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ZIPskinny, Demographic Information by Zip Code
ZIPskinny is a really cool website that generates demographic information by zip code based on the 2000 Census. It also does data comparisons between zip…
Instructables Halloween Costume Ball
Our fellow squid friends over at Instructables are hosting a Halloween Costume Ball tomorrow, Saturday, October 27th at their headquarters in Alameda. Instructables, along with…
Hilarious Southwest Airlines Pre-Flight Safety Announcement
Here’s a hilarious Southwest Airlines pre-flight safety announcement recorded on a flight from LAX to Chicago MDW, which includes some very campy fashion tips. via…
South Park Lunch With A Hugh MacLeod Cartoon Explosion
Ariel Waldman organized a lunch via Pownce in San Francisco’s South Park today and one of the surprise guests was our friend Hugh MacLeod, who…
The Mission Indie-Mart @ 12 Galaxies
The next Mission Indie-Mart, featuring 40 independent local designers, takes place this Sunday, October 28th at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco. When you are there,…
Leopard World Premiere
Apple Stores will start selling Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) at 6pm today. The San Francisco store is celebrating with giant popcorn hanging from the…
Faces in Places, Faces Found In Everyday Places & Objects
Faces in Places has been assembling an amazing collection of photos revealing faces found in everyday places and objects. If you would like to contribute…
Little People Installation at the Nuart Festival
Little People is an ongoing street art project by Slinkachu where photos of tiny people are shot in public settings (see my previous post). Last…
Illegal Soapbox Derby 2007 on Bernal Heights Hill
The annual Illegal Soapbox Derby 2007 takes place this Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! October 28th at 1pm on Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, where for…
Robotic Snap-O-Lantern and Other Pumpkin Robots
Last weekend at Maker Faire Austin 2007 I stopped by to see our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories and they had a table setup…