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Month: October 2013

  • Arise- Tenderloin

    Good history of SF's Tenderloin neighborhood and the varying forces keeping it the way it is (for better- for worse): "But the event that truly created the Tenderloin of today took place in 1980- when developers proposed three luxury high-rise hotels in the neighborhood. Residents and nonprofit advocacy groups organized to keep the big hotels […]

  • Dr. Arjun Srinivasan: We've Reached The End of Antibiotics- Period

    Metafilter thread about the recent FRONTLINE about the end of antibiotics http://www.metafilter.com/133178/Dr-Arjun-Srinivasan-Weve-Reached-The-End-of-Antibiotics-Period Dr. Arjun Srinivasan: We've Reached The End of Antibiotics- Period For a long time- there have been newspaper stories and covers of magazines that talked about The end of antibiotics- question mark? Well- now I would say you can change the title to […]

  • NRA Calls For Teachers To Keep Loaded Gun Pointed At Class For Entire School Day

    NRA Calls For Teachers To Keep Loaded Gun Pointed At Class For Entire School Day FAIRFAX- VA–In the wake of Monday's tragic Nevada school shooting in which a 12-year-old student killed a teacher and wounded two classmates- representatives from the National Rifle Association pushed for all teachers around the country to kee…

  • S.F. family loses fight- evicted after 34 years

    "Shiu Man Lee- who is mentally challenged- waits in her bedroom for her mother on the night they must leave their home forever." S.F. family loses fight- evicted after 34 years The elderly Chinese American couple fighting eviction from their low-rent apartment near Nob Hill by a landlord planning to transform it into pricey homes […]

  • Heartbreaking. No Other Word For It.

    One woman's battle with cancer – captured by her boyfriend. Heartbreaking. No Other Word For It.

  • "Hackers and Hookers" Startup Party Is Tech's New Worst Idea

    Okay who's gonna gender-flip this with me? Let's get all the women-folk in their business best and I'll ensure you have a gaggle of shirtless male hookers at your beck and call. The bros won't know what just happened. "Hackers and Hookers" Startup Party Is Tech's New Worst Idea "Beer. Dance floor. Shot bar. Food […]

  • LinkedIn Intro: Doing the Impossible on iOS

    This is actually fascinating. The new LinkedIn app Intro pops the LinkedIn profile of your email's senders. But how did they wedge that into Apple's Mail app? They intercept between the device and mail server with an IMAP proxy. LinkedIn Intro: Doing the Impossible on iOS We're seeking intelligent problem solvers who are inspired and […]

  • Driving a Stake in the Heart of the GOP

    “The Republicans deliberately, specifically, intentionally hurt these Americans, for no real purpose other than because they were mad that some of the wrong people might have slight better lives.”