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American Legion Post 911
American Legion Post 911 is giving a successful go at transforming the Legion into something that neither your dad or grandpa would recognize. Gone are the connotations of stuffy smoke-filled rooms. These vets hold meetings at 15,000 feet before jumping out of planes; they recruit vets through Facebook, Myspace, and Xbox; and they share in the common experience of having fought in the war on terror.
The Legion principles remain the same, it's the methods of recruiting and retaining their men and women that are all about today. American Legion Post 911 is giving a successful go at transforming the Legion into something that neither your dad or grandpa would re... more -
Tour de Fat: Test rides
Bike Ring, Circle of fun bikes - San Francisco, Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition
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Tour de Fat: The Sprockettes /2
Talented chicas
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San Francisco-Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition
Spockettes (1/2 video‹s›) from Portland OR.
their mission: "The Sprockettes are an all female synchronized mini-bike dance troupe.
In a basic sense it is our mission to entertain audiences by choreographing dances while using our bikes in our performance."
more: http://sprockettes.org/ Talented chicas - San Francisco-Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition ... more -
Tour de Fat: The Sprockettes /1
Talented chicas
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San Francisco-Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition
Spockettes (1/3 video‹s›) from Portland OR.
their mission: "The Sprockettes are an all female synchronized mini-bike dance troupe.
In a basic sense it is our mission to entertain audiences by choreographing dances while using our bikes in our performance."
more: http://sprockettes.org/ Talented chicas - San Francisco-Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition ... more -
Tour de Fat: Happy jugglers
Talented boys. - San Francisco, Tour de Fat Festival 2008 / New Belgium Brewery - The San Francisco Bike Coalition
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Master Of My Rubik
Tyson Mao is considered a new generation Rubik's Cube solver and began solving the cube during the puzzle's second emergence in 2003.
He organizes cubing competitions throughout the year, and in this pod we visit him and his friends as they prepare and compete in the 2006 International Rubik's Cube competition in San Francisco, California. Tyson believes that anyone can learn to solve the Rubiks Cube. Tyson Mao is considered a new generation Rubik's Cube solver and began solving the cube during the puzzle's second emergence in 2003. ... more -
Bicycle Film Festival -San Francisco
July 23-26, 2008
Festival Passes: $30
Individual tickets are available for $10.
*** Valet bicycle (free-but donations always accepted) parking provided by SFBC at all screenings. ***
Check out the whole line-up at the link above.
for further Valet parking info, and what sweet service by the bike coalition provides while you get your fiml/bike/mingle/beer on, very crucial, here: http://www.sfbike.org/?valet July 23-26, 2008 Festival Passes: $30 Individual tickets are available for $10. ... more -
Save Yahoo!
On May 15, 2008, Carl Icahn announced his intent to nominate a slate of directors for election at Yahoo!’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders to take control of Yahoo!. When Mr. Icahn began his proxy contest he had no articulated plan for Yahoo! other than a sale of the Company to Microsoft and today he still lacks a strategy that makes sense for Yahoo! stockholders. His current plan is a complex restructuring of the Company which includes a sale of Yahoo!’s valuable search business to Microsoft.
Ironically, Mr. Icahn previously urged Yahoo! not to sell its search business to Microsoft. Specifically, in an interview on CNBC’s Fast Money program, on June 4, 2008, Mr. Icahn said, "... it’s crazy for this company now to do this alternative deal and give the store away, because obviously, an alternative deal is a poison pill because once you’ve done an alternative deal and given the search to Microsoft, you don’t need Microsoft to buy you anymore. So, that would be a poison pill...." On May 15, 2008, Carl Icahn announced his intent to nominate a slate of directors for election at Yahoo!’s 2008 annual meeting of stoc... more -
Suspect In Hijacking Of San Francisco Computer Network 'Willing To Cooperate'
A computer engineer accused of taking control of San Francisco's network and locking out other system administrators has pleaded innocent to four counts of computer tampering.
Terry Childs, 43, of Pittsburg, Calif., was arraigned on charges Thursday before Superior Court Judge Paul Alvarado, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. He remained in jail Friday on $5 million bail.
Childs has refused to disclose the password he allegedly created to lock out other system administrators and supervisors from the city's new FiberWAN (wide area network), which stores 60% of all city government data, including e-mails, law enforcement records, and payroll documents.
However, Childs' court-appointed lawyer Erin Crane said after the arraignment that the case was a big misunderstanding and that the suspect has "been willing to hand over the password since Tuesday," the Chronicle reported. Crane said Childs is "willing to cooperate. We have negotiations ongoing."
Officials with the city Technology Department told the newspaper they were unaware of any offer to hand over the password, and a spokeswoman for District Attorney Kamala Harris refused to comment on any talks between the suspect and prosecutors.
Childs, a member of the team of engineers that built the city's computer system, was highly regarded in the Technology Department. The events leading up to his arrest on Sunday started June 20 when he started taking photographs of the agency's new head of security after she began an audit of who had password access to the system, the newspaper said. Childs' frightening behavior prompted the woman to lock herself in an office.
His supervisors' concerns grew when they discovered he had given himself exclusive access to the system and had developed a way to spy on his bosses' e-mails related to his conduct. Childs was ordered to leave work July 9 for alleged insubordination. A computer engineer accused of taking control of San Francisco's network and locking out other system administrators has pleaded innoc... more -
City's Computer Network Hijacked
Terry Childs is accused of tampering with San Francisco's new computer network to give himself exclusive access, and is allegedly refusing to hand over the passwords which would allow officials into the system.
Mr Childs worked as a network administrator for five years for the San Francisco city government.
The network on which he worked stores 60% of city data, including employee e-mail, payroll files and law enforcement records.
Documents in the system can currently be accessed, but if there is a problem with the network there is no way to repair it quickly.
Experts from Cisco have been brought in to try and rectify the problem, but without the passwords it could take weeks and cost millions of dollars.
It is not yet clear what Mr Childs' motive might have been for his alleged actions.
San Francisco's mayor Gary Newsom described him as "rogue employee that got a bit maniacal".
While it can be hard for companies to stop the actions of a rogue employee, one computer security expert said that systems are in place to try and anticipate when problems are likely to arise.
The Huntsmann system from Tier-3 monitors behaviour on computer systems and alerts security administrators when non-typical behaviour - such as changing passwords - takes place.
Chief technology officer Geoff Sweeney told Sky News Online: "This is an extreme case but they do occur.
"The worst possible scenario is an administrator who goes bad.
"At some point you need to establish a monitoring process that will identify behaviour that is suspicious."
Mr Childs has pleaded not guilty to four charges of computer tampering, and his lawyer said there is no danger to the city's computer networks as a result of his alleged actions. Terry Childs is accused of tampering with San Francisco's new computer network to give himself exclusive access, and is allegedly refu... more -
Most 'Walkable' U.S. City: SF Is A Step Ahead
The city by the bay is the most "walkable" in the nation, according to rankings set for release today by WalkScore.com, a service designed to help those seeking a less automobile-dependent life. The distinction encompasses a host of environmental, health and economic advantages.
WalkScore, a division of Seattle software company Front Seat, evaluated the 40 largest U.S. cities based on residents' proximity to grocery stores, coffee shops, restaurants, movie theaters and other amenities. Hills were not taken into account in the rankings, just distance and concentration.
San Francisco scored an 86 out of 100, besting New York's 83 and Boston's 79. Seventeen of San Francisco's neighborhoods ranked 90 or above - considered a "walker's paradise" - including Chinatown, the Mission, Nob Hill and Haight-Ashbury. The city by the bay is the most "walkable" in the nation, according to rankings set for release today by WalkScore.com, a service desi... more -
Movie and dinner, at the Legion of Honor
Super nice (shot in SF) movie line-up for a sweet date, or something.
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Don’t miss the summer series featuring movies shot in the City by the Bay that kicks off with a special event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vertigo, filmed at the Legion of Honor. In the weeks following, take in a Russian Hill car chase, North Beach nonsense, and intrigue in Chinatown, all screened in the Florence Gould Theater. Before the movie, view the exclusive Women Impressionists exhibition without the summer crowds.
Cinema: Screening begins at 8 pm; exhibition open until 9 pm. Tickets are $20 ($10 members) for the movie and special exhibition. For the special exhibition only, admission is $15 (members are free). Ticket are on a first-come, first-served basis and do not include reservations or the price of dinner. Purchase tickets at museumtix.com or 866.912.6326.
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check out the full schedule:
*July 17, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: The Conversation
*July 24, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: What's Up, Doc?
*July 31, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: So I Married an Axe Murderer
*August 7, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: Harold and Maude
*August 14, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: The Game
*August 21, 2008, 8:00 PM,
Cinema Supper Club: Bullitt
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Rip up your SF parking tickets. Seriously.
What's the worst thing about San Francisco? The fog, the hills, the tourists? No. It's parking tickets. More than 2 million tickets were issued last year - that's four for every car in San Francisco. Ridiculous. A local San Francisco company has had enough and is paying parking tickets for a lucky few starting this week. What's the worst thing about San Francisco? The fog, the hills, the tourists? No. It's parking tickets. More than 2 million ticket... more
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July 17th Full Moon: Something Extraordinary Happening
Something quite extraordinary is going to happen on July 17th according to Yogi Dattarea Siva Baba. You must watch this video to find out about all the details. This is a very special day many of us have been waiting for; for a long time.
Apparently there is going to be a huge amount of Grace being transmitted to the entire world and it is going to spread a spiritual light to open the third eye and impart a tremendous amount of compassion, love, and transformation energy.
It will be a complete phenomenon.
Please watch the video and be inspired. And learn about what and how things will happen on the 17th and beyond.
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If going to San Fran..
Check out this archival photographic tour of SF Summer of Love; from Robert Altman.
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What's your neighborhood's walk score?
Data visualization star Lee Byron rendered a map of San Francisco that color-codes blocks according to their walk score. How does your neighborhood do? Data visualization star Lee Byron rendered a map of San Francisco that color-codes blocks according to their walk score. How does your... more
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San Francisco City Officials Locked Out of Computer Network
A disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday.
Terry Childs, a 43-year-old computer network administrator who lives in Pittsburg, has been charged with four counts of computer tampering.
Childs created a password that granted him exclusive access to the system, authorities said. He initially gave pass codes to police, but they didn't work. When pressed, Childs refused to divulge the real code even when threatened with arrest, they said.
He was taken into custody Sunday. City officials said late Monday that they had made some headway into cracking his pass codes and regaining access to the system.
Childs has worked for the city for about five years. One official with knowledge of the case said he had been disciplined on the job in recent months for poor performance and that his supervisors had tried to fire him.
"They weren't able to do it - this was kind of his insurance policy," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the attempted firing was a personnel matter.
Authorities say Childs began tampering with the computer system June 20. The damage is still being assessed, but authorities say undoing his denial of access to other system administrators could cost millions of dollars.
Officials also said they feared that although Childs is in jail, he may have enabled a third party to access the system by telephone or other electronic device and order the destruction of hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents.
Authorities have searched Childs' home and car for a device that could be used in such an attack, but so far no such evidence has been found.
As part of his alleged sabotage, Childs engineered a tracing system to monitor what other administrators were saying and doing related to his personnel case, law enforcement officials said.
Childs became the target of suspicions inside the technology agency this year, and the case was referred for police investigation in late June, authorities say.
At a news conference announcing Childs' arrest, District Attorney Kamala Harris was tightlipped about what his motive may have been.
"Motive is not necessarily an element of a crime," Harris said. "This city employee committed four felonies."
She added, "This involves compromising a public system that we rely on. Its integrity has been compromised."
The system continues to operate even though administrators have limited or no access, officials said.
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Artist: Justin Limoges
This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: Justin Limoges
http://www.halfhoursonearth.typepad.com, http://www.basebasebase.com This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: Justin Limoges ... more -
iphone line 2.0
was I the only one that was not aware that a new gadget came out today? guess that's a good thing.
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from the bike lane // in San Francisco was I the only one that was not aware that a new gadget came out today? guess that's a good thing. - ... more -
Drive your bike to work day
I know a number of people that have actually done this.
From the website driveyourbike.org
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Welcome to the official home of the only day set aside for bike-rack awareness. We're in our second year of this important mission, and it's time for you to get involved!
Here at Drive Your Bike To Work Day, we're constantly hearing about yet another horror story about a bike left on the roof of a car while attempting to drive into a parking garage or drive-thru window. I know a number of people that have actually done this. From the website driveyourbike.org - ... more
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