Sputnik Turns 50
This Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, which was launched into space by the Soviet Union on October…
Month September 2007
The History of Silicon Valley
The San Francisco Chronicle is has been running a great series on the history of Silicon Valley, which has its roots in radio engineers who…
Bad Signage Flickr Pool
Over on Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow has discovered the wonderful Bad Signage Flickr Pool, including the brutally honest sign for Laundry Depot in Morrisville, PA.…
Arse Elektronika 2007 Call For Volunteers and Press Coverage
Our Austrian friends from monochrom in Vienna are starting to arrive in town and are preparing for next week’s Arse Elektronika 2007 conference, which takes…
Feed Digest, A Great Way To Republish Feeds
Per Marshall Kirkpatrick’s suggestion, I’ve started using Feed Digest to republish squid.us and Squid List feeds on the left-hand sidebar of this blog, as well…
15th Anniversay of Critical Mass, A Global Bike Convergence
Tonight’s Critical Mass ride in San Francisco marks the 15th anniversary of the bicycle convergence that takes place on the last Friday of the month…
Amazing Wall Animations by Blu
Italian artist Blu has created two videos of his amazing wall animations, “Walking (2 times)” and “Fantoche (2 times)”. via M2
Tiny Pixelated Illustrations of Star Wars Toys
In order to organize his huge collection of Star Wars toys, Josh Budich created tiny pixelated illustrations of each toy, that can then be sorted…
Stumptown Comics Fest 2007
The fourth annual Stumptown Comics Fest 2007 takes place September 29th & 30th at Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The Stumptown Comics Fest…
Bohemian Carnival One Year Anniversary Party
The Bohemian Carnival One Year Anniversary Party takes place this Saturday, September 29th at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, featuring The Mutaytor, Vau de…