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A's Division Rivals Outlaw Same-Sex Smooching
(By Joe Kukura) We’ll admit, we’ve been aloof to the A’s and this season’s American League West proceedings, what with the Athletics getting ready to juke their hometown for Fremont. But oh baby, do we have a new reason to root for the A’s to engage in some serious divisional…
Fashion Statement
Riding AIDS/LifeCycle I've picked up a few jerseys and the other day packing I started to mix and match my outfits for the week. Day 2 is my volunteer rider leader jersey because it's ride leader appreciation day and being a ride leader helping others train is something I'm really proud of. I…
Day Around the Bay
Luisa Hanson's new occupied territory/restaurant a failure? [Eater]F'ing Pink Berry. [Yelp]Ninth Ave., how goes it? [N Judah]Gumball machine jewelry at La Taqueria! (Better than their burritos! Shhh.) [Mission Mission]Chris Jackson "quotes." [Spots]Trevor Graham convicted of fibbing in BALCO…
Link: TypePad AntiSpam service
Sick of comment spam right? Behind the scenes we've been building a service to block spam we're opening up to everyone. It's been working well in TypePad and we released plug-ins for both Movable Type and WordPress so everyone can benefit from our free service and because it learns as it goes it…
LiveJournal Election '08 Plagued by Death Threats, Harry Potter Male Pregnancies
Blogging service LiveJournal.com, formerly owned by San Francisco-based SixApart up until December 2007 and now owned by Russian-based media company SUP (with its USA-based LiveJournal, Inc. offices located here at 576 Folsom St.), is currently holding its first annual User Representative…
The $1.3 billion Glam scam [Online Advertising]
Did anyone actually offer to buy Glam Media for $1.3 billion? We asked sources familiar with the company and its publishing partners. The one-word answer: No. The two-word answer: No way. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Craigslist Escort Ad Bust Somehow Makes Headlines
Vice detectives arrested a woman of ill repute, Kimelyse Hurley, in Antioch yesterday after the fuzz posted a fake love-for-money ad on Craigslist. Hurley, in addition to carrying a meth pipe, also "admitted to managing five females that worked as prostitutes for her," according to CBS 5.…
In Facebook's stead, Valleywag handily dispatches CollegeHumor beer pong team [Facebook]
Earlier this month, employees in Facebook's New York office challenged employees at IAC property CollegeHumor to a game of beer pong via an ad in CollegeHumor's Facebook network. CollegeHumor took... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What if Hitler Went to Burning Man?
What if, indeed. Some genius made a YouTube video of the playa camp planning process of der Fuhrer. ...
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Former Twitter architect blasts Twitter for outage [We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To]
Blaine Cook, Twitter's former CTO, has a lot of time on his hands of late — and he's using it to complain about Twitter. On Twitter. His latest gripe: That his former colleagues are taking too... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Social Media in Plain English by Common Craft
“Social Media in Plain English” by Common Craft. Related PostsHow To Survive a Zombie Attack, In Plain EnglishPodcasting in Plain EnglishTwitter in Plain English, A How To Tutorial For TwitterExplaining Blogs and RSS in Plain EnglishGoogle Docs in Plain EnglishSHARETHIS.addEntry({…
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Hot Google I/O afterparty action [Caption Contest]
Wonder how much Google paid to hire away the designers from Duplo for the event. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the new headline. Yesterday's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Firefox Download Day 2008, Attempting Downloads World Record
Firefox 3 is scheduled for release next month. On the day of the release, Firefox Download Day 2008, Mozilla is trying to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a single 24 hour period. The date will be announced on the Download Day 2008 website. Related PostsFirefox 50…
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Hackers own Comcast homepage [Security]
Internet service provider Comcast had the comcast.net domain name server redirected to a server in Germany after hackers got control of the site's DNS entry with Network Solutions. For a portion of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Redlasso hires former CBS CEO to avoid lawsuit [Copyfight]
Michael Jordan, former CEO of CBS, has been tapped by Redlasso as an advisor, presumably to glad-hand the TV companies which sent the company a cease and desist letter last week. The startup has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Twitter finally gets their $15 million [Twitter]
Twitter closed its latest funding round, taking in $15 million and setting its value at $100 million. Spark Capital led the round with prior backer Union Square Ventures joining in as well. Really... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
MUSIC: Indie-comedy team, Flight of the Conchords, performs in SF's swankiest digs. This New Zeland duo uses "a combination of witty observation, characterization, and acoustic folk guitars to work the audience" into fits of hilarity and, well, indie-ness. They've also won a Grammy Award.…
Jason Calacanis refuses to answer twenty simple questions [D6]
With Silicon Alley Insider suggesting that Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis has a gambling problem, I figured it was time to take the intervention up a notch. Calacanis has endorsed workaholism in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Liz Phair to Perform "Exile In Guyville" at the Fillmore
Hmm. This is just about the most exciting thing to happen in San Francisco. Ever. Or at least, it will be. See: Liz Phair will play a few shows this summer, featuring her crooning (or croaking, depending on your opinion of her) the entirety of her brilliant debut album Exile in Guyville…
Bloggin' journos want to bring sexy back to classified ads [Death Of Print]
Steve Outing, a former editor at the Poynter Institute and self-described "new-media visionary" Christopher Ryan have started a blog to brainstorm ideas for new classified advertising business... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chadrick worships at the Church of Google [Valleywag Mascot]
Metaversality's Chadrick Baker, our adorably optimistic mascot, intends to become a minister in the Church of Google, a new organization for worshippers of the almighty algorithm. Commandments not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Social network's advisory-board election sparks talk of death threats [LiveJournal]
An election to put a LiveJournal user on the company's advisory board ends today at 9 p.m. Pacific, and it looks like a user who goes by the handle legomymalfoy will walk away with the win. But in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Akimbo's last-ditch plan: Porn! [Deathwatch]
An Akimbo employee detailed the twists and turns in strategy at the now dead startup, mostly from the point at which Tom Frank (pictured) took over as CEO. Frank stalled development on content for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
No Approvals Or Permits, But Rather Modern Plans For 160 San Marcos
The price ($695,000) is simply for the lot and plans (and perhaps the dream), but no approvals or permits. And if nothing else, it’s food for thought, fodder for conversation, and fits the underlying theme of the week. ∙...
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What to do with AOL's dial-up business? [Time Warner]
Time Warner is trying to split AOL's dial-up business from its Web-content operations, and running into trouble in the process, says Henry Blodget. The problem: Allocating costs. AOL can run its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
No Approvals Or Permits But Rather Modern Plans For 160 San Marcos
The price ($695,000) is simply for the lot and plans (and perhaps the dream), but no approvals or permits. Design by Craig Steely (think 306 Mullen if you haven't already). And if nothing else, it’s food for thought, fodder...
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BBC Trust slams website's weak management [Online Video]
Think dealing with ADD-addled venture capitalists is bad? In the U.K., the operators of BBC.co.uk have to answer to something called the BBC Trust, charged with making sure BBC media "provides high... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Grease-to-Biodiesel Facility Located at the Future Site of the George W. Bush Sewage Plant?
You know how we all planned on sticking to our leader, George W. Bush, by renaming the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility the George W. Bush Sewage Plant? Well, today Gavin Newsom "announced the receipt of a $1 million California Energy Commission (CEC) grant to the San Francisco Public…
Yes, We’re Suckers For An Interesting Interface: Trulia Snapshot
It's not as efficient as searching, but it is likely to appeal to those who are more visually inclined. And what can we say, we’re suckers for an interesting interface. ∙ Trulia Snapshot: San Francisco [Trulia]...
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Jimmy Wales's grand economic plan for the Middle East [The Sum Of All Human Knowledge]
newVideoPlayer("Wales_speaks_valleywag.flv", 506, 423,""); In inviting Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to chair a World Economic Forum on the Middle East, organizers no doubt thought they were getting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 136
Photo by jimheid/Flickr When ordering an after-dinner tea at Slanted Door, you'll be asked, "Smokey or floral?" This is what you get with "floral." Isn't it loverly?
Lolcat, Responds to “Cheezburger”
Walking through South Park this morning I came across this Locat poster. photo by Scott Beale Related PostsThe World’s Largest Lolcat, An Invisible Bike MuralLolcats, A Bad Grammar Cat Macro Meme ExplosionLOLcats in The Wall Street JournalAngry BBQ Hates WinterSuperHappyDevHouse…
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Why you'd never whore your way out of D6 [Sex Trade]
Oh, fine. Your suportive emails dragged me back onto the Internet — tempting as Leah Culver and iJustine's offer to link arms with me and walk off the Internet with me into the sunset was.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Update: Another Biker Down
A San Francisco cyclist is "clinging to life" after they were hit by a pickup truck at a freeway off-ramp yesterday. In the heavy-traffic area of Bayshore Boulevard at the Cesar Chavez Street off-ramp, the unidentified bicyclist was hit while trying to cross several lanes of traffic at…
CBS, meet your new anchorwoman [Natali Del Conte]
newVideoPlayer("outtakes_dancing_valleywag.flv", 506, 423,""); CNET TV personality Natali Del Conte has recorded outtakes from her Loaded Web-video show. The highlight: Del Conte's reinterpretation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Built In 1904 (But "Reconstructed" A Century Later): 2542 Fillmore
While built in 1904, 2542 Fillmore was completely “reconstructed” in 2008. It shows (or in the case of the new “smart home” technology, it’s hidden). And if you’re itching to see it in person, the first official open house...
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NetVibes CEO Tariq Krim down, but not out [Exits]
COO Freddy Mini will be taking over Krim's job, with Krim staying on the board, as the Paris-based personalized homepage company changes focus to widgets. "No concrete reason for his departure was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Quote of the Day: Sharon Stone
Former Marin resident and current insane person, Sharon Stone, made the following Jerry Falwell-ish quip the other day. They're not being very nice to the Dali Lama, who's a good friend of mine ... I'm not happy about how the Chinese are treating the Tibetans, I don't think anyone should be…