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RoboGames 2008 Photos and Video
Here are a few photos and videos I shot today at RoboGames 2008 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. RoboGames runs through Sunday, June14th (tomorrow),…
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth Gallery of Hot Rod Art & Photos
Coop has scanned and uploaded an amazing gallery of hot rod art and photos from the legendary Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. Long live Rat Fink!…
Twitter Fail Whale Makes Guest Appearance in Laugh-Out-Loud Cats
The Twitter Fail Whale makes a guest appearance as a hobo in Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #862 along with a clever reference to Ruby on Rails. illustration…
Biafra 5-O, Celebrating Jello Biafra’s 50th & Dead Kennedys 30th
Alternative Tentacles presents Biafra 5-O, celebrating the 50th birthday of Jello Biafra and the 30th anniversary of Dead Kennedys, with two special shows featuring Jello…
The Reverse Graffiti Project in San Francisco
Doug Pray made a great video about Paul Curtis (aka Moose) working on an installation for his Reverse Graffiti Project where he created environmentally clean…
Killer B-Movies Attack San Francisco
There’s always wonderful local theater going on in San Francisco (and the East Bay, see Scott’s recent post on Beowulf). This weekend a triple-play of…
Battle of the Album Covers
“Battle of the Album Covers” is an awesome animated video directed by Ugly Pictures and animated by Man vs. Magnet.
Cradlepoint CTR500 Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot Mobile EV-DO Router
I recently bought a Cradlepoint CTR500 Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot for use with my new Sprint Compass 597 EV-DO modem. It’s a small, portable router that…
Singing Tesla Coils by ArcAttack
Joe DiPrima and Oliver Greaves of ArcAttack have created an amazing pair of Singing Tesla Coils that are used in conjunction with their DJ setup.…
The Pong Song by Jonathan Mann
My good friend Jonathan Mann (aka GameJew) just published a great song about the hyper-influential godfather of computer games: Pong.