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You Suck at Photoshop #9 – Curves
You Suck at Photoshop #9 – Curves is the latest episode in the ongoing series hilarious Photoshop tutorials by Donnie Hoyle. For the full experience…
Mark Growden Benefit Concert and Recovery Fund
photo by Scott Beale Our friend, talented local musician Mark Growden, was recently injured in a bicycle accident while training for the upcoming AIDS/Lifecycle Ride.…
No Starch Press Giving Away Books For Free On BitTorrent
San Francisco publisher No Starch Press has stared experimenting with giving away their books for free on BitTorrent via The Pirate Bay. Today they have…
Post-It Note Drawings by Marc Johns
Marc Johns has created a wonderful series of drawings that he has made on 3×3 Post-It Notes. Here’s more of Marc’s art, including some prints…
Because We Can on Brainchild
Matthew Borgatti interviewed our friends over at the Design-Build Studio Because We Can for his new video series Brainchild, a show about people with ideas.
Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008, Sci-Fi Author & Space Visionary
Renown science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at the age of 90 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka. Clark, the author…
SNAP Summit 2.0, The Business of Social Network Platforms
SNAP Summit 2.0, a conference on the business of social network platforms organized by Christian Perry, takes place on March 25th at The Commonwealth Club…
Internet Power! A 1995 Video Explaining The Internet
Andy Baio has been collecting old internet related VHS tapes and recently he digitized “Internet Power!” from 1995, which attempts to explain the internet. I…
Erbert and Gerbert Create Giant Air Vortex Candle Cannon
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, sandwich restaurant chain Erbert and Gerbert created a giant air-powered Candle Cannon to blow out the candles on their birthday…
Night Photos of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch
Jonathan Haeber shot some truly amazing night photos of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Here’s the full set of photos on Flickr. via Joe Reifer photo…