TikiRobot! » san francisco http://www.tikirobot.net/wp Mai Tais and Blinky Lights, Ahoy! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 BART Protest Photos http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/08/16/bart-protest-photos/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/08/16/bart-protest-photos/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:03:44 +0000 shag http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/?p=3489 Cryptome has posted some BART cellphone shutdown protest pics from the Civic Center station.

]]> http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/08/16/bart-protest-photos/feed/ 0 San Francisco, as seen from above http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/05/25/san-francisco-as-seen-from-above/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/05/25/san-francisco-as-seen-from-above/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:37:26 +0000 rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/?p=3431 Jon Hope has been taking pictures from a helicopter and posting them to his blog.

I love this shot of the Transamerica Pyramid:


Transamerica Black and White on Flickr. I really like how this shot of the Transamercia Pyramid came out. The square crop makes it feel like I shot it on my Hasselblad, and the black and white image gives the early 70’s building it’s retro look.

And this one of the Bay Bridge toll plaza:


Bay Bridge Toll Plaza on Flickr. More shots from yesterdays shoot over San Francisco.

]]> http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2011/05/25/san-francisco-as-seen-from-above/feed/ 1 Toothpick Sculpture of San Francisco http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2010/11/06/toothpick-sculpture-of-san-francisco/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2010/11/06/toothpick-sculpture-of-san-francisco/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:31:02 +0000 rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2010/11/06/toothpick-sculpture-of-san-francisco/ Amazing auto-biographical sculpture made with 100,000 toothpicks over thirty five years:

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from Killing My Lobster

]]> http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2010/10/07/the-coffee-wars/feed/ 0 Grayscale Santa http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/12/15/grayscale-santa/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/12/15/grayscale-santa/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:04:19 +0000 rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/?p=2871 At this year’s Santacon, someone Brody dressed up as a grayscale Santa. Here is a picture by NV6V:

Another pic from sfgate…

Update: more info in the description of this pic:

“Custom gray & white Santa suit, made by me. Wig + contacts + Kryolan body paint”

Unreal…

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I just picked up the latest issue of the San Francisco Panorama today from Green Apple. McSweeney’s has proven that the American newspaper is still viable. It just takes a team of writers five months to produce a single issue, which sells for $17.52 :)

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In other transportation news, several Muni routes will be discontinued tomorrow. Mission Local has made a farewell video to to the 26 Valencia, which is ending its 108-year run:

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