April 2008
50 posts
"Stupidest Bike Lane in America" Found in LA →
Slate magazine claims to have found the “stupidest bike lane in America”… down in LoCal, of course. We here at SFist like to think that a bike lane is a bike lane, and that a short…
Mile-High Skyscaper Planned to Be Built in Saudi... →
If you are a fan of big buildings expect to be thrilled because Prince al-Wahid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia is planning on building a tower that will stand a mile high into the sky. No, that…
March 2008
40 posts
Sunday Secrets →
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. ——-Email Message——- Subject:…
“What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties!...”
– Shakespeare’s complete works to be available online soon. A thespian’s dream. http://urltea.com/31th h/t @GuyKawasaki
Monsoon Ashram →
Something stranged is happening in India. It’s raining. In March. You’ve heard of monsoon season? Well, it usually doesn’t start for at least another month. Chalk it up to GW or pretend it’s just a…
Social Media Starter Moves for Real Estate →
Chris jumps into Real Estate with the suggestion in using Video as part of your social media strategy. Something we seem to keep kicking around with limited positive results, do to the difficulty in producing something worth watching. Disclaimer right up front: I’m not in the real estate biz, so I’ll write this from the perspective of what I’ve observed and what might be useful. Some REAL real...
The good news is, lots of people want to come… →
…the bad news is, it’s going to cost us more money. Here’s the latest comment from Brad on the wiki.
Update 3/14 Sounds like the Sanbox Suites might not be available. Looking into other options…
Watch Tonight at the Cowell Theate, Fort Mason Beth Orton came out and sang her song Comfort of Strangers acapella to a hushed attentive crowd. After that she fumbled about awkwardly and proceeded to play guitar only getting 3 lines in to the next song to say “oh fuck, I forgot the lyrics”. That’s pretty much how the rest of the evening went. Stop and go many times for the next...
The Joy of Tech: Charlie Rose Protection Plan for... →
By Nitrozac and Snaggy
Did We Just Witness a Twitter Marriage Proposal? →
Forget statistics and pageviews; marriage proposals, folks, are what really cements a web service as a part of our everyday life. Now, we’ve seen Twitter on CSI, but I don’t remember seeing anyone…
WatchWhat am I gonna do when I run out of lawn to mow? Tweedy tweet
“I don’t know why, but I always see him as a late-era Charlie Chaplin-type...”
– Barry Blitt from the NYT on drawing John McCain http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/drawing-the-candidates/index.html?ref=opinion
Avoid These 8 Worst Foods in America [Health] →
The New York Times reviews a book called Eat This, Not That!, a nutrition guide full of images of foods you shouldn’t eat and their healthier substitutes. The book also has a section…
Brain surgery with regular Bosch power drill →
Physician Henry Marsh has been using a standard Bosch power drill to do brain surgery. Twice a year, the London-based surgeon assists colleague Igor Petrovich in Kiev, Ukraine where high-end medical…
WatchI don’t know if there is anything not to love about these guys and what’s this: Gnarls Barkley Push up LP Release Date to…Right Now
Charlie Rose Face Plants To Save His MacBook Air →
Charlie Rose Face Plants To Save His MacBook Air
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008…
Yeah, you read that headline right. Apple couldn’t pay for better press than this. Viewers of the…
Are You Powerless to the Web? [Ask The Readers] →
The Wall Street Journal tries to understand what makes the web so addictive, suggesting through studies done by neuroscientist Irving Biederman that our attraction to the internet may be…
68% of Americans Suffer from 'Disconnect Anxiety'... →
Signs Condos Are Going Green →
Green Building Offers Healthy, Fun City Lifestyle.
Turn an Old Film Canister into a Flash Diffuser... →
Still have the remnants of your pre-digital photo-taking taking up space in closets (or perhaps put to other uses)? Photo blog Photojojo details the steps one Flickr user took to turn an old…
iPhone SDK, Apple's Touch Platform, and The Next... →
“This is brand new big shit. It all started today.”
“Caller (nearing his Canadian breaking point): Listen. I’m pressing...”
– h/t Nikolaje Tech Support Gets a Reprieve While Users Take a Hit - New York Times
News: Wilco, Bright Eyes, Wrens on Rock the Net... →
Also: Portastatic, DJ Spooky, They Might Be Giants, more to come DC-based non-profit Future of Music Coalition is celebrating the first anniversary of its Rock the Net campaign. To…
News: Danger Mouse Producing New Beck Album →
You’d think a resume that includes collaborations with Cee-Lo, the Rapture, MF Doom, the Black Keys, Sparklehorse, the Good, the Bad & the Queen, and the late Ike Turner would be enough for
BBtv: A Brief History of Internet Trolls, with... →
Today on Boing Boing tv: A True Historic BBtv Mockumentary on the origin and hating habits of the common Internet Troll, illustrated and narrated by Adam “Ape Lad” Koford. Link to BBtv…
Ghirardelli Past & Future →
If this weather keeps up, I think I’ve found a new office location. I was pretty excited by Eater SF’s ongoing commentary about the bright new future of Ghirardelli Square. Needless to say, the purported wi-fi here wasn’t very strong at all. And I was…
Fresno honors a hometown literary hero, William... →
Saroyan is one of my favorite authors. Intergrity, originality and grit made him one of the greatest writers of his time. Read The Human Comedy h/t @henrycoy for the article
“Mac” as he was most often known, was born in Memphis…”
– http://urltea.com/2uja
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business →
Hope revival. (not what you think)
@doshdosh: Oh Mazzy Star! I want to date Hope Sandoval. She's my kinda girl.
@bradcoy: re:Mazzy Star. I second that - http://youtube.com/watch?v=...
@doshdosh: Great song... I was just listening to Suzanne.... damn I love Hope Sandoval! http://tinyurl.com/24ux9q
@bradcoy: re:Hope. Thnx for re-introducing her into my life. I need to look into this album. btw Toronto is one of my favorite cities :)
“Or was I just one of those Americans who’ve developed the latest in American...”
– I Need a Virtual Break. No, Really. - New York Times (via andykaufman) 