Bryce Boe

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Everything but Research

18 November, 2008 (01:57) | General | By: Bryce Boe

So much has happened this quarter that it’s now difficult to recall specifics, but knowing all too well that it only gets more difficult with time I’ll try to recall some of the more awesome events. Early in the quarter the computer science department hosted an industry related event. One of the cool talks was [...]

Sleeping in the Garage

17 November, 2008 (22:53) | General | By: Bryce Boe

The drive back down to Santa Barbara was awesome. I really got to enjoy Verena and test out the roof rack system with my bike on top. Despite having more stuff than I came up with, the increased space in Verena left me with plenty of visibility. Upon arriving in Santa Barbara I headed [...]

Bye Bye Google: The End of a Great Summer

16 November, 2008 (12:15) | General | By: Bryce Boe

Damn it’s been over 8 weeks since I last wrote, and how I’ve missed it. As you may have guessed I’ve been terribly busy since my last post, especially in the most recent weeks. Since there is too much information for a single post, I’ll split up the last 8 weeks into a few segments [...]

Good Eatings: Dinner

17 September, 2008 (20:36) | General | By: Bryce Boe

This evening I went to dinner at the American Table cafe with Steve. Tonight’s selection was amazing! I had:

A bit of grilled wild boar bratwurst with sauerkraut, caramelized onions, mushrooms, shoestring celery root, turnips, brandy, Guinness
A bit of pacific almandine tilapia with crunchy almonds, lemon teriyaki and diced ginger Shrimp
A bit of smoked salmon alfredo [...]

Good Eatings: Snack Time

17 September, 2008 (17:01) | General | By: Bryce Boe

Around three a few of us headed over to the hub for coffee, and as usual there is a different treat of the day. Today my snack time consisted of:

A few profiteroles
An iced mocha special made from the friendly barista
A little piece of chocolaty goodness
About 10 minutes ago Travis and I had a shot of [...]

Good Eatings: Lunch

17 September, 2008 (13:57) | General | By: Bryce Boe

Today I had lunch at Google’s newest Cafe, Big Table. I headed there at noon and met up with some Santa Barbara Googlers. I didn’t eat that much since breakfast held me over quite well.

2 Falafel patties(?) with Tahini and Yogurt Cucumber Mint Sauce
Caesar Salad with Caper Anchovy Dressing
4 pieces of Tuna Poke Hand Roll
Plum [...]

Good Eatings: Breakfast

17 September, 2008 (10:22) | General | By: Bryce Boe

I’ve been meaning to do this at least once all summer.
I arrived at Cafe Moma for breakfast at approximately 9:15 and I filled my plate with the following:

2 Pancakes which I put a very light amount of raspberry syrup on
A piece of Sourdough French Toast, with a little maple syrup
A scoop of Roasted Chicken and [...]

Google Week 12: One More!

16 September, 2008 (00:55) | General | By: Bryce Boe

My last week at Google is finally here. It seems like just yesterday I was driving up to the Bay Area in the Porsche loaded to the roof with my stuff. Oh it’s been a great summer, but it’s not over yet!
Week 12 gave me the opportunity to complete more of my project and even [...]

Google: Weeks 10 and 11

7 September, 2008 (22:49) | General | By: Bryce Boe

First I’d like to mention the obvious; I sold the Porsche this morning. Hmm ok maybe that’s not the obvious. Anyway my 944 of 6 years is finally gone, and it’s sad. Maybe someday when I have money to play with and a child who is into cars I’ll get another 944. Onto the obvious [...]

Wednesday WTF #10

3 September, 2008 (20:26) | General | By: Bryce Boe

I overheard a retold conversation between two people this afternoon. The conversation went something like this:
Person A: I just heard the most ridiculous thing.
Person B: Oh yeah, what is it?
Person A: My friend who works at [XYZ Coorporation] told me they discovered the problem as to why a few of their servers crashed. They found [...]