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San Francisco’s Iconic Yahoo! Neon Sign Is Gone

1:07AM December 23, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

For more than a decade, San Francisco’s iconic Yahoo! sign has stood tall as a symbol of the internet, through boom and bust. Now it’s gone for good. More »


News

Iconic Yahoo! Neon Sign Being Torn Down

2:30AM November 19, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

A symbol of the internet’s success, a reminder of the the dot.com crash, and otherwise just a nice-looking neon sign, the Yahoo! billboard has welcomed drivers to the Bay Bridge in San Francisco for more than a decade. Sadly, its time has come. More »


Mobile

Police Request Security Footage In Missing Phone 5 Case

9:00AM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The mysterious iPhone 5 prototype at the centre of that bizarre is-it-or-isn’t-it police case in San Francisco took another twist this weekend. Mainly, the police are asked for bar security footage even though they admit no crime took place there. More »


Online

Someone Please Be Roommates With This Kick Ass Guy From Craigslist

11:40AM August 19, 2011 | Casey Chan

Moving to a brand new city where you don’t know anyone? Fuh-fuh-frightening. Not for this guy who posted on Craigslist looking for a roommate. In his words, he’s a master chef of yellow squash carpaccio, Vonnegut reader, James Fucking Taylor on the geetar and not a racist. More »


Mobile

BART Riders Have No Right To Free Speech, Says Spokesjerk

4:40AM August 17, 2011 | Mat Honan

Like most days, there was a protest in San Francisco yesterday where people said silly things. But atypically, this one was semi-organizsd by hacker collective Anonymous. Also unlike most San Francisco protests, there was sort of a point to it. More »


News

Apple Retail Store Employee Works To Form Union

8:00AM June 13, 2011 | Jack Loftus

A part-time employee at a San Francisco-based Apple store has started a process that could see a first-of-its-kind union formed at one of the company’s iconic retail locations. More »


News

Larry Ellison Is No Friend Of The Majestic Redwood

2:00AM May 30, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Lest we forget that the mega-rich simply do not think like we common folk, take a look at this lawsuit from Oracle founder Larry Ellison. More »


Cars

San Francisco Is Giving Away Free Charges To Electric Cars

12:00PM May 10, 2011 | Casey Chan

San Francisco, you lovely place you. The city by the bay is installing at least 90 new charging stations in city-owned parking garages for electric vehicles to juice up… for free. More »


Cameras

See The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake In Colour And 3D

3:00PM March 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The 1906 earthquake that took place in S.F. was epic for the time, leveling countless buildings, igniting fires, and generally causing chaos. It was also responsible for some great photography. But did you know that someone took 3D colour photos of the aftermath? More »


Entertainment

The Invention Of Porn (NSFW)

1:40AM February 12, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

When and where did hardcore pornography spring forth into glorious existence? You’ll find the answer in the (NSFW) documentary The Smut Capital of America. Spoiler: The Smut Capital is San Francisco! And as a bonus you’ll find out the difference between the Beaver and Split Beaver subgenres. More »