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ETech 2007

I’m headed down to San Diego next week for the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2007 (ETech) to hang out with more geeks and shoot photos.…

Alive in Baghdad Donation Drive

Alive in Baghdad is an amazing video blog that features weekly reports from Iraq in an effort to provide an alternative to mainstream media coverage.…

BarCamp Los Angeles 3

BarCamp Los Angeles 3 takes place this weekend, March 24-25, at the Little Radio Warehouse. I’ve heard really great things about the previous BarCamps in…

SuperHappyDevHouse 16

SuperHappyDevHouse 16, the latest incarnation of the Bay Area’s premier hackathon, takes place this Saturday, March 24th, returning to its original location in Hillsborough. Join…

WordPress Launches New Plugin Directory

Last week WordPress launched a new Plugin Directory. Plugins are one of the best features of WordPress, allowing you to extend the functionality of your…

How To Fake Being Awake With a Haircut

Brazillian coffee company Suplicy Cafes has a brilliant ad campaign created by F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi featuring innovative ways to fake that you’re awake while…

Twittervision

Speaking of Twitter, check out Dave Troy’s amazingly addictive Twittervision, a Twitter visualization website built with the Twitter API, using location data from Twittermap (a…

Bawdy Island Beach Party A Go-Go

This Wednesday, March 21st The Ship Disturbers present Bawdy Island Beach Party A Go-Go at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Pirates and Wendchs and…