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Paul Addis Pleads Guilty To Burning Man 2007 Arson Charges
Yesterday in a Lovelock, Nevada court Paul Addis plead guilty to felony arson charges for burning the Burning Man sculpture prematurely at last year’s Burning Man event. He was sentenced to 12-48 months in prison and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution. See Previously: - Burning Man Set…
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SF International LGBT Film Festival: Ready? OK!
(By Joe Kukura) Ready? OK! Hey! Is that Michael Emerson up there on the right, who plays the sinister creep cult leader Ben Linus on LOST? And is that Carrie Preston on the left, whom we recognize from Transamerica and Desperate Housewives? And is that Chester in the middle, the lovable…
Low-Intensity Conflict Looms
Photo by Rubin 110 Holy wow. This was found today near SF MOMA "geotagged with the exact spot." As Flickr user Rubin110 tells us, it's "very official looking." And how. According to Wikipedia, which is always 100% accurate, low-intensity conflict (LIC) "is the use of military forces applied…
Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork
guest post by Simone Davalos The Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork is a neat earthwork science/art project along the lines of the Lighting Field or the Roden Crater. The Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork (PIEQF) is a geologically interactive, kinetic earthwork that will take place in…
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Mercredi, c'est Ravioli.
Who is we, who is you?: We've all read or heard those words so often in regards to San Francisco restaurants that your eyes may roll back in your head when you come across them yet again. Reading this, we've banged our head on the table so hard that your eyes my tear a bit. Set up: Bar Jules'…
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Day Around the Bay
Check out Matt Smith's delightful "Progressive Justice," starring Chris Daly and Ross Mirkarimi. [SF Weekly] What happened to Violet Blue's smutty brilliance on Boing Boing? [Aviator Ear, Valleywag] Woman found under Bart train at Montgomery Station. Jesus. [SFGate] Half a minute, can't…
Wired editor Chris Anderson's latest book proposal would throw scientific method under a bus [Google]
Google worship has gone too far. The latest prayer to the pretender to God-like omniscience comes from Wired editor Chris Anderson (and if it drums up enough controversy, it's bound to end in a book... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blogger completely deleted from BoingBoing archives [Blogging For Dollars]
Violet Blue, a popular local blogger, columnist, sex educator and contributor to Gawker Media's smutty sister Fleshbot, seems to have rubbed someone at BoingBoing the wrong way. She discovered that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Reclusive Level 3 CEO fails to turn up for conference keynote [Conferences]
The buzz at the Structure 08 reception yesterday evening on Pier 38 was surrounding a scheduled speech by communications network heavy James Crowe, CEO of Level 3, who rarely appears in public. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
MUSIC: Scrabbel and Greg Ashley (ex-Gris Gris) open for Plants and Animals. Just who, in heaven's name, are Plants and Animals? Well, Pitchfork describes them thusly, "like a distant Canadian cousin of Blitzen Trapper, this three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending…
MIT graduate will work for food [Caption Contest]
Financial engineer Joshua Persky and MIT alum is walking the streets of Manhattan looking for work. Can you suggest a better headline? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Northern California Fires: How to Help
It's not an exaggeration to say that Northern California is on fire. This fire map from the San Francisco Chronicle shows a pathway of blazes stretching from Monterey County up...
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Dear Yahoo shareholders, we totes heart you, signed Roy and Jerry [Acquisitions]
In an open letter to shareholders, CEO Jerry Yang and chairman Roy Bostock assure abused shareholders that their the only ones who truly love you. They know that Microsoft offered to buy your shares... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Grace Cathedral/Burning Man Arsonist Paul Addis Sentenced
It looks like mentally-estranged dreamboat Paul Addis -- you know, the guy who performed last year's premature ignition at Burning Man and most recently tried to burn down Courteney Cox-Arquette and David Arquette's chapel of love? -- pleaded guilty to (presumably) arson, winning himself a…
Are Michael Arrington and Meghan Asha off again, and will Calacanis pick up the rebound? [Geek Love]
Meghan Asha has been tied to notoriously workaholic TechCrunch publisher Michael Arrington over the last few months. But could she be tiring of a beau with no work-life balance? I need more dinners... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AdultVest, an investment bank for adult ... [Private Equity]
AdultVest, an investment bank for adult entertainment businesses, is poised to snag a little trophy at tonight's "Oscar-style" 6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. The firm, which claims to have $7... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AdultVest takes home trophy for banking on iPorn [Private Equity]
AdultVest, an investment bank for adult entertainment businesses, is poised to snag a little trophy at tonight's "Oscar-style" 6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. The firm, which claims to have $7... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Farmer's Market Survives Newsom Threat, Now Faces New, Direr Peril
We were down at the Heart of the City Farmer's Market again today, and we were glad to see the sign above. Looks like the market managed to worm its way out from under the powerful Newsom thumb, and will continue to remain a nonprofit. Yay! But, the other side of the sign revealed a…
Subtle Backstabbing.
Carla Marinucci manages the very difficult task of making McCain look good in a piece about Scott McClellan. It's difficult: Scoot McClellan had an epiphany, suddenly realized that the Iraq War he helped sell as a white house spokesman was a tissue of lies and misleading statements. McCain thinks…
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Only two days left to register for Microsoft's Worldwide Partner bacchanal in Houston [Conferences]
Put on your high heels and book that plane ticket, escorts, because 10,000 of Microsoft's closest friends will be descending on Houston for the Worldwide Partner Conference on July 7th and 10th. From... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Behind The Wooden Wall Of 830 El Camino Del Mar
While 300 Sea Cliff is withdrawn, around the bend 830 El Camino Del Mar is listed. If you’ve always wondered what’s behind that wooden wall, here’s your chance to peek inside. And while $18,000,000 might seem a bit rich...
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Behind The Great Wooden Wall Of 830 El Camino Del Mar
While 300 Sea Cliff is withdrawn, around the bend 830 El Camino Del Mar is listed. And if you’ve always wondered what’s behind that great wooden wall, here’s your chance to peek inside (and if you've already been inside,...
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Behind The Great Wrought Iron Wooden Gate Of 830 El Camino Del Mar
While 300 Sea Cliff is withdrawn, 830 El Camino Del Mar is listed around the bend. And if you’ve always wondered what’s behind that great wooden gate, here’s a chance to peek inside (and if you've actually been inside,...
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Behind The Great Wrought Iron Wooden Gate At 830 El Camino Del Mar
While 300 Sea Cliff is withdrawn, 830 El Camino Del Mar is listed around the bend. And if you’ve always wondered what’s behind that great wooden gate, here’s a chance to peek inside (and if you've actually been inside,...
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SF International LGBT Film Festival: XXY & Japan Japan
(By SFist MiHi Ahn) XXY We're suckers for coming-of-age movies, so we hunkered down with a cup of coffee and bag of popcorn last night at the Castro Theatre to see back to back Frameline Festival movies about young adults. The first movie, XXY by first time director Lucia Puenzo is a…
TelCos bought wiretapping immunity for a song [Politics]
The average contribution from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint to the 94 Democratic congresscritters who change their votes from "no" to "yes" on the bill which would grant the companies immunity from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 155
Our photo editor, SFist James, received a new keyboard and felt the need to clean it before use. Can you guess under which astrological sign he was born?
Google's Ad Planner announcement like a rusty shiv to ComScore's kidney [Stocks]
ComScore's stock dropped 23% on Tuesday when news broke about Google's Ad Planner — because now you can get demographic info from the same shop you can buy Web ads from. However, that's exactly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Interviews Orli Shaham
Who is Orli Shaham, you ask? Orli Shaham is the sublime pianist who'll play Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini with the SF Symphony at Stern Grove this Sunday. Rachmaninoff, Paganini: you don't need to know much about music to know that this is all about sheer virtuosity and…
Bill Gates privately declared Windows usability "an absolute mess" in 2003 [Quotable]
Five years ago, which is probably about when Microsoft started announcing shipping dates for Vista, Bill Gates wanted to play with Windows Movie Maker. Thanks to the power of Windows XP and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google finally hires a CFO, ending ten month manhunt [Hires]
George Reyes, Google's current CFO, announced his retirement last August. But he won't be getting the office party and the gold watch until nearly a year later, when Patrick Pichette, formerly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google finally finds a CFO, ending ten month manhunt [Hires]
George Reyes, Google's current CFO, announced his retirement last August. But he won't be getting the office party and the gold watch until nearly a year later, when Patrick Pichette, formerly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
California Sues Countrywide (And Who Do You Think Might Pay?)
As Countrywide’s shareholder’s approved Bank of America’s takeover offer, California and Illinois filed suit against the mortgage lender for “luring borrowers into risky loans they couldn't afford.” Countrywide and Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo were named in the suits, filed...
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Yahoo spamming Twitter to promote Live video service [Online Advertising]
The Twitter account for updates from Yahoo's Live video service has a respectable 2,025 followers (worth a combined $3786.75 according to the latest estimates). However, the account is following... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
California Sues Countrywide (And Who Do You Think Might Just Pay?)
As Countrywide’s shareholder’s approved Bank of America’s takeover offer, California and Illinois filed suit against the mortgage lender for “luring borrowers into risky loans they couldn't afford.” Countrywide and Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo were named in the suits, filed...
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