Archive for November, 2006



SF PS3 Campout!

November 20th, 2006 by max

Kinda cool, it seems that PS3 has picked up a lot ever since the beginning of its name…here’s a cool except from sf.metblogs.

On Thursday night, crowds gathered at the intersection of 4th and Mission to listen to music and pass the hours in anticipation of the release of the PS3. Over seven hundred people were camped out in lines which wrapped around the Sony Metreon building and crossed the street to the Moscone Center. The city of SF and the heads of Sony must have been aware that restless waiting can cause problems, because the former staffed the area with plenty of police security and the latter provided entertainment. Starting at about 8 p.m., the intersection was nearly completely closed off to accommodate a makeshift stage for a free concert by “Angels and Airwaves“, best known as the “new band with that guy from Blink 182“.

The free show was not highly publicized, seeming to be designed more as a means of crowd control than a true attempt at promotion. This meant that the crowd was small, consisting primarily of those people who were already in the area to get their new PlayStation. Couched between the skyscraping buildings of the area, it had the effect of creating an entirely intimate setting with the luxury of being outdoors. Concert lights danced through the fog, the music reverberated down the street corridor and MUNI buses moved slowly through the mess. The concert wasn’t amazing, but the setting was spectacular and the price was certainly right - especially for those PS3 purchasers who are currently selling their items on sites like eBay for upwards of $1000 profit!

Related Links:

More Links to PS3 sites

More cool stuff about PS3

Interesting sites about the PS3:

ps3.net

ps3portal.com

ps3 games

wikipedia ps3 review

How to hack a PS3:

ps3-hacks.com

You can buy PS3 here:

buyaps3.com - for PS3 consoles
preorder-ps3.net - preorder ps3 here

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MUNI - Getting around in SF?

November 20th, 2006 by max

Getting around in SF? You will need to know Muni times and other necessary information to get you around town if you are here without a car or a motorcycle.

SF Muni is great except there’s always lots of elders on the bus, but otherwise, you will have a great time waiting for the bus stop and go at every freakin’ block!

Well, that’s sarcastically said but, that’s the truth! :)

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Calendar of December San Francisco

November 20th, 2006 by max

Here’s a cool site that gives you a Calendar of cool events in SF.

You can also checkout SF Wiki, which gives you some cool information about San Fran in a wiki format.

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Free coupons for attractions around SF Bay area

November 20th, 2006 by max

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Here’s a site that gives you free coupons for lots of fun activities around the SF Bay Area.

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PS3 Launch San Francisco: Video of Shantytown

November 19th, 2006 by max

Download latest version of Flash to view video! .

Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode

wow, this is kinda cool in sf!

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SMS Earthquake Elert for residents of SF

November 12th, 2006 by max

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Having lived in San Francisco for the last four years I thought that by now I would have gotten my first decent earthquake out of the way. But alas, I am still an earthquake virgin. So I walk around with the question looming in my head, “When will it hit & then what the hell do I do?”

Luckily enough, the San Francisco City Government has my back. It just implemented a new system where people can sign up their cell phone numbers and will be notified in the event that an earthquake, tsunami, or Mutant Robot Attack hits the Bay area. In addition to alerting you of the impending natural/unnatural disaster, the SMS service also will instruct people on what to do afterwards.

via zedomax



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