyway.
This year the 10 events shared among Stagecoach Park, Poinsettia Park, and Calavera Hills Park. The first concert is on Friday June 20 with the Debbie Davies Band at Stagecoach Park.
Follow the jump for all the other details and we will keep you posted all summer long.
[Link: City of Carlsbad]
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by The Editors on May 21, 2008
Earlier this month Carlsbad High School sophomore Christian Abrallo, 16, took the Western Coast Championships in Men’s and Boy’s Shortboard at the Western Surfing Association Championships at Church’s, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
But Arballo’s victories are remarkable for the fact that the local surfer is excelling despite major heart defects that threatened his life and have prompted two surgeries to repair valves. . . . To hear him tell it, though, it’s no big deal. . . . “I don’t think about it at all,” Arballo said. “It doesn’t stop me from surfing or doing anything I want to do.”
Congrats, Chris.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
Carlsbad’s David Clifton, 62, left this morning from VG Donut & Bakery in Cardiff to ride his motorcycle for three months to raise money for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. We’ve never figured out how this stuff really works, but apparently, just saying you’re going to do something silly, like ride a motorcycle aimlessly around the county all summer, is enough to get people to donate money.
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