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The Tuesday Noon Siren, San Francisco’s Outdoor Warning System
“The Tuesday Noon Siren” is a wonderful mini documentary produced by 72hours.org about San Francisco’s Outdoor Warning System. Made in conjunction with the SF Department…
CodeCon 2009, A Conference of Working Demonstrations
After a two year hiatus, CodeCon 2009, a three day conference of working demonstrations, is returning April 17-19 taking place at CELLspace in San Francisco.…
Saint Stupid’s Day Parade 2009 Photos
Here are a few photos I shot today at the 31st Annual Saint Stupid’s Day Parade. Photo Gallery: Saint Stupid’s Day Parade 2009 More Coverage:…
Scotty Got an Office Job, A Video Series Featuring Subversion At Work
After 7 years of freelancing, Scott Iseri, got an office job. Instead of buckling down in the corporate world, he created a web series “Scotty…
4’33” Ringtones, Remixes, Mashups & More!
Semi-obscure music fans rejoice: iTunes is currently featuring “Four Minutes, Thirty Three Seconds” by John Cage as their Discovery Download of the week! For those…
The Science Creative Quarterly
To a geek like me, The Science Creative Quarterly is everything I have ever wanted out of brain candy. It is whimsical, intelligent, educational at…
Vintage San Francisco Real Estate Ads From The 1950’s
Walking by the window of Galu Real Estate on 24th Street in the Mission this week, I noticed a series of vintage real estate posters…
Internet Annoyance Day (April 1st), Celebrate Through Abstinence
Prepare yourself, tomorrow, April 1st 2009 is Internet Annoyance Day. No, it’s not funny anymore. Please remember to celebrate through abstinence. Ed Rabbit kindly suggests…
Schlomo Tells The Story of Escalario, The Inventor of The Escalator
While riding the “wicked awesome” escalators at Moscone West on our way out of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2009 my old friend Schlomo Rabinowitz…
H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Presents “The Whisperer in Darkness”
Here’s the trailer for the upcoming film The Whisperer in Darkness by The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. HPLHS is the group that made the well crafted…