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Noisebridge Year 1: Open Hacker House
The hackerspace Noisebridge is one of San Francisco’s cultural and artistic gems. Its members have contributed a wide variety of art, hacks and local culture.…
Strange Light, Photos From the Great Australian Dust Storm
Within 48 hours of the incredible dust storm that turned Sydney, Australia orange last week, Derek Powazek had published Strange Light, a magazine featuring beautiful…
A Glorious Dawn by Carl Sagan, Featuring Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)
“A Glorious Dawn” by Carl Sagan, featuring Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed), a loving tribute to two great men produced by Colorpulse. Download the mp3.
Bram Cohen’s Unique Coordination Trick
BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen challenges you to replicate his unique coordination trick.
Twitteleh, Twitter for Your Jewish Mother
MC Johnson Films presents Twitteleh, a new version of Twitter specifically tailored to Jewish mothers. Twitteleh provides answers to these three important questions: 1. Where…
Magma and Laughing Squid Drinkup in San Francisco
Magma and Laughing Squid are hosting a Drinkup on September 30th at Hi Dive in San Francisco. Magma is a new site for exploring and…
Behind The Scenes At G4’s Web Soup Hosted by Chris Hardwick
photo by Scott Beale Last Wednesday Chris Hardwick invited me to a taping of his show Web Soup at the G4 studios located at the…
Formosa 1140, Shipping Container Themed Condos In West Hollywood
photos by Scott Beale Working our way through West Hollywood we came across Formosa 1140, orange shipping container themed condos built by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects.
Twits: Dramatic Readings of Celebrity Twitter Updates
The Washington Post has a hilarious series “Twits” featuring dramatic readings of Twitter updates by celebrities. The videos were created and directed by Liz Kelly…
Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Church
photo by Scott Beale Drove by the Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Church in East Hollywood last weeked and couldn’t resist stopping for a quick photo.