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The Juliana Theory reunion tour is coming to SF!

By Dave | Published: March 4, 2010
Kerry passed on some info about The Juliana Theory coming to San Francisco in August! They’re another one of my favorite bands and I’m sad I’ve never gotten to see them. There’s a few things that surprised me. 1.) They broke up 10 years ago. 2.) I had no idea they were on a reunion / farewell tour. Count [...]
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That number is hella ridiculous

By Dave | Published: March 4, 2010
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Oh man, a physics student at UC Davis has proposed that the number 1027 carry the prefix of “hella-”. As in a hellawatt, a hellagram, or a hellameter. From the Urban Dictionary: Hella Originated from the streets of San Francisco in the Hunters Point neighborhood. It is commonly used in place of “really” or “very” when describing something. The [...]
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Grocery divider etiquette

By Dave | Published: March 4, 2010
Are you constantly confused on who is responsible for putting a grocery divider down when in line at the check out stand? It’s a dilemma that I often find myself in as well. Stephen Pastis breaks is down. I am constantly confused by the rules of etiquette for the little plastic dividers you use to separate [...]
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This happens to me all the time

By Dave | Published: March 3, 2010
What’s even scarier is how true the cats comment is. [Via Ryan Block]
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Have there really been more earthquakes than average?

By Dave | Published: March 1, 2010
Damage in Santiago, Chile. Photo by Reuters/Marco Fredes After the massive earthquake this past weekend in Chile, MSNBC published a sensationalistic piece entitled, “Is nature out of control?” The Wall Street Journal asked if three massive earthquakes around the world in two months are related and a cause for alarm. The mainstream media, always searching for [...]
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Picked up a new bike!

By Dave | Published: March 1, 2010
I picked up a new bike this weekend from someone on Craigslist! A ~1995 Schwinn Passage in perfect condition. It’s a great little touring bike and I’ve already put 25 miles on it.
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Civilization V announced!

By Dave | Published: February 26, 2010
Looks like Sid Meier and the gang at Firaxis have announced Civilization V, the latest game in the greatest video game series that has ever existed! Here’s the trailer. It’s going to be an extraordinarily long wait until Fall 2010.
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Cal Academy’s sneaky octopus

By Dave | Published: February 26, 2010
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article this morning on how carpenter ants have been borrowing out of their exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. One of the anecdotes they relate is the story of an octopus that snuck out of its enclosure at night and would snatch crabs from another tank. I’d actually [...]
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Pets

By Dave | Published: February 25, 2010
One day, I’ll have my pet penguin…
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Green Screens

By Dave | Published: February 19, 2010
I always wondered how they filmed a number of these outdoor scenes in movies / television. This is devastating though. It’s like finding out Santa Claus isn’t real. [Via Kottke]
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