Amazingly succinct overview of how Phone companies want to take over the Internet over at TPM
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Golden Fire Hydrant
The Golden Fire Hydrant (photo) which saved the Mission
Urban Ninja
I swore I saw this before but the Urban Ninja is pretty sweet
Sesame Street Video Clips
via Waxy, check out these Sesame Street Video Clips, especially R.E.M.’s Furry Happy Monsters, the The Yip Yip Martians meet a telephone (classic), and Big Bird misses Mr. Hooper (still hard to watch)
Serial No. 3817131
A photoessay: Serial No. 3817131
Surviving Huge Quake, and Century That Followed
New York Times on the Surviving Huge Quake, and Century That Followed
PBS: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
For a good over view of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, check out the PBS special The Great San Francisco Earthquake, part of the great American Experience series
Point Reyes National Seashore
The San Andreas Fault goes out to sea at Point Reyes National Seashore and is one of the most beautiful landscape in America. Check out Flickr Photos tagged with Point Reyes
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photographs
Quake: 1906 San Francisco Quake
From the USGS: Quake: 1906 San Francisco Quake