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ThinkGeek Prank 8-bit Tie Becomes Reality
The 8-bit Tie started out as an April Fool’s Day prank product by ThinkGeek, but the public demand has been so overwhelming that they are…
BYOBW, Big Wheel Race Down Lombard Street
This Sunday, April 8th is Easter and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s time to Bring Your Own Big Wheel to the top…
Sad Kermit, The Dark Side of Kermit The Frog
Sad Kermit explores the dark side of Kermit The Frog with covers of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” (Johnny Cash style), Radiohead’s “Creep” and several other…
St. Stupid’s Day Parade Photos
Here are the photos I shot at today’s St. Stupid’s Day Parade. I brought Justin along from Justin.tv and he streamed the parade live online…
Behind the Scenes at the Justin.tv Headquarters
This morning I stopped by the secret North Beach headquarters of Justin.tv to meet up with Justin Kan (24/7 human camera) so we could head…
Joey Skaggs Launches The Art of the Prank
Mega prankster Joey Skaggs has just launched his latest project, “The Art of the Prank”, a blog focusing on pranks, hoaxes, culture jamming and reality…
Dave Winer’s Scripting News Celebrates 10th Anniversary
One of the oldest blogs in existence, Scripting News, run by software and web pioneer Dave Winer, is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. Congratulations Dave!…
Greenpeace Hacks Kleenex “Let It Out” Commercial
On March 24th activists from Greenpeace, infiltrated a Kleenex “Let It Out” commercial that was being shot in Times Square. This action was part of…
I Saw You, Craigslist Missed Connections Comics
Julia Wertz, creator of The Fart Party, recently launched a new project called “I Saw You”, which is a collection of comics submitted by artists…
TechCrunch Acquires FuckedCompany
Web 2.0 has finally consumed Web 1.0 once and for all with today’s announcement by Michael Arrington that TechCrunch has acquired FuckedCompany, the notorious tech…