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Greg Long -Mavericks 2008, originally uploaded by Pancho’s.

This man won the 2008 Mavericks surf competition. Check out this link for the outstanding waves surfed to capture the prize!

The First Woman to Surf Maverick’s, originally uploaded by kqedquest.  Image Source: KQED QUEST - Some rights reserved.

I’ve never surfed. But it is inspiring to watch, and I will never cease to wonder at the motivations of surfers who brave the cold, dangerous currents, sharks, debris, and the all powerful wall of water to enjoy the thrill of catching the perfect wave. This weekend, the world-famous Mavericks surf competition off the shore of Half Moon Bay, California begins. Incredible waves, incredible danger, incredible passion. Here’s the story from the NYT: LINK.

gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: why facebook might be consigning themselves to the slushpile of history.

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Mike Bloomfield, originally uploaded by Dizzy Atmosphere.

First things first: Big props to “Dizzy Atmosphere” of SF for posting such wonderful shots like this one.

Second: This is a shout out to my little brother who is an aspiring blues artist living and working in Berlin, Germany, and who absolutely adores Bloomfield’s playing especially with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Cheers all!

…Burning Man burns.

Paul pulls off the most “burning man” thing since they shut down gun
camp and they bust him for it. Fuck those freaks. - Mike Zorn

10 Zen Monkeys has some scoop here.

Inside joke.

Transamerica Redwood Park, originally uploaded by p200eric.

A nice little bit of Muir Woods in San Francisco - nestled along the west side of the the Transamerica building is this little park with its nicely sized redwoods, and in the afternoon, when the sun is on the west side of the pyramid the shade is perfect, you get a little bit of peace and cool quiet in the middle of the bustling Financial District.

I’m just starting down this path, but from Simon Willison’s blog’s super-slick, easy to watch, and quick demo, give us a good idea of the good things to come with Open ID. One ID to log into everything on the web…that will be cool (someday). And, if we could only get someone like Yahoo! or another big portal to embrace it, well, the battle might be over. Anyway, check it out.