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San Francisco At Night on Vimeo (by James Adamson)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:25:33 -0800

San Francisco At Night on Vimeo (by James Adamson)

emptyage: Map of San Francisco. I wish I knew the source for...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:14 -0800

Map of San Francisco.

I wish I knew the source for this, but I don’t. It’s cool, and fun to look at, but that’s not what blew me away. What got me: I was mugged at gunpoint almost exactly on the spot where the first G in “GOING” is.

Big city; small town.

I smiled a bit as I read over some of the snarkier descriptions, like “22 Year Olds With Animal Tatoos!” But many are—sadly—just all-too-true: “Experiments on Effects of Poison Topsoil on Families Without A Dad.” Overall, just too depressing.

"One way to really see this is when people on Twitter auto-update their Facebook (guilty as charged)...."

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:58 -0800

“One way to really see this is when people on Twitter auto-update their Facebook (guilty as charged). The experiences and feedback on Twitter feel very different than the experiences and feedback on Facebook. On Twitter, I feel like I’m part of an ocean of people, catching certain waves and creating my own. Things whirl past and I add stuff to the mix. When I post the same messages to Facebook, I’m consistently shocked by the people who take the time to leave comments about them, to favorite them, to ask questions in response, to start a conversation. (Note: I’m terrible about using social media for conversation and so I’m a terrible respondent on Facebook.)”

- danah boyd - apophenia: Some thoughts on Twitter vs. Facebook Status Updates

My experience has been similar. Thankfully, Facebook sends me an email whenever someone there replies to my updates, otherwise, I’d never know!

‘(stads)paviljoen’ in Roosendaal / Netherlands by René van Zuuk...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:51:45 -0800

‘(stads)paviljoen’ in Roosendaal / Netherlands by René van Zuuk Architekten @ Dailytonic

Lights and Water by James Adamson on Vimeo

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:50:00 -0800

Lights and Water by James Adamson on Vimeo

via www.kuchenbeiser.de

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:45 -0800

via www.kuchenbeiser.de

UP NORTH - promotion for “up north,” a film by the...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:01:47 -0800

UP NORTH - promotion for “up north,” a film by the sundial :: Justin HQ - The work and life of Justin LaFontaine

ISO50 Studio Editions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:45:10 -0800

ISO50 Studio Editions

ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Tycho Live In Toronto...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:13 -0800

ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Tycho Live In Toronto / New Poster

"Schultz wants to go national. Starbucks provides him a roasting plant, the retail chain and the..."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:32:31 -0700

“Schultz wants to go national. Starbucks provides him a roasting plant, the retail chain and the staff, which he says “has a tremendous experience and enthusiasm about coffee.” He envisions expanding the espresso bars in big-city downtowns and the Starbucks stores in the suburbs of the same cities.”

- Howard Schultz (now CEO of Starbucks) STARBUCKS COFFEE IS SOLD TO OWNER OF IL GIORNALE (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

No, this is not a mis-timed April Fools Joke—this article is from 1987. And what a strange idea that must have been in 1987—that espresso bars would populate big-city downtowns and suburbs (and of course everywhere else imaginable)!

Henrique Oliveira

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:06:51 -0700

Henrique Oliveira

typographic orgasm by ~palax

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:37:56 -0700

typographic orgasm by ~palax

olson sundberg kundig allen architects: lightcatcher at whatcom...

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:35:32 -0700

olson sundberg kundig allen architects: lightcatcher at whatcom museum

Photo

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:07:07 -0700

Hiding in the shade… Folsom Street Fair 2009 (via...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:55:51 -0700

Hiding in the shade…

Folsom Street Fair 2009 (via dateaking)

"It appears today is the day dudes yell at each other about “slapping” and “bitch asses” while..."

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:59:00 -0700

“It appears today is the day dudes yell at each other about “slapping” and “bitch asses” while sitting in sports cars on Octavia Boulevard.”

- Twitter / Jason Speck

I notice this too; I don’t think it’s confined to a particular day, though.

nickdouglas: yourmonkeycalled: “Welcome to the Millennium...

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:12:30 -0700

nickdouglas:

yourmonkeycalled:

“Welcome to the Millennium Hilton, sir. We’ve got you booked for two nights, in a room with a king-sized bed, non-smoking OK? Great. Your view is an eye-scalding reminder of the horror inflicted upon thousands of innocent lives, inescapably visible day and night, the persistent groan of the cranes a kind of mechanized lament. And there’s a continental breakfast. Enjoy!”

I stayed at the Millenium Hilton in late May and we must have been in a better room; we could still see ground zero… but only in the most peripheral of views. What I was most surprised about was how little it seemed had been done to the site.*

* I know there is a lot of underground infrastructure and preparation work to do, but to the average person, it simply looks like they’ve done little or nothing in the last 8 years.

The Standard Hotel: New York - illustration by Andrew...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:13:53 -0700

The Standard Hotel: New York - illustration by Andrew Holder

(that’s the new High Line elevated park that goes through the hotel)

"People who claim that Obama is a communist don’t understand what communism is. People who claim that..."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:41:06 -0700

“People who claim that Obama is a communist don’t understand what communism is. People who claim that Obama is a socialist don’t understand what socialism is. People who claim that Obama is a fascist don’t understand what fascism is. People who claim that Obama is a Muslim don’t understand what Islam is. And people who support the Republicans because they’re capitalists don’t understand what capitalism is.”

- via livejamie and this YouTube Video

Sums it up perfectly… and you’ll have to follow the link to watch the video—I couldn’t stand having those people on my page—they disgust me.

Now THAT’s The (An) Arquitectonica Design For Market At Buchanan...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:49:00 -0700

Now THAT’s The (An) Arquitectonica Design For Market At Buchanan at SocketSite™

It’s replacing a shuttered old gas station. Please, PLEASE let this get built without all the NIMBY crap.