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The History & Culture of San Francisco’s North Beach
Our friends at Spots Unknown made a great video about the history and culture of San Francisco’s North Beach from the perspective of long time…
#NewTwitter Design Creates Golden Ratio
Twitter’s Creative Director Doug Bowman illustrates how the #NewTwitter design creates the Golden Ratio.
“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.…
Space Video Footage From Camera Attached To Weather Balloon
Luke Geissbuhler and his kids attached a HD video camera to a weather balloon and launched it into space from Newburgh, New York, sending it…
iArm, Attach Gear To Your Forearm
Fake gift box company Prank Pack presents iArm, perfect for attaching your favorite gear to your forearm. Delta Technology presents the iArm, the forearm mount…
AOL Acquires TechCrunch
AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong has just announced that AOL has acquired TechCrunch. AOL Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire TechCrunch,…
LEMUR GuitarBot II
Last weekend at World Maker Faire New York my friend Phat Man Dee showed me the wonderful GuitarBot II created by Eric Singer of LEMUR…
Robot – A Bizarre Bollywood Sci-Fi Film
Here’s the trailer for the bizarre new Bollywood sci-fi film “Robot” directed by S. Shankar. A gifted scientist constructs an equally gifted robot, who sets…
Maurizio Cattelan Erects Giant Middle Finger Sculpture In Milan
“L.O.V.E.”, the latest work by controversial artist Maurizio Cattelan, features a giant 36′ high middle finger sculpture erected in front of the stock exchange building…
San Francisco – The Literary City
“The Literary City”, a beautiful map of San Francisco by Ian Huebert illustrated with quotes about the city. via The Rumpus