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    January 15, 2013

    The Big Money Behind Silicon Valley's Scumware Industry

    If your experience is anything like mine, the amount of spam in your email inbox has declined in a big way in recent years. The economics of e-mail spam aren't what they used to be, thanks largely to crackdowns by ISPs and legal actions by governments around the world. Another factor: the rise of so ... More >>

  • News

    January 9, 2013

    Rage Against the Machinima: YouTube's Stars Battle Networks

    If your experience is anything like mine, the amount of spam in your email inbox has declined in a big way in recent years. The economics of e-mail spam aren't what they used to be, thanks largely to crackdowns by ISPs and legal actions by governments around the world. Another factor: the rise of so ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 26, 2012

    Double or Muffin: A Win-Win Pop-Up

    If your experience is anything like mine, the amount of spam in your email inbox has declined in a big way in recent years. The economics of e-mail spam aren't what they used to be, thanks largely to crackdowns by ISPs and legal actions by governments around the world. Another factor: the rise of so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2012

    Amazon's Cloud Fails Yet Again, Taking Down Netflix

    Forget Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' clumsy public utterances, which turned so many of his customers against the company. And forget the modest price increase that sent even more of them in the direction of competitors or even pirate sites. Hastings' biggest mistake might turn out to be signing on 100 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2012

    It's a Win-Win with Double or Muffin

    For a business born out of a pun that grew into a hoax, Double or Muffin is a pretty admirable new member of San Francisco's homegrown pop-up scene. The story is a backwards one, a muffin shop that had a website and promotional tees before there were ever muffins. It started when Ben Giffords and S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2012

    Cocoa Cinna-Buns, a Baddass Noah, and Ellen is Off the Vegan Wagon

    ​ Happy Meatless Monday! I'm happy to announce that vegetarianism is predicted to be a top restaurant trend in 2013! Could Meatless Monday have anything to do with it? People got to eat on Mondays! For your food porn pleasure, I present marshmallow-toasted hot cocoa cinna-buns! Could you die? I c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    Viral Videomaker Brian Firenzi: Filesharing Is Why MTV Doesn't Play Music Videos Anymore

    Maybe you remember the hilarious video we (and lots of others) posted earlier this week, in which a (fake) MTV executive answered a question that bugs many of us: Why doesn't MTV play music videos anymore? Brutally, cruelly funny -- and probably way too accurate -- the clip made by Brian Firenzi an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2012

    Reddit Troll is Horrible, but Gawker Is Not Much Better

    Few people look good after this week's outing of "the biggest troll on the Web" by Gawker. Certainly not the troll, and certainly not Reddit, where the troll was given free rein to post, or facilitate the posting, of all kinds of horrible stuff. But also not Gawker, nor many of the people weighing i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2012

    Music Student's Really Expensive Cello Stolen From S.F. Conservatory of Music (Update)

    Update (12:22 p.m.): Good news. Police sent out a release informing us that the "priceless cello has been recovered." However, the suspects are still on the loose. Read the suspect description at the bottom of this story.Original story (7:35 a.m.):Travis Young, the father of a truly skilled music st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2012

    President Obama Says White House Beer Recipe Will Be "Out Soon"

    Last week we urged you to sign the petition on the White House website to release the recipe for White House Honey Ale, brewed on the premises with honey from the beehive near Michelle Obama's kitchen garden. That same week, a diligent home brewer on Reddit filed a Freedom of Information Act Request ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2012

    Sign a Petition to Release the White House Honey Ale Recipe

    Good news, home brewing fans: You could be brewing the same beer as President Barack Obama in a few months. Last week the news broke that the White House brews three varieties of its own beer on the premises -- White House Honey Ale, White House Honey Blonde Ale and White House Honey Porter -- all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2012

    Reddit Island: This Is What That Nerd Enclave Would Look Like

    Reddit Island sounds like a tech nerd's wet dream: a self-made civilization that requires nothing to live except super-high-speed Internet and tons of weed. But in the unlikely event that Redditors actually get their shit together to take refuge on this island where nobody will have to pay taxes (ak ... More >>

  • News

    August 8, 2012

    SF Weekly Letters

    Reddit Island sounds like a tech nerd's wet dream: a self-made civilization that requires nothing to live except super-high-speed Internet and tons of weed. But in the unlikely event that Redditors actually get their shit together to take refuge on this island where nobody will have to pay taxes (ak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2012

    Digg v1: Betaworks Flushes Seven Years of Internet History Down the Toilet

    The end of San Francisco-based Digg has been nigh for over two years, ever since founder Kevin Rose helmed a disastrous redesign in August 2010 and many of the site's users fled to Reddit, but the news-sharing behemoth plodded along, not realizing it was supposed to be dead. That is, until yesterday ... More >>

  • News

    July 11, 2012

    The Copyright Standoff: Technology Pits Bad Rules vs. No Rules

    The end of San Francisco-based Digg has been nigh for over two years, ever since founder Kevin Rose helmed a disastrous redesign in August 2010 and many of the site's users fled to Reddit, but the news-sharing behemoth plodded along, not realizing it was supposed to be dead. That is, until yesterday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    The 10 Best Quotes from Steve Albini's Ask Me Anything on Reddit

    Today, cranky lord of the mixing board Steve Albini submitted himself to an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. This means that random users asked him random questions for a few hours, and he gave responses as he saw fit. Many of the answers were very, very interesting. Steve Albini, of course, is the owner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    "Jogging With Jesus" Author Teaches Wives the "Nutcracker Technique" of Husband Improving

    Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. Jogging With Jesus Author: C.S. Lovett Date: 1978 Publisher: Personal Christianity, Baldwin Park, CA Question Raised by This Cover: Can God make a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Reddit Child Porn Post Closes Jailbait Section for Good

    Don't worry, there's still jailbait Barbie ​Beloved Internet creeps will be disappointed to learn that the controversial Jailbait section of the website Reddit was shut down Monday after a Reddit user was reportedly busted using the message board to distribute what appeared to be child porn. Accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Girls Can Do Math, Too!

    It just doesn't add up ​It's been documented that more employed women have college degrees than men, so perhaps it is fair to assume that girls don't think math is that complicated.Which is also why some people are getting fired up over Forever 21's latest line of girl's T-shirts. The adolescent c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Great Moments in Craigslist: Southern Guy Is So Amped to Be Your Roommate

    Excited Southern boy wants to live with you​UPDATE: Well, fuck. Looks like either this son of the South is looking to move to San Francisco and Boston, or this ad is a fake. Reader Robbinthehood points out the exact same ad was posted in Boston. We wanted to believe in you, excitable bro. We so fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Richie Cunning on San Francisco, Stevie Wonder, and the Wonders of Google Image Search

    Trevor Traynor​The easiest way to recognize local rapper Richie Cunning in a crowded room is by the Giants hat he's probably wearing. Born and raised in San Francisco, Cunning often raps about the city he calls home, the city he loves. In a few weeks, he'll be spitting rhymes at SF Weekly's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Aaron Swartz, Online Activist Tied to Reddit, Indicted for Hacking

    Aaron Swartz​An Internet activist involved in the early days of the popular San Francisco-based news-sharing site Reddit has been indicted in Massachusetts on charges that that he stole millions of files by hacking into an academic database at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Aaron ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Harold Miller for Mayor -- Just Because

    The Snitch has a long-standing policy of not endorsing candidates in elections. But alas, we found one that's just too damn good to pass up! So here goes:Harold Miller 4 Mayor.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    San Francycle: Why There Is No S.F. Bike Etiquette

    ​Bike etiquette: What do you do when what's polite isn't safe, what's safe isn't legal, and what's legal isn't polite? This week a guy was seriously injured in the Financial District when he fell off of his bike ... while riding against one-way traffic. Okay, so that's neither legal, polite, nor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    eHow Tells San Francisco 'How' to Get Out of a Parking Ticket

    There is no getting out of this ... parking ticket ​While killing some time on the Internet, we recently came across a curious article from eHow.com, providing a step-by-step guide on how to outsmart San Francisco's well-trained meter maids.Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a San Francis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    How To Use Google Translate As a Beatbox: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

    Ditch this, use Google Translate instead.​Well, here's something that will surprise anyone familiar with the crisp austerities of the German language: It makes a great beat box palette when used in Google translate. In fact, there's a comprehensive guide to using Google translate as a beatbox mach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Tracking Device Found On Santa Clara College Student's Car -- FBI Wants it Back

    Hey! The college kid's getting some pizza!​Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old college student from Santa Clara, was surprised to discover a GPS tracking device on his car a week ago during an oil change. We can bet he was even more surprised when, after a friend posted photos of the device on Reddit.com, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Bento Art: Fantastically Geeky Lunches

    Bento boxes, for the uninitiated, are small lunches arranged in compact compartments. They originated in Japan, and a typical meal can be a simple serving of rice, vegetables, and chicken. But bento has developed a fanatical following, and lovers of the lunch medium have turned it into an art form. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Reddit Employs Novel Financial Strategy: Begging

    'But you have 280 million monthly pageviews, my good man!'​Heavy traffic, a lean staff -- easier to achieve when you don't employ your own reporters -- and a comfortable spot under the aegis of a corporate publishing titan. If this sounds like a recipe for Internet media success, think again: the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Serious About Your Social Media? Watch This Show

    ​While most of us live on the outskirts of the social media landscape, tweeting the occasional brain fart and using facebook to update our relationship status, there are a select few who choose to take their engagement with the networks that be to a whole new level. For those special people who th ... More >>

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