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hemmant jha — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:28:41 +0000

One sincerely hopes that the adage ‘what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’, is true.

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hemmant jha — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:52:44 +0000

Having only come to Las Vegs for conventions, most notably CES, I readily admit to having a bias against the place. A study in excess of every sort, it runs contrary to much of what I believe in about design, sustainability, and doing more with less. Culled from the city where more is never quite enough is a series of images which are quite demonstrative of this phenomenon – anyone care to guess exactly how many plastic bottles it took to create a 70sqft poster of this guy?

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hemmant jha — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:57:04 +0000

A recent trip for business saw our team of four headed into rental car territory. And it seemed perfectly reasonable to this author, and to at least one colleague, that we rent the charming little little go-kart that is the FIAT 500. There it stood, resplendent in white, low mileage, surrounded by regular rental chaff. To the author (also the driver), the choice seemed reasonable – there was ample space in the front, and back seats are an added extra anyway. Saner minds prevailed, and a few protestations later, we streamed out of the Enterprise location at the Portland, Oregon airport in this land yacht. It may not be much of a drive, but it has presence.

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hemmant jha — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:05:01 +0000

The author at the wheel in Portland, Oregon. Picture by Matt ‘Unstoppable’ Alverson.

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hemmant jha — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:59:52 +0000

Proper hand pulled espresso at the airport, including one called the Black Tiger, friendly TSA personnel and live music in the security area, good roads and lovely weather, seemingly omnipresent farm-to-table dining at perfectly accessible prices, hills, trees and big skies – the Portland, Oregon, experience has been delightful and one of the best short visits in recent history.

There’s serious industry here, and support systems for business, hand in hand with a really easy vibe. This has been the first visit, and I hope more will follow.

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hemmant jha — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:10:16 +0000

This summer has seen quite a bit of riverboat activity. Living right on the Chicago river has proved to be a boon, and taking the boat into downtown Chicago has been an unalloyed joy every morning. The gentle roll of the craft, lovingly and optimistically named ASAP, the sounds of water, the journey uninterrupted by the rudeness of traffic lights – all make for a meditative morning experience.

To follow over the course of the next few posts is a series of images taken from the boat.

This is the first post written using the WordPress iPad app.

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hemmant jha — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:25:01 +0000

1 hour, 49 minutes

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