Ever tried to get a “vending” spot on Ocean Front Walk during a summer weekend? From what we hear, it is nearly impossible. Although the spots are supposed to be free and available to all on a…
Visualizing data is like photography. Instead of starting with a blank canvas, you manipulate the lens used to present the data from a certain angle.
When the data is the social graph of 500…
Hacking is a central part of Facebook’s culture. Whether we’re building the next big product at one of our Hackathons or creating a smarter search algorithm, we’re always hacking to find a…
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Wow!
Want to see what the 300 million dollar, 390 foot Philippe Starck designed mega yacht that belongs to Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko looks like? The “A”…
Some companies keep a playbook of product tips, tricks and trade secrets. Zynga has an internal playbook, for instance, that is a collection of “concepts, techniques, know-how and best…
In an effort to remind motorists that bicycles are legally equal moving vehicles on the streets, the LADOT Bicycle Safety Awareness Campaign rolled out “Give me 3” posters today, with Mayor…
Hurl is now open source!
Chris Wanstrath and I originally developed Hurl for the 2009 Rails Rumble where it won Most Complete. The idea was to create a simple web version of cURL, a…
Teleport is undoubtedly one of the single most useful utilities available to anyone that owns more than one Mac. Using Teleport, you can share a single mouse and keyboard across multiple…
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Cool!
Have you ever wanted to make your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s keyboard lights dance to the music you are listening to? Has the thought never crossed your mind?…
We can’t post up every stolen bicycle in Venice as bicycle theft is through the roof these days, but we can post the occasional rare one in hopes of getting it back for the owner. Stolen yesterday…
Things may be rapidly changing on the Venice Boardwalk now that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley has announced they will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries.
From…
Yo! Venice! facebook friend Hans noticed that Google Street View now covers Ocean Front Walk and a bunch more streets around Venice. Enjoy killing some time by clicking here.
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“This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.” – Steve Jobs
Amazing picture and quote from Diana…
Hot London-based live music startup Songkick launches a new feature today allowing users to share their experiences of gigs. Users can now connect their Songkick account to their Twitter account…
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Always looking out! :)
I have found myself using Chrome on OS X a lot lately. With the increase in complex javascript in webpages, Firefox just isn’t cutting it. I have…
