Todd Lappin
NIMBYs vs. Wireless Antennas (and Better Mobile Coverage)
San Francisco has become notorious for having poor cellphone coverage. People usually blame their wireless carrier for this, but a big part of the problem…
Envisioning Marijuana as Just Another Consumer Product
If Prop 19 passes and marijuana becomes legal(ish) in California, what might that mean for pot’s future as a consumer product? This being California, some…
“Thank God AT&T Does Not Make Sake” (But What If They Did?)
The frustrated and signal-challenged owners of True Sake have posted this sign prominently in the window of their excellent Hayes Valley, San Francisco sake shop.…
Rock the Moonbase With the Music of Space 1999
Scott and I have been having a private little jam-sesh listening to the theme music from the 1970s sci-fi series Space 1999. For the uninitiated:…
Classic Photos of Jazz Musicians From The Library of Congress
Over at Flickr, the US Library of Congress just posted some amazing, copyright-free photos of jazz musicians taken by William P. Gottlieb that document the…
The Lost History of San Francisco’s “Beatles House”
This is a tale of The Beatles, a house, a mural, an artsy kid, domestic terrorists, classic punk rock, and a lost moment of San…
Star Wars Uncut Wins an Emmy Award
“Star Wars Uncut”, the charming remake of “Star Wars: A New Hope” created entirely from 15-second, user-created clips of the film, just won an Emmy…
Polite-But-Antisocial SF Muni “Information Gladly Given” T-Shirt
Market Street Railway, the nonprofit group that supports San Francisco’s vintage streetcar fleet, is selling a new t-shirt that carries an odd message: “Information Gladly…
A 2.5 Year-Old Uses an iPad for the First Time
My iPhone-savvy 2.5 year-old daughter held an iPad for the very first time last night, and it turned out to be an interesting user-interface experiment.…
Dirty Harry Sudden Impact Then & Now in San Francisco: “Go Ahead, Make My Latte!”
It’s no secret that San Francisco’s South of Market district has changed a lot in the last 20 years, but it’s easy to forget just…