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The First Video on YouTube
The first video on YouTube was uploaded 5 years ago on April 23rd, 2005. It shows YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim visiting the San Diego Zoo.…
Cat & Dog Owner’s Manuals
Cat Owner’s Manual and Dog’s Owner’s Manual available at ThinkGeek.
A Critical Analysis of the Architecture of Couch Cushion Structures
In a two part series, an “Industrious Architecture” company named BUILD has collected, analyzed, and graded several wonderful examples of structures built with the most…
Rainbow Man
photo by Scott Beale Rainbow Man street art as seen on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Gummi Bear Surgery
Ed Lewis put together a great Instructable on Gummi Bear Surgery. Gummi Bears live short lives, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have health…
The 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)
poster by Daniel Clowes The 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) takes place May 8th and 9th at Toronto Reference Library. This year’s featured guests…
TEDxSoMA Returns To San Francisco
photo via TEDxSoMa The 2nd TEDxSoMa, an independently organized TED mini conference, takes place on May 21st in San Francisco. Check out the highlights from…
Big Damn Deal, A Webcomic About a San Francisco Startup With an Identity Crisis
Big Damn Deal is a new webcomic about a San Francisco startup with an identity crisis, written by Nick Douglas and illustrated by Erin Fusco.
How Much Would You Have Made If You Bought Apple Stock Instead of an Apple Product
Kyle Conroy runs the numbers and shows how much money you could have made if you bought Apple stock instead of an Apple product. via…
Fritz Maytag Sells Anchor Brewing To Griffin Group
photo by Scott Beale San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Fritz Maytag has sold Anchor Brewing Co. to The Griffin Group, which plans on preserving…