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Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus
Clay Shirky gave a really great keynote talk about “Cognitive Surplus” last week at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008. Here’s a transcript of his…
No Pants Day 2008
Grab your best pair of underwear, because this Friday, May 2nd is No Pants Day.
Toonlet, A Simple Way to Create Web Comics
toonlet is a cool service that provides tools that allow you to create web comics with custom characters in a matter of minutes, regardless of…
Albert Hofmann (1906-2008), The Father of LSD, Takes His Last Trip
Albert Hofmann has died at age 102. He was the Swiss chemist who first synthesized Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel back…
Maker Faire Bay Area 2008 Ticket Giveaway
As one of the media sponsors of Maker Faire Bay Area 2008, I have a some extra tickets for this weekend’s event, so we’re going…
John McCain “I Wanna Be Erected” Billboard by Ron English
Pop art prankster Ron English sent us a photo of his hilarious John McCain “I Wanna Be Erected” Pfizer billboard modification in Los Angeles. Hi…
Social Networking Wars on Current TV’s SuperNews
The latest episode on Current TV’s SuperNews features tragic story of one man’s battle for survival in the never ending “Social Networking Wars”.
SanFran MusicTech Summit 2 – Music, Business & Technology
SanFran MusicTech Summit 2, a follow-up to February’s conference on the convergence of music, business and technology, takes place Thursday, May 8th at the Hotel…
3rd Annual Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo
Maker Faire Bay Area returns for the third straight year May 3rd and 4th at the San Mateo Expo Center. See the Maker Faire website…
GETV Interviews Nerdcore Rapper MC Frontalot
On the latest episode of GETV, Irina Slutsky interviews legendary nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot. A documentary on MC Frontalot, “Nerdcore Rising” by Negin Farsad, premiered…