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Carnaval Parade: Stoic Cop
Yesterday at San Francisco’s 2018 Carnaval Parade a number of dancers for whatever reason decided to target a particular SFPD officer with their dance moves, crowding him and grinding against him. He barely reacted — a truly stoic cop if there ever was one. As you can see in the video I was hardly the…
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Carnaval San Francisco 2018 parade
For a bunch more photos check out my Carnaval 2018 album here. Today was the grand parade of Carnaval San Francisco, the Mission District’s biggest parade and cultural event. It was billed as the 40th Anniversary, which isn’t exactly true… but forget it. Sometimes you just have to put down your calculator, pick up a…
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Mini Strandbeest
I received an unexpected gift at work today; a Mini Strandbeest kit. Like a wildly complex Ikea furniture set, there’s dozens of parts to stick together, but it doesn’t take terribly long if you follow the directions. If you’ve been stuck under a rock for the past few decades and are unfamiliar with Strandbeests, check…
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Breaking down San Francisco landmarks in the Watch Dogs 2 trailer
This week Ubisoft launched a trailer for their upcoming game, Watch Dogs 2. While I wasn’t particularly impressed by the first entry in the series, a 3rd person action/hacking game, the sequel immediately interested me due to the setting: San Francisco and the Bay Area at large. You can watch the trailer below or here.…
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Carnaval San Francisco 2016 parade
Click any photo for a larger view This year’s Carnaval parade had all the elements we’ve come to expect: dance groups wearing peacock-style outfits, DJs on trucks spinning music, salsa dancers, stilt walkers, marching bands, and floats from various local organizations and city services. I thought Recology’s dancing garbage collectors were surprisingly on point, running…
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52nd annual Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest
Earlier today was Muni’s annual(-ish) Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest. What is a Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest, you ask? It’s a two-part contest where “amateurs” (non-Muni employees) compete, and a second part where cable car operators compete. The rules for each part are very different. The amateur competition allows music, dancers, and apparently bribing…
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A look behind Obama’s Mars teleportation scandal
Thanks to whistleblower Andrew D. Basiago, many news outlets picked up the story of Barack Obama’s early 1980’s jump gate to Mars teleportation scandal in late 2011. The story of Jumpgategate apparently comes from Basiago’s frequent calls to the Coast to Coast AM radio show, which is of course where someone who wants to be…
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Remembering the Red Vic Movie House
In spite of their uncomfortable seats and strange popcorn toppings, many of us have fond memories of Haight Street’s Red Vic Movie House, which closed forever on Monday after more than 30 years. Their silent “Dishes” video (above) was of course shown prior to every film. It served as a reminder to not make a…
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The Two Commandments
With all this “rapture” nonsense over the weekend, I thought it was a good time to re-visit a classic George Carlin bit in which he narrows the 10 commandments down to a much more reasonable number, simply by cutting out the crap.
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Bowling car
On my way to Four Barrel, I came across this rather, um, unusual bowling-themed art car. It was a little Fiat with bowling pins that went in and out of the side of the car. I wasn’t able to find the owner, but of course he showed up and immediately drove away while I was…
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