WordPress Charity Scavenger Hunt 2008
The WordPress Charity Scavenger Hunt 2008 takes place in San Francisco on Sunday, August 17th, the day after WordCamp 2008. The registration fee is $40…
Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle by Mathew Honan
In February 2008 San Francisco freelance writer and Wired contributing editor Mathew Honan created the website “Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle”, which displays random…
The US Air Guitar Championships National Finals
The US Air Guitar Championships National Finals take place on August 8th at The Grand Ballroom (part of The Regency Center) in San Francisco. The…
Baby’s First Internet, Nursery Rhymes For An Online World
The Morning News presents “Baby’s First Internet” by Kevin Fanning and Kean Soo, a series of nursery rhymes to help introduce young children to the…
1970 Anti-Drug PSA by Hanna-Barbera
An anti-drug PSA created by Hanna-Barbera in 1970.
NY Times Article on the Return of the New York Tech Scene
I’ve been watching the New York tech scene come back around in recent years and it was really noticeable when we had our Laughing Squid…
Peacock Lounge & Gold Room, A Private Club In the Lower Haight
Last night I finally had a chance to check out the Peacock Lounge & Gold Room, an eclectic private club in the Lower Haight neighborhood…
The Neistat Brothers Show How Easy It Is To Steal A Bike In NYC
In a sociological experiment that also tested ability with basic hand tools, The Neistat Brothers film themselves stealing their own bicycle from various points of…
Rhino Beetle Mania
From Reuters comes this short report on a beetle-wrestling tournament in Tokyo where kids coach (like Burgess Meredith for these bugs) and prod the insect…
SXSW 2009 Registration Is Now Open + Website Relaunch
Registration for South by Southwest 2009 is now open, along with hotel reservation information. SXSW 2009 takes place takes place March 13-22 in Austin. They…