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The Kite-Borne Camera That Captured Post-Quake San Francisco in 1906

June 19, 2013   Uncategorized
Drone photography is in the news this week, with protesters in Istanbul using unmanned cameras to document the events from above. Interestingly, the very first instance of remote aerial photography was devised to document an urban crisis, too: the 190...
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The Kite-Borne Camera That Captured Post-Quake San Francisco in 1906

June 19, 2013   Uncategorized
Drone photography is in the news this week, with protesters in Istanbul using unmanned cameras to document the events from above. Interestingly, the very first instance of remote aerial photography was devised to document an urban crisis, too: the 190...
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Traveling to San Francisco for WWDC [Gear Guide]

June 16, 2013   Apple, Mac
I had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco this year for WWDC and experience the City by the Bay for my first time. Though I wasn’t among the lucky few to attend the keynote this year, that hardly robbed me of any adventure in the journey. Because this was my first time making the […]
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Traveling to San Francisco for WWDC [Gear Guide]

June 16, 2013   Apple, Mac
I had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco this year for WWDC and experience the City by the Bay for my first time. Though I wasn’t among the lucky few to attend the keynote this year, that hardly robbed me of any adventure in the journey. Because this was my first time making the […]
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Traveling to San Francisco for WWDC [Gear Guide]

June 16, 2013   Apple, Mac
I had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco this year for WWDC and experience the City by the Bay for my first time. Though I wasn’t among the lucky few to attend the keynote this year, that hardly robbed me of any adventure in the journey. Because this was my first time making the […]
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Traveling to San Francisco for WWDC [Gear Guide]

June 16, 2013   Apple, Mac
I had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco this year for WWDC and experience the City by the Bay for my first time. Though I wasn’t among the lucky few to attend the keynote this year, that hardly robbed me of any adventure in the journey. Because this was my first time making the […]
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Government officials call on Apple, Google & others to secure smartphones following increasing thefts

June 5, 2013   Apple, Mac
After sending a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google, and others questioning if the companies could be doing more to prevent increasing thefts of smartphones, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has now scheduled a face to face meeting with the companies to discuss the issue. NYDailyNews reports Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George […]
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Facebook’s New Artist In Residence Builds Wood Domes On Wheels & Water

May 22, 2013   Uncategorized

When the San Francisco-based artist (and avid surfer) Jay Nelson wanted a car he could sleep in for his frequent trips to the coast, he didn’t need an RV—just a new way of looking at a sedan. Nelson had acquired a rusting 1986 Honda Civic, and with the addition some plywood, fiberglass, and a set of porthole windows, he built himself a barn-style bedroom over the trunk. If Buckminster Fuller had been a beach bum, he might have arrived at a motor-pod like this. Sleeping in cars never looked so good!

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Facebook’s New Artist In Residence Builds Wood Domes On Wheels & Water

May 22, 2013   Uncategorized

When the San Francisco-based artist (and avid surfer) Jay Nelson wanted a car he could sleep in for his frequent trips to the coast, he didn’t need an RV—just a new way of looking at a sedan. Nelson had acquired a rusting 1986 Honda Civic, and with the addition some plywood, fiberglass, and a set of porthole windows, he built himself a barn-style bedroom over the trunk. If Buckminster Fuller had been a beach bum, he might have arrived at a motor-pod like this. Sleeping in cars never looked so good!

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Apple to open gorgeous new San Francisco retail store in Union Square

May 16, 2013   Apple, Mac
Update: AllThingsD got its hands on some better images (above) and a statement from Apple on the new store (below): “We’re thrilled to be working with the city of San Francisco on a new Apple retail store at Union Square…. Our store on Stockton Street has welcomed over 13 million customers since it opened nine years ago, and […]
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