AltWeeklies Wire
Are You My Genome Friend?new
Home genomics: just another self-help scam?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
San Francisco's Gen X Parent Boomers Need to Get a Gripnew
Thanks to a surge in results-oriented fucking among the white, heterosexual ruling class, this city has become overrun with decaf-latte-sipping, thousand-dollar-stroller-pushing, overly together supermoms who will tear you multiple assholes if you even think about stepping near their two-legged petri dish specimens.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Nowinski |
11-21-2007 |
Culture
Mapping the Unmappable: Visualize Global Censorshipnew
The weirdest (and saddest) map mashup ever is the Access Denied Map. This ever-growing online map highlights countries whose Internet-filtering governments won't let their citizens access the Access Denied Map.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Rewrite History With 'Jeanne D'Arc'new
Jeanne D'Arc is nothing new, but it's fun, and the development of the minor characters involves the player in a way that's refreshing for a tactical RPG.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
11-21-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Beers for Dessertnew
In beer's ongoing search for a place at the table set with a white linen tablecloth, dessert presents itself as an unlikely but promising niche.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
11-14-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Consumer Biotech Revolution is On the Horizonnew
Predicting the future of the home-tech phenomenon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-31-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
When Science Attacks!new
The two scandals that rocked the sci-tech world last week reminded us that bad research and implementation can kill.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
On Jacking Off a USB Devicenew
Her name is Moaning Lisa, and I fondled her at Arse Elektronika, a conference in San Francisco devoted to pornography and technological innovation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Riding the Levels of 'Halo 3'new
Multiplayer is where Halo 3 really shines -- there are a variety of minigames along with the traditional body-count competitions, and the games are populated with 11-year-olds up way past their bedtimes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
10-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Google's Gentrification Shuttlenew
The counter-migration has begun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Elliott |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Scavenging's New Spiritnew
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of freebies in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
10-10-2007 |
Culture
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Shoot 'Em Up, If You Can, in 'Made Man'new
I love Vietnam War games, shooting guns, and Mafia cutaway scenes -- but holy lord, Made Man sucks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
09-26-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Inside the Internet Archive's Blood and Gutsnew
After agonizing over how to deal with the archive's growing collection of war videos and consulting with experts, founder Brewster Kahle has come up with a solution that satisfies both his archivist and populist sides.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
My Kingdom for a Legume!new
The American heartland doesn't know beans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
09-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
