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Google Presents Cooking for Burning Man 101

by Scott Beale at 7:29 AM on August 10, 2007

On Wednesday two Google chefs presented “Cooking for Burning Man 101” at the Googleplex as part of the Google TechTalks series. Google knows a thing or two when it comes to making great food, so if you are going to Burning Man and want to eat well, then this video is required viewing. Here’s the…

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Ask A Ninja: The Ultimate Movie Pitch

by Scott Beale at 4:03 PM on August 9, 2007

On my flight to Seattle today for Gnomedex, I was catching up on some of my favorite video blogs and came across this hilarious episode from our good friends over at Ask A Ninja. As the answer to question #47, the Ninja gives his ultimate movie pitch. Ok, I agree, they really need to find…

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Back In Seattle, Gnomedex 2007 Starts Tonight

by Scott Beale at 3:32 PM on August 9, 2007

It’s great to be back in Seattle, one of my favorite cities in the US. I’m in town for Gnomedex 2007, my third year in a row, which kicks-off tonight with their pre registration party. I’m looking forward to catching-up old friends as well as meeting some of the first-time attendees. Chris and Ponzi put…

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Timbuk2 Hacker Bag, The Ultimate Vertical Laptop Bag

by Scott Beale at 4:10 PM on August 8, 2007

There’s no question in my mind that Timbuk2 makes some of the best messenger bags, backpacks, tote bags and laptop bags around. Plus they are an awesome independent, local San Francisco company that’s been around 18 years, with a great retail store in Hayes Valley. Over the years I’ve owned several Timbuk2 bags and they’ve…

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Gavin Newsom Ad on Chicken John Ad Blog Post

by Scott Beale at 1:20 PM on August 8, 2007

This is hilarious, Gavin Newsom is spending part of his 1.6 million dollar campaign funding running an ad (via AdSense) on my blog post about Chicken John’s SF Bay Guardian ad (where Chicken is asking Gavin for a campaign donation). Maybe I should offer Gavin a direct ad on Laughing Squid and then just give…

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Laughing Squid iPhone Wallpaper

by Scott Beale at 9:42 AM on August 8, 2007

Of course when I bought my iPhone, one of the first things I did was create a Laughing Squid wallpaper image for it. A few people when they see it on my iPhone have asked me if would make it available, so here it is. You can pretend that your iPhone is wearing a Laughing…

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iTweet, Joins Line-Up of Twitter Apps For The iPhone

by Scott Beale at 3:50 PM on August 7, 2007

iTweet is yet another great Twitter application for the iPhone. It is a project from The Illusion Factory, developed by Colby Palmer. This Twitter app works especially well over EDGE connections which can often be a bit slow. Here are the other Twitter iPhone applications that I know of. If you are aware of any…

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LinuxWorld 2007 Photos, Penguins in Business Suits

by Scott Beale at 1:38 PM on August 7, 2007

I made a quick stop by the expo at LinuxWorld 2007 today over at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. I was sad to see the continuing shrinkage of the .org Pavilion. I remember when LinuxWorld first started, the entire convention was represented by .org’s, now it’s just two small rows in the back corner….

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