tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post7126332747203804251..comments2023-11-30T11:57:43.224-08:00Comments on Niniane's Blog: uWinkNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-7272746012557051972011-10-19T23:54:23.911-07:002011-10-19T23:54:23.911-07:00oh - truly sorry to hear that :((
Maybe one of yo...oh - truly sorry to hear that :(( <br />Maybe one of your upcoming posts can be about some interesting bets you've made lately (unless you have stopped making wagers -- for whatever reason).Milkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-74876207438197513122011-10-19T23:47:07.306-07:002011-10-19T23:47:07.306-07:00Re: Milkman,
Dan and I had a falling-out, so I do...Re: Milkman,<br /><br />Dan and I had a falling-out, so I don't think either one of us would want to collect the winnings from the other. We also have not classified who the winner would be.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-58614250087671419992011-10-19T23:44:48.252-07:002011-10-19T23:44:48.252-07:00Hola!
Your blog is filled with mentions of bets. D...Hola!<br />Your blog is filled with mentions of bets. Do you actually honor them? (give or take a couple!) What happened to this one? In my book, uWink definitely counts as shut down, but whatever way you "count", since you and dan had mutually exclusive and complementary bets, one of you has lost (In case of lack of consensus, our arbiter can decide who lost). <br />For the sake of those who stumble upon these old blogs, and for the sake of completeness, pray tell who won the bet and whether the loser paid their dues!<br /><br />PS: Also happened to see the Sarah Palin song for the first time thanks to this blog (dunno who i missed the video during the 08 elections!) - funny!Milkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-23737923711602018282009-04-20T16:48:00.000-07:002009-04-20T16:48:00.000-07:00So I just used Google News to find out any info on...So I just used Google News to find out any info on uWink down in Los Angeles. Looks like the two remaining restaurants are being totally re-designed...<br /><br />Troubling Signs: uWink to Become an Upscale Lounge<br />Thursday, April 9, 2009<br />http://la.eater.com/archives/2009/04/09/troubling_signs_uwink_to_become_an_upscale_lounge.php<br /><br />Let us know how your month of cooking goes... unless you don't think the redesign qualifies as closing / losing the bet with Dan...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-59758439313291650582009-04-20T01:33:00.000-07:002009-04-20T01:33:00.000-07:00Yes - let's hope for your sake that the remain...Yes - let's hope for your sake that the remaining uWink's in Hollywood & Woodland Hills survive.<br /><br />A lot of restaurants are going under in this economy... and I could see uWink in Hollywood & Woodland Hills possibly going under ...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-24575457686661738412009-04-20T00:55:00.000-07:002009-04-20T00:55:00.000-07:00Ack!
But the terms of the bet are that all bran...Ack! <br /><br />But the terms of the bet are that all branches must close.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-63589822571786065932009-04-20T00:52:00.000-07:002009-04-20T00:52:00.000-07:00uWink in Mountain View closing, at least according...uWink in Mountain View closing, at least according to the latest comments on Yelp!<br /><br />http://www.yelp.com/biz/uwink-mountain-view?rpp=40&sort_by=date_desc<br /><br />I had dinner in downtown Mountain View tonight and noticed as I dropped by, and the lights were out. Supposedly on Sunday evenings, they are open until 9 PM.<br /><br />Given the current economy, I would not be surprised that uWink the company goes out of business and you will be cooking for Dan for a month.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-56410251507779166382009-02-25T11:31:00.000-08:002009-02-25T11:31:00.000-08:00Though I'm no longer managing the Norcal store, it...Though I'm no longer managing the Norcal store, it's sad to see how pessimistic people are about uWink.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep the Socal stores in shape!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-8408603166983659802008-12-22T14:47:00.000-08:002008-12-22T14:47:00.000-08:00Stock is trading at ten cents a share, company is ...Stock is trading at ten cents a share, company is losing $$$ hand over fist, restaurants aren't profitable, there isn't a single franchisee, and they're almost out of cash. Oh yeah, the food is absolutely disgusting. I've had better food on airplanes. <BR/><BR/>uwink won't exist past June 09.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-29554682860827767402008-11-06T21:28:00.000-08:002008-11-06T21:28:00.000-08:00re: Anonymous. i have not had eyelid surgery.re: Anonymous. i have not had eyelid surgery.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-14598549350845504642008-11-06T20:56:00.000-08:002008-11-06T20:56:00.000-08:00@NinianeHave you undergone eyelid surgery?@Niniane<BR/><BR/>Have you undergone eyelid surgery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-6238233612848944442008-11-05T14:14:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:14:00.000-08:00@niniane: Yeah, there were lots of games that seem...@niniane: Yeah, there were lots of games that seemed to require "credits," and Corey found that there was a page where you could buy them. We didn't want to buy credits, so we didn't try playing those games.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-81048761524818000642008-11-05T10:31:00.000-08:002008-11-05T10:31:00.000-08:00Ha ha, mymomsisafob.com is great! I really like t...Ha ha, mymomsisafob.com is great! I really like the <A HREF="http://mymomisafob.com/2008/10/20/gchat-status-food-coma/" REL="nofollow">"food coma"</A> post.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-73306214987546147132008-11-05T08:31:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:31:00.000-08:00Hey Niniane, have you seen http://mymomisafob.com/...Hey Niniane, have you seen <A>http://mymomisafob.com/</A> ? It reminds me of some of the stories you've written here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-14252522852930202022008-11-04T20:36:00.000-08:002008-11-04T20:36:00.000-08:00PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-72951384170218826462008-11-04T14:28:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:28:00.000-08:00Can uwink feed anything to our human needs, really...<I>Can uwink feed anything to our human needs, really, except for hunger? </I><BR/><BR/>Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's not get too hasty here. (I work in videogames...)<BR/><BR/>Also, let's not discount the value of good food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-29070333112889172042008-11-04T13:59:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:59:00.000-08:00Recently I traveled to Ireland, had some time to k...Recently I traveled to Ireland, had some time to kill and ventured into a local neighborhood pub. There were no booths or video screen menus or even televisions; it was all benches and tables arranged in a way to ease--gasp--conversation and interaction...with total strangers! Pints were brought quickly, food service was slow. Conversation, stories and debate abounded. Periodically the din of storytelling and laughter was interrupted by random customers (these locals and neighbors) who would rise with a musical instrument in hand (or borrow the many weathered"loaner" guitars or fiddles etc hanging on a wall)and sing a self-authored ditty to the occupants of the table or two around them-- or to no one in particular.(And get this ,with no karaoke machine in sight.)Some were booed amicably, and others were praised if not for their musicality then for their inspired tales of love and loss. What a wonderful and warming night of humanity. How cold and lonely and terrible this uwink seems by comparison. We enter this world alone and we leave this world alone. Should we spend the time in between trying on different pine boxes? Can uwink feed anything to our human needs, really, except for hunger? It will fail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-18080909919088814322008-11-03T17:36:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:36:00.000-08:00I don't get why people so mourn the loss of minor ...<I>I don't get why people so mourn the loss of minor human interactions such as those between customers and waiting staff. It's really not much of a social exchange.</I><BR/><BR/>No, but human waiters/waitresses/order-takers can handle odd requests ("burger, no bread", for example) and communicate them to the kitchen better than any touchscreen system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-89176534841253813102008-11-03T14:32:00.000-08:002008-11-03T14:32:00.000-08:00Melinda, you had to pay for games? They were free...Melinda, you had to pay for games? They were free when I went. There are signs of laying the groundwork for paid games (the verbiage of "credits" and "premium games" in the menu), but I hope it doesn't happen. Dan will have a much higher chance of winning the bet if the games charge money.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-54763117489464667402008-11-03T12:37:00.000-08:002008-11-03T12:37:00.000-08:00@arc: I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of...@arc: I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, but only because I expected it to be terrible, like at most gimmick restaurants. I was also famished because it was past 10pm and I hadn't eaten for 9 hours, so maybe anything would have tasted good. <BR/><BR/>@brent: I probably would have enjoyed the experience more if most of the games were free. I don't enjoy being nickled-and-dimed.<BR/><BR/>@the first anonymous: It is offensive in the US to suggest that someone has had plastic surgery, as it implies that they weren't good-looking in the first place.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-37828325148323246902008-11-03T09:36:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:36:00.000-08:00Wow, cooking for a month? Sha-mayn, if Niniane lo...Wow, cooking for a month? Sha-mayn, if Niniane loses, make sure she actually cooks for Dan and doesn't take the easy way out with some restaurant consolation.<BR/><BR/>: )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-52895210392671383922008-11-03T08:33:00.000-08:002008-11-03T08:33:00.000-08:00Cute girls! ~~~Actually, it's interesting you say ...Cute girls! ~~~<BR/><BR/>Actually, it's interesting you say that may be an Asian thing only, I was thinking the same, more or less, about Lively. It doesn't appeal to everyone and every nationality.<BR/><BR/>For instance it doesn't seem too popular with the average American user. But Asians, Brazilians, French people seem to like it a lot more. Maybe that's why the average American is not too fond of it. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-1937781092426304792008-11-03T04:06:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:06:00.000-08:00I just looked at their website and find it interes...I just looked at their website and find it interesting that the Careers page has not a single food service or prep position and all software and technology positions. Is this a restaurant or a software company?<BR/><BR/>Are there robots preparing the food? Or worse...a row of microwave ovens?<BR/><BR/>Also as a father of a 3 yr old and a 15 month old, just wait until those monitors get all splattered and smudged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-78132598315804440572008-11-03T03:25:00.000-08:002008-11-03T03:25:00.000-08:00I think uWink sounds pretty cool, though I hope th...I think uWink sounds pretty cool, though I hope the touchscreens get wiped down a lot. Greasy burger fingerprints; yuk.<BR/><BR/>Touchscreen ordering could be brilliant if done right. They could have a tick box in the corner to only display vegetarian options. And one for vegans, and maybe for Muslims or Orthodox Jews, people with certain allergies. No more quizzing the waiter about what everything's made out of.<BR/><BR/>I don't get why people so mourn the loss of minor human interactions such as those between customers and waiting staff. It's really not much of a social exchange. You still get to keep the real relationships in your life, with people you talk to on an even footing, who you can converse with long and often enough to get to know them. I do make an effort to be friendly, but a lot of people who serve me might as well be automatons.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679969804082812416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-39269191110965954612008-11-03T00:49:00.000-08:002008-11-03T00:49:00.000-08:00@arc - funny, you're right, I was the first to...@arc - funny, you're right, I was the first to comment on the quality of the food. I ordered a burger when I was there... I'll have to try other items and see what new software, games, etc.. they had. I wanted a webcam to the kitchen to see my food being cooked.<BR/><BR/>I took a look at the bio of the CEO & founder of uWink - Nolan Bushnell. He is the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese - what an odd combination of companies to have started. Given his track record, I'd bet on Bushnell. <BR/><BR/>But I do wonder if the uWink concept can survive in this economic downturn... and that location has been pretty unlucky for quite a few restaurants.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.com