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Ray Glasser, Keeping Betamax Video Tape Alive
Cleveland’s Ray Glasser, who maintains the Ultimate Betamax Information Guide, is a hardcore collector of Betamax equipment and tape recordings. He recently joined YouTube and…
Ignite at Web 2.0 Expo, 5 Minute Geek Talks
O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 Expo kicks off this Sunday at Moscone West in San Francisco. One of the conference’s co-organizers, Brady Forrest is hosting a special…
Donkey Kong Climbs UCSC Building via Post-It Notes
10 UC Santa Cruz engineering students spent 5 hours creating 4 stories of Donkey Kong on the Engineering 2 Building (E2) using 6400 Post-It Notes.…
Burning Man Open House, Green House & Beach House
Burning Man is having a day-long series of events this Saturday, April 14th. They are starting with an open house from 11am to 4pm at…
San Francisco T-Third Street Light Rail Opening
The long wait is over. San Francisco’s new T-Third Street Light Rail Muni Metro Service is now running after numerous delays and setbacks. This Saturday,…
Baby Cakes
photo credit: Scott Beale
Will Franken, Grandpa It’s Not Fitting
Absurdist Will Franken will be performing his new solo show “Grandpa It’s Not Fitting” this Wednesday, April 11th as part of the The Marsh Rising…
Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2007, World Space Party at NASA
Yuri’s Night takes place each year around the world celebrating Yuri Gagarin, the first person to orbit the earth. This year a very special Yuri’s…
Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2007 Photos and Video
Over a thousand race fans showed up today for the 7th annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race down San Francisco’s Lombard Street, you know,…
Hunter S. Thompson and Conan O’Brien, Drinking and Shooting
When Hunter S. Thompson agreed to make his debut appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, he refused to come to the studio but instead…