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THIS BLOG IS ALWAYS AD-FREE I make stuff and do things.

2016 Haight Ashbury Street Fair Poster Contest

Drop by RVCA at the corner of Haight and Ashbury before April 20 to vote for this year’s street fair poster. These were photographed through glass, the originals are much more vividly colored. The winner gets $500.00 so your votes … Continue reading

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Big Sol is Watching

Another amazing Astronomy Photo of the Day: Combined Solar Eclipse Corona from Earth and Space  Image Credits: J. Vilinga (Angola, IAP), LASCO, NRL, SOHO, ESA, NASA; Processing: R. Wittich; Composition & Copyright: S. Koutchmy (IAP, CNRS)Explanation: Sometimes, a total eclipse is a good time to eye the Sun. Taking advantage of an unusual juxtaposition … Continue reading

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A Fluffle of Giant Bunnies Invade San Francisco!

A fluffle (which is what you call a group of lagomorphs) of huge white rabbits has invaded the Civic Center.

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The Coming Left-Wing Majority | Jacobin

I have been waiting for this wake-up call to happen for the last 50 years. I’m happy to have lived long enough to see it and know that my kids are part of this sea-change. A lot of demographic research … Continue reading

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A more reality-based title for this article would be: “None of Hillary’s Personal Stories are Truthful”

Is Hillary’s Personal Story About Student Loans a Fabrication? Her claim: “I know [student loan forgiveness] works because Bill and I did that. We both borrowed money when we went to law school and we paid it back as a … Continue reading

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The Panama Papers prove it: America can afford a universal basic income 

The Tax Justice Network estimates the global elite are sitting on 21–32 TRILLION DOLLARS of untaxed assets. Clearly, only a portion of that is owed to the US or any other nation in taxes – the highest tax bracket in … Continue reading

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“Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk!” at Queens Museum, London

Released in April 1976, the Ramones’ self-titled debut album introduced the world to four unsmiling hoods in ripped jeans and leather jackets, and to the uncompromising attitude known as punk. Ramones’ minimalist tunes, slapstick lyrics, buzzsaw guitars, and blitzkrieg tempo … Continue reading

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Wood windows? Transparent wood material used for buildings, solar cells — ScienceDaily

“Transparent wood is a good material for solar cells, since it’s a low-cost, readily available and renewable resource,” Berglund says. “This becomes particularly important in covering large surfaces with solar cells.” Berglund says transparent wood panels can also be used … Continue reading

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Scientists invent robot that spray paints giant murals

The original headline calls it a ‘robotic artist’ but while it’s interesting it’s about as much art as one of those adult coloring books that are presently a fad. The computerized technique, which basically spray paints a photo, isn’t likely to spawn a … Continue reading

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Easy as Alep, Bet, Gimel? Cambridge research explores social context of ancient writing

Alphabetical order as we would recognise it first appeared over three thousand years ago in Ugaritic, written in a cuneiform script made of wedge-shaped signs impressed on clay tablets. The Ugaritic alphabet was in use in the ancient city of … Continue reading

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