| Tentacles? |
[Jul. 19th, 2008|03:58 pm] |
They seem to have thrown away something amazing here... 
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| ninety-sixopus |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|12:07 pm] |
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| "George W. Bush Sewage Plant" makes the ballot |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|12:04 pm] |
Satire at the ballot box to 'honor' Bush They want to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant come January, when the next president is sworn in. During the inauguration, the group also wants supporters to participate in a "synchronized flush" -- a way to send a gift to the renamed plant, which supporters say, would be a "fitting monument to this president's work." It sounds like a harmless joke, or maybe a college civics lesson gone awry. But they have already collected 8,500 signatures in support of the plan - 1,300 more than the minimum needed to put the question to city voters in November. The biggest opposition in this Democratic stronghold, McConnell said, is people who oppose naming anything after the 43rd president. Officials at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which owns the plant, say they get the humorous intent. But they note that the plant is an award-winning facility that keeps the city's streets and the ocean clean. "If you are looking for a place to make a negative statement about the Bush administration's impact on the environment, this would be the last place to do it," agency spokesman Tony Winnicker said. |
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| smoking ban: level up! |
[Jul. 18th, 2008|11:54 am] |
HELL YES: San Francisco smokers are already banned from lighting up inside restaurants, bars and public buildings. Now Supervisor Chris Daly is proposing tougher restrictions, including no smoking in taxicabs, at outdoor cafes, in lines at the ATM, at farmer's markets and within 20 feet of the entrance to businesses. The city's Department of Public Health says there's no safe level of second-hand smoke. "There's been research that shows the exposure in outdoor areas. The levels can be as toxic as indoor levels," said Alyonik Hrushow from the San Francisco Health Department. Smokers may feel like pariahs in this city, but according to the American Lung Association, San Francisco is behind other cities including Belmont, Berkeley and Ross when it comes to trying to limit second-hand smoke. This will be a slight hassle for us at the club, since we'll have to make people move farther down the block to smoke, but that's fine with me, because I find it absolutely disgusting to have to walk through that gauntlet of stench on the sidewalk in front of the exit door. You're welcome to smoke, and to play with your own poop. Just keep your smoke, and your poop, off of me. |
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| Basic Accounts and X-Men |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|07:10 am] |
Account Structure Update Back by popular demand, Basic Accounts will be available to all users again by the end of the (northern hemisphere) summer. More information on the decision-making process and proposals relating to the future of Basic Accounts are in lj_2008.
New Themes Two attractive and all-new Flexible Squares themes, "Circular" and "Circular Brown" are now available.
 L to R: Circular and Brown
New V-Gifts Give someone you care about the gift of enticement. With the new Chocolate Ice Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream, Tea, Coffee, Curry and Sushi v-gifts, all the significant people in your life will be able to share in the longing for the tasty edibles below. Plus, it reminds loved ones you think they're really sweet, really savory or just plain satisfying.
 L to R: Chocolate Ice Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream, Tea, Coffee, Curry and Sushi
Ж-Men...but not the ones you might expect! This week LJ Russia launched Ж-Men, a new comedy series about superheroes, inspired by the LJ communities dedicated to superheros, comics and cartoons. The title's "Ж" comes from ЖЖ, the nickname for LiveJournal in Russia.
Ж-Men's script is written by a group of LJ enthusiasts who also happen to be television professionals. Who knew? Following the premiere, five more episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks. We hope you find the series fresh and enjoyable.
This is, of course, an experiment for LiveJournal. As always, we'd love to hear what you think! |
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| McLeod Residence on television! |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|08:44 pm] |
Pretty cool. And a bunch of you appear in it! |
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| XScreenSaver 5.06 |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|02:58 pm] |
XScreenSaver 5.06 out now. Only one new hack this time, but it's a fine one, if I do say so myself. Also this includes a bunch of fixes related to adding, removing and resizing monitors (RANDR/Xinerama) on X11 systems, as I mentioned earlier. So please stress-test that junk. Or be devoured.
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| Did you know that cable cars poop sand? |
[Jul. 15th, 2008|11:48 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | doomed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Big Black -- Cables | ] |
There's something you don't see every day: A Powell-Mason cable car jumped the tracks while turning onto Powell Street just before midnight Sunday night, July 13, 2008, leaving at least four people injured. I assumed they were, you know, attached. Which led to me learning about that sand thing: The track brake does the lion's share of the work. The friction between wood and steel is what primarily stops the car. Make that dry wood and dry steel. Wet equals slick... this is not good. This is where sand comes to the rescue. A small pedal on the floor is pressed to drop sand on the rails. The wheels crush the sand into powder, the powder soaks up the moisture and provides -- the magic word -- friction!
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| frickin' russian ravers with frickin' laserbeams in their eyes |
[Jul. 15th, 2008|11:39 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | doomed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | The Human League -- Blind Youth | ] |
Blind Russian Ravers Ravers at the Aquamarine Open Air Festival in Kirzhach, 80 kilometres northeast of Moscow, began seeking medical help days after the show, complaining of eye and vision problems. "They all have retinal burns, scarring is visible on them. Loss of vision in individual cases is as high as 80%, and regaining it is already impossible," Kommersant quoted a treating ophthalmologist as saying. Partygoers say heavy rains forced organisers to erect massive tents for the all-night dance party. The damage seems to have been caused when laser beams that were intended for outdoor use to illuminate the sky, were somehow turned or reflected onto the crowd. |
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| tour de polo - next weekend |
[Jul. 13th, 2008|03:04 pm] |
http://tourdepolo.com/
Tour De Polo next weekend. Some serious kick ass polo, and some awesome prizes! Swobo kicked in fantastic jerseys for the best lady polo team! And shirts and things. A set of Gold Velocity Deep Vs for the winning team, and much more.
Come out to Magnuson July 19 & 20
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