Bright Lights, Big City
August 28, 2006
I’m sad to say that after two years, and nearly 400 shows, my wonderful co-host, Amber MacArthur, is leaving Call for Help. -snif-
We’ll tape one more round of shows this week (enough to get us through September) then she’s off to CityTV where she’ll be a tech reporter and host of her own show.
You can read more on her blog. Please visit and wish her the best.
Amber plans to keep producing Command-N, her video podcast, and Inside the Net, the podcast we do together for TWiT.tv and we’re going to continue to work on the podcasting book together, but we’ll really miss her on Call for Help. Her insight into the web has added tremendously to the show, and her unfailing energy and enthusiasm for tech inspires us all. I don’t know how we can ever replace that. In so many ways she has been our Muse.
On the other hand, this is a unique opportunity for her, and we’re all terrifically proud of her success. And CityTV posts almost everything online, so you’ll be able to see plenty of Amber at CityTV.com
I remember telling management when we hired her that it was only a matter of time before some big network snatched her up. This is just the beginning of a wonderful career for a very smart and talented person. Bye Amber… and good luck in the big city!
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August 21, 2006
Grandmaster, former US Champion, (and a long time hero of mine) Larry Christiansen played a 10 game simul last night. He beat me. Twice. In about 20 minutes. A humbling experience, but a whale of a good time. That’s former Women’s World Chess Champion, Susan Polgar, in the pink coat in back. Her son (who can’t have been more than five) was playing next to me. He lasted a lot longer than I did.
Atop Mt. Roberts
August 21, 2006
Mount Roberts Tram
August 21, 2006
He’s Got My Vote
August 21, 2006
Alaska Cable Car
August 21, 2006
Anchors Aweigh
August 19, 2006
Henry, Dad, Noel, and Léo ready for our “three hour cruise.”
Port of Seattle
August 19, 2006
Next stop: Juneau
Space Needle
August 18, 2006
Henry and I are in Seattle. Tomorrow we leave on the Geek Cruise for Alaska with my dad and brother. We visited Paul Allen’s Experience Music Project and Sci Fi Museum today. Seeing the Sky Church at EMP brought back fond memories of The Screen Savers episode we taped here several years ago.
This is the view outside our hotel window. What is it about tall structures that attracts my eye? Don’t answer that. The Space Needle at night is breathtaking, even if it’s not as tall as the CN Tower.
Extraterrestrials Prefer Firefox
August 15, 2006
Spotted somewhere in Oregon. And the best part, it was done with graphing calculators and string.
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