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New York Times Reader 2.0
The New York Times has just released Times Reader 2.0, a really nice update to their desktop newspaper application, which now runs on Adobe Air.
New Blue Bottle Coffee Bar Opening in SFMOMA Rooftop Garden
photo by KQED Spark The new Rooftop Garden at SFMOMA now includes a Blue Bottle Coffee Bar that is opening this Thursday, May 14th. The…
YooouuuTuuube, Watch YouTube Videos As A Cascading Series Individual Frames
YooouuuTuuube allows you to view YouTube videos as a cascading series of individual frames. One of the best examples making the rounds is the Alice…
ToorCamp 2009, A Hacker Conference Inside An Abandoned Titan-1 Missile Silo
photo by mattdork ToorCon is organzing ToorCamp 2009, first ever full-scale hacker camp in the United States, which takes place July 2nd-5th inside an abandoned…
World Beard and Moustache Championships 2009
photo by Eric H. Brown The World Beard & Moustache Championships 2009 take place on May 23rd in Anchorage, Alaska, hosted by South Central Alaska…
Cli-Ché
Che Guevara is sent through the pop culture blender in “Cli-ché” by Victor Ortiz.
Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg Become Motherlovers on Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg throw out their boxes and sing about a special Mother’s Day present on the latest Saturday Night Live Digital Short…
Opera! Robots! Fire! Foibles Mench at NIMBY
“Fiobles Mench” was originally an event proposed for Burning Man 2007, but it was not funded and the space, “a muti-use performance area with elevated…
Cube Hell, A Comedy About Being Banished To An Office Cubicle For All of Eternity
Our friend Scot Nery has teamed up with Dan Bialek to make “Cube Hell”, an online comedy series about a guy (Dan) who is stuck…
Super-Con Comic Book Convention In San Jose
Are you ready to get your comic book nerd on? Damn right you are, and do not even pretend that you don’t have one. Super-Con…