Nerd Stalker

Watch Adolfo and Greg's picks of the week for their show. Nerd Stalker's Top stories: Young people aren't reliable predictors of tech trends. So where does that leave Snapchat? (Farhad Manjoo/Wall Street Journal) http://bit.ly/1824Bcs Coin consolidates 8 swipe-able cards into 1 | @SFGate sco.lt/5YTkDh New, Massive Solar Power Plant Goes Online in Japan - Core77 http://bit.ly/1azPVPf An Intel Store in NY? theverge.com/2013/11/14/510… Implantable bio-patch grows bone where it's needed http://bit.ly/1822GEF Things You No Longer Needed Because of Smartphones | via @LaughingSquid   sco.lt/6SmB05 Speed Round: An Oscilloscope Watch! http://bit.ly/1822dSS LinkedIn Kicks Off Its Pulse Integration bit.ly/17UxKGm via @allthingsd by @MikeIsaac American Eagle, Target, and other retailers follow Wal-Mart in opening labs in Silicon Valley (Anne D'Innocenzio/Associated Press) http://apne.ws/1azUJ7m Smartphone Video Ads Over 100% More Effective with M...

Today I went to the last day of the Green Festival here in San Francisco. As we walked up to the concourse we were bombarded by everyone wanting us to sign petitions galore. There were the token hacky sackers, plenty of dreadlocks and petuli. Fortunately there were also those of us who were simply interested in what we can do in our small way to make this a better place (minus the hippy uniform). The line to get in was really long, it looked very crowded and we had a stroller. We thought of just leaving then decided to brave it, it helped when a nice lady who was leaving gave us her pass (love it when that happens). We get in check in the stroller in an area that was overflowing with stuff then we were off through the maze of organic/hemp clothing, bedding, social investing, solar gear, recycled bags, supplements, food/drink of all kinds, activist groups, magazines, eco educational masters programs and so much more. My favorite group/biz of the day was an Amazon.com alternative called...