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Couple Stage a (Re)wedding in San Francisco Street Intersection
On July 18, 2009, Jared and Justine Hirsch were married in a madcap, over-the-top wedding near the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, sans permits. About half…
Two Talking Carl iPhone Apps Get Into Screaming Match
Talking Carl is an iPhone app that repeats back whatever you say to it in a high pitched voice. “Dueling Carls” shows what happens when…
QR Code Art Created By Hand Using Calligraphy
Frank Escamilla, one of our sysadmins at Laughing Squid Hosting, created really cool QR Code art of a Latin poem that he made by hand…
Please Don’t Use Comic Sans
A lesson in corporate typography, as seen on Passive Agressive Notes.
GQ Interviews Bill Murray
GQ published a fantastic and rare interview with Bill Murray which featured a great illustration by Daniel Clowes. He is one of the greatest comic…
Star Trek: The Trouble With Tribbles Posters by Olly Moss
Olly Moss created a wonderful set of posters for the screening of the 1967 Star Trek episode “The Trouble With Tribbles” at the Alamo Drafthouse…
Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele
Amanda Palmer has a new album out where she performs the popular hits of Radiohead on her magical ukulele.
Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks & Good Food
O’Reilly Media has just published “Cooking for Geeks” by Jeff Potter, “a compendium of food science, experiments, interviews, and recipes for the creative and analytically-minded…
WTF Podcast with Marc Maron
Marc Maron is a comedian who’s been doing stand-up comedy since the days of Sam Kinison, but I don’t know him from his comedy work.…
Boxee Box, Watch TV Shows & Movies From The Internet On Your TV
Boxee Chief Product Officer Zach Klein shows off the new Boxee Box made by D-Link that lets you watch TV shows and movies from the…