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Buy absinthe with thujone in Alameda
On Monday, St George Spirits in Alameda sold its first bottle of absinthe with thujone (10 parts per million). Starting Dec 21 you can buy your own for $75 through its tasting room. They're open Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 7pm, Sunday noon-6pm. ... |
Dec 5, 2007 |
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Earthquake in the east bay
We just got rocked by an earthquake in Fremont. It looks like it was a 5.6. |
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Global terror
GlobalIncidentMap shows a frightening view of suspicious activity that could be terrorist attacks. |
Oct 24, 2007 |
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San Diego county fires map
The fires in San Diego County have caused over 350,000 people to leave their homes. The fire has burnt 356,000 acres and consumed more than 1,300 homes. KPBS has a Google map with information about the fire. |
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Dead body on 880
Traffic was a mess this morning. Apparently there was a dead body on 880 at A Street. They closed off parts of the freeway. I made if off to the frontage streets but traffic was just as bad there. |
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Kohei Yoshiyuki
In the 1970's a Japanese photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki did some documentary photography of people having sex in a public park in Tokyo. This series, "The Park", is available for the first time in the United States at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York. ... |
Sep 27, 2007 |
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Genital mutilation season
The circumcision season of this year is underway. It starts every year during the annual school holidays. The death of the 11-year-old schoolgirl at a private clinic in an Egyptian village in June however has prompted the government to outlaw the custom ... |
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Quantum tunneling
Günter Nimtz and Alfons Stahlhofen of the University of Koblenz, Germany, claim to have broken the speed of light using a phenomenon known as quantum tunneling. |
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Hacking Netflix
The digital rights management software from Microsoft has been cracked. Netflix is offering movies online and hackers have provided instructions on how to download get the movies without paying for them. Here are the Cliff notes. Pick a movie from ... |
Aug 10, 2007 |
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Wardriving
Two years ago Benjamin Smith III, 41, was charged with a third degree felony under section 815.06 of the Florida statues for accessing a resident's wireless network without permission. The trail of that story goes cold after the arrest. I wonder what ... |
Jul 20, 2007 |
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Capitol loses piracy suit
The U.S. District court in Oklahoma ordered Capitol records to pay nearly $70K to cover litigations costs of a woman whom they successfully sued for illegal downloading. Read more... |
Jul 20, 2007 |
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Hot mom
32-year-old Felicia Crowton is a proud mom of four and she's due to appear in Playboy this Friday. Read more... |
Jul 19, 2007 |
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New justin.tv shows
Justin.TV has been rolling out quite a few shows since their initial launch of the Justin show. In their FAQ they say they "are rolling out new shows once a week as a precursor to opening up our network." Here's a list of new additions. To watch a ... |
Jun 21, 2007 |
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NewTeeVee
I attended the June 2007 Pier Screenings hosted by NewTeeVee and Metacafe last night at Pier 38. Justin Kan was there along with Enric Teller. If you look really closely at James Jyu's photos, you can see Shannon and I in the crowd. The coolest video ... |
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Robogames 2007 drummer
This drum set played itself. It was hooked to what looked like a homegrown controller, visible on the table to the left of the video and a compressor towards the back of the video. Air lines run down the floor and connect to controllers at each of the ... |
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Robogames 2007 overview
RoboGames was awesome. The coolest exhibit had to be the Zou Ren Ti twins. Unfortunately, my camera died before I was able to film them. I was watching a soccer match when Shannon pointed them out. Nothing special, I thought, I'd seen twins before. ... |
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Safari for Windows
Think your browser is the only game in town? Think again. Browser competition drives innovation, and with Steve Jobs announcement of Safari's release for windows at yesterday's WWDC 2007 keynote, the competition just got fiercer. Here are the browser ... |
Jun 12, 2007 |
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Dodgeball
A couple months ago, Dennis and Alex, the founders of Dodgeball quit Google and made their frustrations public. Kuro5hin has a nice writeup on the Google purchases. Read more... |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Robert Soloway
Robert Soloway, a man identified as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested on May 30. |
May 31, 2007 |
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Brood XIII
A group of insects known as Brood XIII are expected to emerge this month in parts of the midwest after spending 17 years underground. The roman numerals label broods that live in particular area. They are one of 15 separate 'broods' that appear regul... |
May 25, 2007 |