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Twitter Downtime, Something Is Technically Wrong
The latest Diesel Sweeties web comic by R. Stevens deals with that all too familiar topic of Twitter downtime, aka “Something Is Technically Wrong”. See Previously: Twitter, The Social Lubricant of the 21st Century web comic by R. Stevens Related PostsPower Outage at Rackspace Brings…
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Jamie Livingston Documented His Life With 6,000 Polaroid Photos
Chris Higgins has great write up on the mental_floss blog about photographer, filmmaker and musician Jamie Livingston, who shot a Polaroid photo every day of his life from March 31, 1979 until the day he died on October 25, 1997 (his birthday) . Jamie shot a total of 6,000 Polaroids, which have…
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Day Around the Bay
Muni driver Cynthia Thompson, the worst Muni driver. Ever. (Our favorite complaint: "Operator was clipping her nails while driving the bus.") [Noyes]Eeeee: BLŪ prepares for its opening. [Curbed]Calitics' "editorial board's" congressional endorsements. [Calitics]Giant Lego boulder video…
Help Hobo Stop Smoking, Won't You?
Found at 18th and Castro, this autobiographical poster tells the tale of someone whop would like to stop smoking. And you can help! See, he would like to you top purchase him Walgreens gift cards (in any amount!) in order for him to purchase nicotine patches. Way to go, stranger. And good…
Is "FiDi" the new "Colored"?
(By Eyleen Tavy) Following a link on the always-excellent Eater SF's Board Wrap (they lurk so we don't have to), we came across this sterling remark: "A friend of mine who lives in the Financial District asked me not to call it FiDi." What? We didn't know this was bad. We feel like the…
Microsoft's desperate search [The Practice Effect]
In the age of desktop software, Microsoft had the luxury of taking years to copy competitors. In the age of Web software, it's next to impossible to catch up. As customers use websites, they generate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cyclist Killed Near Alamo Square
Sadly, a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle this morning and killed. SFPD arrived at the scene at around 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets. The cyclist, whose name has yet to be released, was "pronounced dead at the scene." Who had to right of way is still under investigation. As…
Meetro dies, but love lives on [Deathwatch]
Location-based social network tool Meetro is closing the doors. In the goodbye letter founder and CEO Paul Bragiel explained how a small community of users in Chicago wasn't enough — the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Wacky Packages Book, Celebrating 35 Years of Wacky Packs
The blog design:related has a really great write-up on the new Wacky Packages book, published by The Topps Company in honor of the 35th Anniversary of Wacky Packages. The book is designed like the original Wacky Packages, with a wrapper on the outside and the gum and cards on the inside. Art…
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Six Vehicle Pile-Up On Golden Gate Bridge Snarls Traffic
According to KTVU--who interrupted Tyra where some crying girl was just about to freak out about her sex tape that ruined her life!--there has been a six-car pileup on the Golden Gate Bridge. It seems three lanes of traffic are blocked in the northbound direction. A Sig-alert has just been…
Craigslist CEO an expert time-waster [Jim Buckmaster]
Jim Buckmaster, the suspiciously tall CEO of Craigslist, hates meetings. "I've always found them to be at best unproductive and boring, and at worst toxic and destructive," he tells FT Deutschland.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Top Chef Recap: Season Four, Episode Nine
With only 7 chefs remaining, Top Chef is getting GOOD! Sorry I missed last week, but you know? Nikki got the boot and that should've happened weeks ago. Now that the world is back on its axis,...
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James Cameron pitches new film "Avatar" [Caption Contest]
Director James Cameron speaking at Microsoft's advance08 advertising conference today in Seattle, pitching his new flick Avatar and making a menacing gesture. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
FILM: Last year's winner of the Palme D'Or at Cannes, the harrowing Romanian 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile), screens in the Upper Haight. The tight-paced film tells the story of a college girl on the search for a late-term abortion. The Maltese Falcon, though,…
Bear Hair
WhatImSeeing's Plug1--who Mayor Newsom apparently just looooves--sent us this today. He snapped it up at SFO this afternoon. We suspect it's the head of one of those bears. Clever.
Two Apples Get Picked In May: 2021 Webster And 1024 Sanchez
After almost ten months on the market, 2021 Webster closed escrow yesterday (5/20/08) with a reported contract price of $2,425,000. And while that’s 30.6% under what was originally being asked (hello managing expectations), it’s also 5.7% over what was paid...
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Michael Eisner says the status quo gives him an advantage [Online Video]
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, now the backer of online entertainment studio Vuguru through his company Tornante, stopped by Microsoft's Advance08 this morning to deliver his diagnosis of what... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Facebook outage notices, we get Facebook outage notices [Breakdowns]
Dear tipsters: Prolonged outages of popular sites are newsworthy; momentary ones are not. Rather than asking Valleywag if Facebook is down, why not answer your own question? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFMTA Wants To Know How To Better Suit Your Cycling Needs
Starting tonight, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will host a series of public meetings, where your can voice your input on the proposed improvements to bicycle routes in San Francisco. (Map of said routes after the jump.) The SFMTA's Bicycle Program, you see, plans around…
Why VCs love Twitter's downtime problems [Twitter]
Last we heard about microblogging service Twitter's latest funding round, Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger told us — and, via Twitter, the world — that he was taking a lunch... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why Zappos pays new hires to leave [Cubicle Culture]
Zappos, the Nevada-based online shoe and accessories retailer, has an interesting twist on new-hire bonuses. After applying and being chosen for a job, employees get a month of paid training. Then... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to destroy your enemies with social media [Silicon Valley Users Guide]
With his post "Destroy Enemies Using Social Media Tools," search-marketing blogger Marty Weintraub worries that a recent rash of posts claiming to teach people how to defend their reputations on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Following In The Footsteps Of Droubi: 1500 Franklin (KW) For Sale
The for sale signs have been hung on 1500 Franklin, home to Keller Williams Realty in San Francisco. And if our tipster is correct, the franchise is soon to follow suit (if it hasn’t already)....
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Keller Williams HQ For Sale (1500 Franklin), Franchise To Follow Suit?
The for sale signs have been hung on 1500 Franklin, home to Keller Williams Realty in San Francisco. And if our tipster is correct, the franchise (in San Francisco) is soon to follow suit (if it hasn’t already)....
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Muxtape hacked, causing emo indie types to weep more than usual [Breakdowns]
Reports came in over the last hour that Muxtape was hacked, and the online-music startup has confirmed the news on its blog. This afternoon, someone gained access to our server and caused some... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ha! Sucks To Be You, Los Angeles!
Heal the Bay just released its list of most polluted beaches in California and guess what! All the beaches are located in Southern California -- well, except for two: Campbell Cove State Park Beach in Sonoma and Clam Beach County Park in Humboldt County. But, still. Ha! Sure, our water is…
Widget bubble inflating, deflating [Clearspring]
Widget ad network Clearspring raised another $18 million in a third round of funding. New Enterprise Associates led the way and previous backers including Novack Biddle Venture Partners joined in,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Well, At Least Carole Migden Is Winning In One Poll
San Francisco Bay Guardian--who, you may recall, endorsed Mark Leno in the "Carole Migden-Mark Leno-Joe Nation faceoff," effectively pissing off SF Progressive mafia Don Chris Daly--is having a poll. And Carole Migden, as of noon today, seems to be winning by a little more than 40 votes.…
Jimmy Wales and the Church of Latter-Day Wikipedians [The Sum Of All Human Knowledge]
A perpetual dilettante, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has a habit of flitting in and out of his many projects. It's hard to say whether they suffer more from his neglect or from his attention.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Robert Scoble moonlighting with Revision3 [We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To]
Ubiquiterrifying new media maven Robert Scoble will be filming yet another show, FastWork.tv, out of the Revision3 studios in San Francisco. >He announced the move at a MediaBistro event in New York... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Maybe you'll remember me THIS time
Big loser that I am, I'm spending much of the week crashing at my folks. This time of year is a little nuts for me and working so late in Mill Valley, I tend to head 4 minutes up the hill to my...
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Twitter mission-critical for Michael Arrington's emotional stability [Breakdowns]
Here's a hefty guilt trip for Twitter's overtaxed engineers to bear: TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington has blamed a recent outage for making him feel bad. He writes: "I'm in a particularly bad mood... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama leads in the widget race [Politics]
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traded states again last night, but Obama is only a handful of delegates away from securing the Democratic Party's nomination. The latest Web metric — widgets... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Internet Week New York, Celebrating NYC’s Internet Industry
Internet Week New York, a week long festival celebrating New York’s internet industry, takes place June 3-10. Here’s the full schedule and info. Laughing Squid will be headed out to NYC for that week to join in the festivities and we are working with several local companies to co-host…
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Sergey Brin's family got out of Soviet Union just in time [Google]
At Shimon Peres's Facing Tomorrow conference in Israel, Google cofounder Sergey Brin told the audience about his family's fight against anti-Semitism in the former Soviet Union before emigrating. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Over 36? No social networking for you [Crime]
With Facebook and MySpace being tasked with keeping registered sex offenders off their sites, tinier U.K.-based Faceparty may have been feeling left out. So they've deleted the accounts of many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
(By Joe Kukura) Imagine our surprise when we finally stopped partying woke up this morning to find ourselves quoted by the legendary Matier & Ross in The Chronicle! And – surprise! – we were made to sound completely irresponsible. In the finger-pointing aftermath of Sunday’s…