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generic1: “San Francisco is a city where people are never more...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:36:20 -0500

generic1:

“San Francisco is a city where people are never more abroad than when they are at home”

- Benjamin F. Taylor

How to Make Confectioners (Powdered) Sugar

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:25:05 -0500

How to Make Confectioners (Powdered) Sugar

likesbears: uhm. give me.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:13 -0500

likesbears:

uhm.

give

me.

"I think that we are necessarily moving toward a geek culture. The health of our society is going to..."

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:52:36 -0500

“

I think that we are necessarily moving toward a geek culture. The health of our society is going to rely on information technology. It’s going to rely on a familiarity with math and science and technology. Geekery in general is founded on questioning and proof via analysis of the actual world and not the world as we wish it to be. By contrast, jockdom — not sports — jock culture proceeds from a certainty you create in your mind: ‘My town is the best because the incredibly wealthy owners decided to keep the team for now.’ Or, ‘My political team is the best because it was my dad’s and they best stoke my primitive fears,’ as opposed to ‘They have the best policies for me and my family.’

Jockdom is very noble. It’s not deliberative. It’s certainly the best way to win wars. It’s the best way to motivate teams of people to fulfill a goal — not just war, but getting things done. The most important way to motivate a factory floor. But as you know, we’re not as much of a manufacturing society as we were before. China and other big industrial nations are rewarding their nerds and technicians rather than creating a culture that makes fun of them — it would be wise for us to embrace the book-smart as much as our culture has traditionally embraced the street-smart, the jock-smart. I’m not saying nerds must have their revenge; I’m just saying the time for wedgies is at an end.

”

- john hodgman (via nomcakes) (via thisboyisexhausted) (via nattles) (via superamit) (via rafer)

giant sushi pillow! and others

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:55:06 -0400

giant sushi pillow! and others

Vehicle I Expected To Have At Age 33

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:14:50 -0400

Vehicle I Expected To Have At Age 33

"Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson found out over the weekend that the streets of San Francisco can be..."

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:11:09 -0400

“Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson found out over the weekend that the streets of San Francisco can be unsafe no matter who you are. The former NBA player was in the City for a conference with representatives at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He was helping an elderly man get into a cab near Union Square when someone sneaked up behind him and ripped of his garment bag that was holding a suit, shoes and some toiletries, his blog notes.”

- Capital Crime: Sacramento Mayor Robbed in SF

"Taiwan’s High Court on Friday upheld its earlier decision to keep former President Chen..."

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:42:09 -0400

“Taiwan’s High Court on Friday upheld its earlier decision to keep former President Chen Shui-bian in detention after the Supreme Court ordered it to hold a hearing on the matter, an official said.”

- Taiwan Court Upholds Ex-President’s Detention

fenchurch: turkeydinner: via www.nataliedee.com

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:41:20 -0400

fenchurch:

turkeydinner:

via www.nataliedee.com

Amron Experimental Keybrid

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:48:46 -0400

Amron Experimental Keybrid

(via likesbears)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:45:56 -0400

(via likesbears)

msg: benjaminpalmer shared this: software that magically...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:45:51 -0400

msg:

benjaminpalmer shared this:

software that magically transforms a doodle into a beautiful photo composite.

Video demo if you click through.

PhotoSketch: Internet Image Montage « Ming-Ming Cheng （程明明）

===

If this actually works its awesome, if it doesnt its just a taste of the future.

So get ready to doodle.

15 Amazing Sandwich Art Creations (via @jinners)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:47:34 -0400

15 Amazing Sandwich Art Creations

(via @jinners)

Today, we got our class shirts at school. My class's shirt says "2010, the best there's ever been". The junior's shirts say "2010, the be--2010 I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND I'MMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT 2011 HAS THE BEST SHIRT OF ALL TIME! OF ALL TIME!". I'm failing this year so I can graduate with them. MLIA

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:17:44 -0400

mikehudack:

zeb:

noonish:

(via papertissue)

Awesome.

mikehudack: (via fjordtur) Beautiful.

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:15:44 -0400

mikehudack:

(via fjordtur)

Beautiful.

Extreme camouflage: Guy paints himself to blend with the surrounding. No trick photography, not photoshopped.

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:32:16 -0400

Extreme camouflage: Guy paints himself to blend with the surrounding. No trick photography, not photoshopped.

hiten: causehabits: FFFFOUND! / Card Games / Good Idea /...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:01:18 -0400

hiten:

causehabits:

FFFFOUND! / Card Games / Good Idea / Kempt

generic1: manymachines: The Muni Fail Whale -...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:26:45 -0400

generic1:

manymachines: The Muni Fail Whale - Tcritic

Must.

Have.

nerdyc: kkr: superamit: Watch me and Kelly talking about the...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:17:53 -0400

nerdyc:

kkr:

superamit:

Watch me and Kelly talking about the Photojojo Book this morning on the CBS Early Show!

p.s. The book is currently #1 in photography books on Amazon, and #8 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list for all books!

congrats, guys!

OMG! The TV only adds 10 pounds of awesomeness to you guys!

Tetris, one of the greatest time-wasters of all time, has been...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:31:43 -0400

Tetris, one of the greatest time-wasters of all time, has been immortalized in any number of ways through the years — from cupcakes to car commercials. But the life-sized video version shot on the streets of San Francisco takes the cake. (via Playing Tetris on Steep San Francisco’s Streets)