Chicken John Is Looking for a Contact at PayPal
Chicken John is desperately trying to find someone he can talk to who works at PayPal. He just sent this out to his mailing list:…
Phil Frank 1943-2007, Creator of Farley
Phil Frank, the Sausalito cartoonist best known for his comic strips Farley (running 32 years in the SF Chronicle) and “The Elderberries”(written by Joe Troise),…
Coyle & Sharpe, Legendary Early 60’s Street Pranksters
In the early 1960’s the legendary team of Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe, known as Coyle & Sharpe, would roam the streets of San Francisco…
Matchbox Labels From the 1950’s and 1960’s
York, England designer Jane McDevitt has assembled a huge collection of beautiful 1950’s and 1960’s matchbox labels from around the world (mostly Eastern European).
Thrillist Launches in San Francisco
Thrillist is a one email per day mailing list on city culture which started in New York City and expanded to Los Angeles. Today they…
Ignite SF, 5 Minute Geek Talks: Call For Speakers
My friend Brady Forrest has been organizing Ignite events around the country since the first Ignite Seattle last December. The format is simple, its a…
Chicken John, 1st Choice For Second Place
Chicken John just posted a campaign update to his blog, including some campaign slogans from last night’s meeting and a PDF of a window sign…
Fujifilm FinePix F50 SE Point-And-Shoot Camera
I’m always on the hunt for the ultimate, point-and-shoot compact camera that I can carry around in my pocket when I don’t want to bring…
CollegeHumor Prank War Between Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld That Painfully Escalates Over Time
Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld both work at CollegeHumor and have been in an all out prank war for the last 7 months. This has…
Maker Faire Austin 2007
The first Maker Faire Austin takes place October 20th & 21st at the Travis County Fairgrounds. Tickets are now on sale, including camping passes if…