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On the sag bus
When I signed up for AIDS/LifeCycle 7 I had my heart set on riding every single mile from SF to LA. I did it my first year, and I wanted to prove to myself I could do it again after spending much of my second year sick. Despite a foot injury and knee problems, I was holding up pretty well.…
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When I signed up to ride AIDS/LifeCycle 7, I had my heart set on riding every single mile again. My first year I did it, pedaling every single mile from SF to LA, but the second year got very sick and couldn't do half the route. I wanted to fix that my third year, but her I am sick again. This…
Humiliated Yourself, Anger Audiences, Gain Brief Notriety By Going On Big Brother
Are you an "outgoing, intriguing, competitive" person who is "up for anything and everything?" Also, are you an asshole? Yes? Then head over to Sugar Cafe (679 Sutter) this Saturday night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. to tryout for a spot as one of the hamsters in CBS's phenomenal reality show, Big…
Hot dude alert: Keith Coleman of Google [Valley Foxes]
Reader Francis writes: Apologies for taking up your time but the only thing I found at all interesting in the following TechCrunch story was the picture of Gmail Labs product manager Keith Coleman.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Cisco never going to give you up, never going to let you down [Rickroll]
I've always suspected vast swaths of Cisco, the boringly profitable networking giant, were stuck in the '90s. An exchange forwarded from an internal mailing list confirms it. First of all: forwarded... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bouncer Murdered Outside the Eagle
Just after 2 a.m. this morning, a drive-by shooting occurred outside the Eagle on Harrison at 12th Street, killing one. According to former Pansy Division member/current Eagle employee/LJ user Patrock, the victim "was hanging out with two females on the Harrison side of the bar when two guys…
“The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out” Book by Adam Koford (Ape Lad)
Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad) has just announced his new book “The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out”, which is being published by Harry N. Abrams and will be out in Spring 2009, featuring comics from the archive and brand new installments. Adam created the wonderful poster for last…
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The five drug dens of bad-boy ex-CEO Henry Nicholas [Real Estate]
How can everyone have missed the most lurid aspect of the fall of former Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas? Amidst all the sex and drug charges, we've missed the one subject that really gets people's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google complains about 90 denied H-1B visa [Toogle Many Googlers]
Never mind that it rejected over a million other hopefuls last year: Google is really steamed that only 210 of its 300 work-visa hopefuls won the H-1B lottery. And Google lobbyist Pablo Chavez has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Non-sense by the pound.
That's a difficult question. The women who supported Hillary Clinton, will they support Obama? That's a tough one, considering the alternative is such a woman-friendly option: John McCain. McCain is sexy, his policies on Iraq (more blood for 100 years!) and Iran (bomb, bomb, bomb) are downright…
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Angel investor Ron Conway backs convicted fraudster's Youvebeenboned.com [Ron Hornbaker]
In the Valley, they call it "dropping the Ron bomb" — when prolific angel investor Ron Conway, a Midas who has touched everything from Google to StumbleUpon, showers cash on a promising... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Adventures in Twitterville by Hugh MacLeod
“Adventures in Twitterville” by Hugh MacLeod Related PostsSouth Park Lunch With A Hugh MacLeod Cartoon ExplosiongapingvoidHugh D’Andrade Talks About The Paradise Lost PosterFlickr Celebrates 4th BirthdayLaughing Squid Illustration by Hugh D’AndradeSHARETHIS.addEntry({…
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Wearable Feedbags Help Americans Eat More Fast Food Faster
The Onion is reporting on new Wearable Feedbags that help Americans eat more fast food faster while on the go. Related PostsFood Court Musical, A Spontaneous Musical In A MallFood Fight, An Edible History of Modern WarfareBlack Rock Arts Foundation First Annual ARTumnal GatheringGeek Bloggers Star…
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Another Soup To Nuts (But No Apples) Contemporary Noe Renovation
It’s another soup to nuts contemporary renovation in Noe Valley (“from the foundation to the roof and everything in between”). And while there isn’t an apple to be had, but the sale will contribute to an increasing neighborhood median...
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Mystery Valleywag advertisers overflow at Gawker Media shipping facility [Sponsors]
So many advertisers to thank this week! Where will we keep them all? Our supply-chain woes aren't as weighty as Apple's, but we're grateful all the same for the burden of thanking: AT&T, Arkadium,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Peter the SpinStar Spinning All Kinds of Things on His Finger
Here’s a video of Peter the SpinStar, spinning all kinds of things on his finger. Thanks to Paul Bragiel for the tip! Related PostsPeter Max and the Summer of Love at the de YoungTrent Reznor Releases NIN Song To Public, Encourages RemixingWe Are The WebPeter Sellers’ Recitation of A…
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In which we learn Jimmy Wales doesn't really believe in anything [The Sum Of All Human Knowledge]
Is Jimmy Wales the sole founder of Wikipedia? Not really. Did he run a porn site in the 1990s? Pretty much. Does he believe Wikipedia should be restrictive or inclusive in its choice of subjects?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 143
Photo by AgentAkit/Flickr Tsk, tsk. But we forgive you because you're pretty.
Muscle Chow: Lessons in Gay Food Porn
A few weeks ago, I was watching To Be or Not To Be at a friend’s house where, after the film, I wandered into the kitchen to help myself to a glass of water. As I was drinking, I spied an oddly-titled book on the kitchen table– Muscle Chow. I picked it up and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({…
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Amazon.com back after over an hour offline [Breakdowns]
After a considerable outage that started around 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time, Amazon.com's homepage is now back up and still trying to get someone, anyone, to buy a Kindle. Shortly after the outage, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Too Much Green (In More Ways Than One) Too Soon For The Hood?
After 261 days on the market (and a 9% price cut), the listing for 1303 Alabama (a.k.a. half of the Sunset Idea House) has been withdrawn from the market. No word on why or what's next. ∙ The SocketSite...
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Too Much Green Too Soon For The Hood? (In More Ways Than One)
After 261 days on the market (and a 9% price cut), the listing for 1303 Alabama (a.k.a. half of the Sunset Idea House) has been withdrawn from the market. No word on why or what's next. ∙ The SocketSite...
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Small Blaze Shuts Down Fillmore, Cancels Shows
Last night's show at the Fillmore was on fire. Literally. Before headliners Dethklok hit the stage, an electrical fire was "sparked during Soilent Green's opening set," according to SF Weekly. Fans were ushered out of the building posthaste. Yikes. Sadly, Dethklok couldn't go on, and the…
Why doesn't Facebook serve contextual ads against messages? [Online Advertising]
When our video producer, Richard Blakeley, sent me an invite to the Belmont stakes this weekend, a link appeared below his message. It read: Gambling Problem? The New York Racing Association... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
At Least Five Condos Remaining At Park Terrace And Cuts Up To 11%
While we don’t have an official update (readers?), we have a feeling there might be more inventory remaining at Park Terrace than just the five units listed above. Regardless, published reductions of up to 11% (and perhaps more not...
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Ballmer: "Obviously" Microsoft and Icahn are talking [Yahoo Raid]
Publicly, Microsoft, its CEO Steve Ballmer, and its chairman Bill Gates say the company no longer wants to acquire all of Yahoo. Yet corporate raider Carl Icahn continues to wage billions of dollars... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Parenthetical Girls vs. Los Campesinos
Different strokes for different folks, and all that. There’s a ton of great concerts to check out this weekend. One that SFist will be hitting is the Parenthetical Girls and Los Campesinos tonight at Bimbo’s. Need to be sold? Zac Penninton from the Parenthetical Girls and Ellen…
Lifehacker infiltrates Gmail, makes us all that much more efficient [Google]
Our "l33t" sister site Lifehacker, your source for anything and everything to help make you the hyper-efficient Valley worker demanded by our workaholic culture, managed to get some of their Better... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
It's 'Jaws' Meets 'Cinnabon' At A Highway Rest Stop
Out-Of-Breath Cinnabon Manager To Employees After Running In From Outside: "Three buses. All kids. We're gonna need more buns."OVERHEARD BY JAMES
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Understanding Software Patents: Hartmut Pilch Interviewed by Transforming Freedom
guest post by Johannes Grenzfurthner Transforming Freedom is a Vienna-based project that tries to build up an archive of interviews, focusing on digital culture, its technical, political, theoretical and artistic trends and historical backgrounds; like an oral history of the digital age. The team…
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Is It Xmas Already?
Above image captured today, June 6, by SFist reader jnice as he was driving northeast bound on Portola, 7:30 a.m. Also: huh?
Tales of Mere Existence "My Saturday in Heiroglyphics"
(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz R.O.T. Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations and correspondence, kindly visit http://www.talesofmereexistence.com If you gravitate towards isolated,…
United takes the indignity of flying the not-so-friendly skies to new lows
Just because I was flying first class didn't mean I fit in among the other special people enjoying the comfy seats and warmed nuts. After a weekend trip to New York to visit friends, I used my...
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Facebook wants developers to build for boring but profitible enterprise market [CRM]
While Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg tries to convince the world 20 million SuperPoke users have value, her minions are busy trying to convince enterprise developers to build applications that actually... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Second Verse Same As the First: Bonds Pleads Not Guilty
Former baseball great and Giants slugger Barry Bonds appeared on court today, pleading not guilty to 15 federal charges of fibbing to a grand jury. If you recall, Bonds just did the exact same thing in December, but after a "judge ordered prosecutors to rewrite the slugger's indictment to…
Amazon site outage doesn't exactly inspire confidence in world domination plans [Great Moments In Uptime]
It's one thing when Twitter goes limp (again). It's another when e-commerce oligarch Amazon can't keep it up for customers. But that's just what readers are reporting, and we've confirmed. I mean, if... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Amazon.com site outage doesn't exactly inspire confidence in world domination plans [Breakdowns]
It's one thing when Twitter goes limp (again). It's another when e-commerce oligarch Amazon.com can't keep it up for customers. But that's just what readers are reporting, and we've confirmed. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]