The official route for Saturday

The official route for Saturday

The actual route for Saturday

The actual route for Saturday: Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day.

Jury Clears Photographer Who Refused to Stop Photographing

Nick Evans, a former intern at The Galveston County Daily News, was cleared of his misdemeanor from refusing to stop photographing an arrest during Mardi Gras 2007. His acquittal extends further than Galveston, Texas, however, as it makes strides for photographers’ First Amendment rights everywhere.

The Sky Serpent: Twenty-Five Turbines in One

A California man has constructed a design that features twenty-five small turbines in lieu of the massive blades on a modern wind power plan. One day this may approach the production capacity of the behemoths.

Where the Digitally Savvy Things Are - Advertising Age - Digital

Where the Digitally Savvy Things Are - Advertising Age - Digital:

To find the biggest concentration of digitally savvy consumers, you have to head to Texas, it turns out. Austin, to be exact.

Hat tip: @kimhayes

Racism alarms Obama supporters

“The first person I encountered was like, ‘I’ll never vote for a black person,’ ” recalled Ross, who is white and just turned 20. “People just weren’t receptive.”

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Top 10 Reasons Obama Defeated Clinton for the Nomination

Now that the outcome of the battle for the Democratic nomination has been settled beyond a reasonable doubt, it’s worth looking systematically at the major factors that gave victory to Obama. After all, fifteen months ago, conventional wisdom viewed Obama as an audacious long shot.

Amazing video: Tornado tosses cars

Amazing video: Tornado tosses cars: 05/09/08 Equipment Company in Leighton, AL has a surveillance camera that captured a tornado as it passed through its parking lot.

How Rockstar Built New York City

As we’re sure you’re aware, this week sees the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. This time, the action is set in Liberty City, a living, breathing replica of New York. Dan Houser, Vice President of Rockstar Games and co-writer of GTA IV, spoke to Vulture about building a nuttier, dirtier Gotham.

Homer Simspon, drawn in CSS

Homer Simpson, rendered using nothing but CSS. Very very cool.

GTA 4’s Liberty City: The Google map

See what’s been discovered by Liberty City locals! Check the categories on the right to show markers for just about any person, place or thing in Liberty City. First to find something? Right click on the map location and choose “Add Marker” to share your original discovery.

Reblogged: Austin needs this, for rail.

Reblogged: Austin needs this, for rail.:

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Austin Evolution #8

Check out a video of the Capital MetroRail car walk-through here.

A 14-mile light rail route has been proposed yet again for the city of Austin. It would be built…

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