Tag: videos
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How to take the census
Next time I have to take the census, I’m going to use Christopher Walken’s method. [ video no longer embeddable ]
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What if San Francisco were a theme park?
Like any urban city, there’s plenty in San Francisco that not everyone is comfortable with. Just ask SF Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius, who hates on our fair city for reasons ranging from young whippersnappers sitting around to unpleasant odors. But what would our city be like if we cleaned it up and made it into…
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Muni: 6th best in the country!?
It should come as no surprise that Muni isn’t the best transit agency in the country, what with all the waiting, slow speeds, and crashes. But would you believe they clock in at number 6? No, neither do I. In this video from CBS 5, Mike Sugerman interviews a number of Muni riders about this…
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Song parodies from Sesame Street
What makes Sesame Street successful is that it’s fun enough that parents will actually sit down and watch with their kids. One of their tricks was to re-purpose modern music with clever parodies. Here’s a few I scrounged up on YouTube. Cereal Girl (parody of Material Girl) Hip to Be a Square (parody of Hip…
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Fire in the Inner Sunset
Alexia Anthem sent me this video of an apartment fire in the Inner Sunset. You can see fire fighters are on the roof already, but the fire seems to be on two stories of the building, which is not a good sign. N-Judah service in the area is temporarily stopped.
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SF Weekly SF Weekly
I had the strangest feeling of deja vu after opening a copy of the latest SF Weekly.
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Obnoxious tourists
Don’t get me wrong, when people get lost and need help I enjoy giving directions. I know the city pretty well and have a good sense of direction, and failing that I have an iPhone with Google Maps. But sometimes, tourists in the city are just completely obnoxious. You know it’s always a bad sign…
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Riding on the Metro
Here’s my Kubrick-inspired short film of a ride on Muni Metro. The route is outbound from Van Ness to Church. It’s somewhat distorted thanks to the iPhone’s wacky image sensor. (I hope you weren’t expecting a squeaky-synth soundtrack by Berlin.)
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Broke in this Trendy City
I’m a huge ytcracker fan. For those not into the nerdcore scene, he’s easily the best nerdy rapper out there. This particular track is something many of us can relate to. Watch and see.
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