14 posts tagged “san francisco”
I enjoy reading this poet. Please chime in if you know who it is!
I must have missed the roll-out of this feature, so I may as well mention it here.
Google Maps has a new major mode: "More" (next to Street View and Traffic.)
Under "More" I now find "Photos" and "Wikipedia."
This shows that North Beach in San Francisco is perhaps overrepresented in photography, and underrepresented in Wikipedia.
The Google Maps plus Wikipedia feature may be defective or incomplete. For example, I find it very difficult to believe that Fog City Diner has a wikipedia entry while City Lights Bookstore does not. See for yourself, then weep for the forgotten poets.
Browse and watch at the Site or their YouTube channel
A TV show within a TV show based in San Francisco, Break a Leg is hilarious and very original:
You've found Break a Leg - The Sitcom, the award aspiring Internet sitcom brought to you by the acclaimed fans of Arrested Development, Scrubs, and The Office.
Break a Leg is the story of David Penn, a writer who just got his first sitcom deal. Groomates, his show about three ex-grooms living with their two ex-wives, replaces the previous hit, Swamblers – a rollicking story of gambling cowboy swingers roughing it in the Wild West, Swambler-style. The writer/creator died – which is good news for David, because now he gets his own show.
The show is the brain child of the Baranovsky brothers Yuri [David Penn] and Vlad, natives of the "deadly serious" city of Kiev.
Very cute, guys, but I miss the show, srsly.
What's up with the three month break? Whaaa!
We're working hard on getting it out soon. The next episode is a huge undertaking -- the biggest we've done or that any of you have seen. So, it's taking a bit longer than usual. You can check out some of the pictures and our progress on the site -- but the new one is coming, I promise!
Recent Peabody award-winner Brian Lehrer (see previous post) has another excellent series on his program, this time about Congestion Pricing.
Some of us are aware that the same situation applies here in San Francisco as in New York; there is federal money to be awarded if municipalities implement some kind of congestion pricing plan before the imminent deadline. (most recent segment first)
Cranky geeks vidcasts Wednesdays from the Site.
- John Dvorak (dvorak dot org slash blog take a drink) is cranky as always
- Sebastian Rupley is cheerfully there as usual
- Adam Curry (and hair) comes out as a Tory
- Leo Laporte gives makeup advice then pownces
The controversial stuff happens just before the show ends.
I for one hope Adam follows his heart and votes Republican in the next election. From Iraq.
Adam may wish to recuse himself rather than blather on about Lessig whilst hiding conflicts of interest...
anywhere near the cable car turn-around & Westfield Center (Powell & Market)
View episodes online at the Site
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Anonymous is a nebulous and faceless group that normally lives comfortably on the Internet but has chosen to step into meatspace on this particular day to face off with the Church of Scientology, an organization which it considers to be illegal and immorally coercive. Scientology labels Anonymous a ‘cyber terrorist’ group. Protests against Scientology were organized simultaneously in cities all around the world. Irina pays a visit to the Church’s San Francisco headquarters to get a sense of what all the fuss is about.
photo credit: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
Molly Wood, who people may know from CNet's Buzz Out Loud, just started up a blog on an important topic:
The Culture of Ownership (dot org)
Hey Molly, I've been enjoying your BOL stuff for a while now, and I just wanted to drop by and say hello.
I also am interested in questions of ownership and its adverse effects -- as you can see by this comment I left for a fellow blogger (on making a painting from a photo.)
I've been following Lessig for years now, and I've learned enough to know the current mess is certainly unprecedented and definitely bad for the people and the culture. Other than that, everything is up for debate.
Remember, sound recordings were going to ruin songwriting (sheet music). VCRs were going to ruin TV. Cable TV was a pirate operation initially. Referencing established master works was once the norm. The first printing press owners did not pay or get permission from authors.
Copyright and patent law was meant to protect the creator's financial interest for a few (15?) years only. Mickey Mouse was derivative of Steamboat Willie. All but Disney himself are work-for-hire. Now, it is the Mouse who is in control.
Musicians who do "covers", DJs who make mixes should be "work for hire" too. Points (royalty) can be awarded for big success, or in lieu of cash.
But, punitive damages, the courts, and the behavior of the Media Megalopolies has turned the entire thing on it's head, and made greed and fear the primary motivators in the creative arts.
A sorry state of affairs, indeed.
(Hey I'm going to re-post this on my blog and point to yours Ok? ok)
-Richard
In The Conversation, written, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman stars as a surveillance expert based in San Francisco.
What's not to like? Gene Hackman, San Francisco, Coppola, a lovely soundtrack, and subject matter that is extremely relevant today. If you haven't screened this flick, you are missing out.
It gives new meaning to the question "Can you hear me now?"
