Hasta La Ideas

One of the funniest, yet saddest things we read in the Times article “Creative Solutions to iPhone Service Woes” is the following:

In the business news section of the New York Times newsroom, there is one area near the window where iPhone calls are usually clear. That spot happens to be next to David Gallagher, one of my editors. Not coincidentally, he has come up with the idea for an iPhone booth that would give callers in the sweet spot some privacy–and keep their conversations from disturbing others.

Yes, in AT&T’s incapable hands (the URL for the link above has the words “ATT FAIL” in them), the miracle phone of the 21st century now occasionally has less mobility than the 15′ cord we had on the landline twenty years ago.

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I personally think a bit of wit/sarcasm goes a long way in humanizing a topic as PC as ecology, Mr Hicks seems a bit put off by it however.

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If you would like to taste authentic Vietnamese food but don’t really feel that tempted by having a motor bike driving through your noodle soup bowl in one of the countless street kitchens of Hanoi, nor want to risk Montezuma’s Revenge (particularly since the average Vietnamese toilet is just a hole in the ground with a water bucket next to it), then this is the place to go: Quan An Ngon. “Ngon” means “delicious”, and, for authentic Vietnamese, this restaurant lives up to its name and gets my vote for the best in Vietnam. It is a gathering by Hanoi’s finest street chefs in one location – an open-air restaurant with lots of cooking stations, each serving a regional specialty.

The place bustles at night with locals and in-the-know foreigners waiting for Vietnamese classics like Bun Cha – vermicelli with minced pork balls and fresh herbs – and green papaya salad with shrimp (and for all veggies amongst us: this tastes also orgasmic without the shrimp, plus there are way more food options that don’t involve dead animals, which is a rare treat for Vietnam). The same concept restaurant exists also in Ho Chi Minh, where I haven’t been myself, but it is supposed to be just as great! Unfortunately their website does not work, but the address is 18 Phan Boi Chau, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi (between Ly Thuong Kiet and Hai Ba Trung, one block East of Le Duan).

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