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Photos of Hal Robins “Dragonolatry” Art Show Opening
Last night I stopped by the opening of Hal Robins’ new art show “Dragonolatry”, which also marked the debut of the brand new Chez Poulet…
Floating Jellyfish Pool Lights
Floating Jellyfish Pool Lights, now if we just had a pool… All show and no sting, these battery-operated Floating Jellyfish Pool Lights unleash a kaleidoscope…
Maker Faire 2007 Artists, Projects and Installations
I’ve been helping out with Maker Faire 2007, specifically recommending a few artists and projects for this year’s event. I’m really excited about two of…
Google SpaceShipOne Replica and T-Rex Skeleton
When was at Google a couple of weeks ago for the WordPress Meetup, there were a couple of new installations on Googleplex campus that were…
Christian Williams: Digg Reality
At the Digg Million User Celebration they showed the video “Digg Reality” by Christian Williams, the dude with the awesome Mohawk. It was shot at…
Radical Mute Mob Disrupts Mike Daisey Performance
Controversial monologist Mike Daisey was doing a performance of his celebrated show “Invincible Summer” last Thursday night at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, when…
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
“Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies” (BBC World News) photo credit: The Etch-A-Sketchist
Flora Grubb Gardens & The New Ritual Coffee Roasters
On Saturday I stopped by the beautiful new Flora Grubb Gardens that my friend Flora Grubb recently opened down in the Bayview neighborhood of San…
Upcoming 2.0, A New Hope
Last Thursday our friends over at Upcoming released their latest version of Upcoming, which as expected included integration with Yahoo!, via a new url [upcoming.yahoo.com]…
TinkerThink, A Large Scale Mechanical Puzzle
A couple of weeks ago, after the WordPress Meetup at Google, I was hanging out with Kevin Marks in the lobby of Building 43 and…