Min Jung Kim has decided to break up with 2005. We always thought that 2006 would be better for her anyway -- bad boys like 2005 are fun, but always end up causing you trouble. Supr.c.ilio.us turns in a year-end list of the top ten people they wished would link to them. We can't believe Dave Winer didn't link to their defense of snark (like we did). And Glenda B at Agendacide runs down the year in music in a podcast with Eric Rice. more ›

Across from the homeless shelter on Capp street in the Mission District, at the Space180 venue, there was a cosmic convergence. The first ever (it should be held again) Lap-Pop event from Locus Arts, curated by Min Jung Kim was a smashing success of nerds, alcohol, wifi, digital photography, and blogging. Who knew that a live blog reading featuring bloggers of blog-worthiness, Ernie Hsung (of little.yellow.different.) and Glenda Bautista (of Agendacide), could be so entertaining, and raucous, with plenty of audience interaction to boot (with a text-message "name that Star Wars character" contest from Glenda and the audience dictating what entries to read from Ernie). more ›

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It all started on Thursday night when Andy Smith, celebrating his birthday at the Beauty Bar and wearing a bathrobe, asked if we were going to BarCamp. "Uh, sure," was the reply, not really knowing what we were signing up for. By Friday afternoon we had completely forgotten about it when we got an IM from Min Jung Kim telling us to get ready, as she was leaving for Palo Alto in an hour. So we checked out the Wiki, grabbed our tent, and prepared ourselves for, you know, whatever. Heck, it's not every day you get to pitch a tent in downtown Palo Alto. more ›

SFist Ted, Weatherman, set a new standard for self-sacrifice that is going to be hard to top yesterday. On a cool evening at Jackson Park, SFist and friends took on Wired Magazine in a friendly game of softball. In the bottom of the first inning, on a short pop-up to center field, Ted came charging in and tried to make a diving catch. The ball dropped, but the inning ended when the runner was tagged heading into second. more ›

This goes out to all you new kids on the block. First off, a man wise beyond his years once said, "never act like you're an expert on blogging. That's like being an expert on Aaron Burr: only your mom cares." We respect that rule, which is why we're going to link to some guides on blogs by people smarter than we are: Anil Dash's "The Blog Cycle", Min Jung Kim's "Lifecycle of Bloggers" (which has been translated into over a dozen languages) and Rebecca Blood's "Weblog Ethics" from her Weblog Handbook [via George Kelly]. Consider those required reading. After the jump, some tips based on covering The City in the blogosphere for just short of a year. Add your own in the comments. more ›

So late Friday we get an email reminder about a San Francisco People's Organization party at 111 Minna. You may have read about them in the Guardian a few weeks ago (though we won't blame you if you skipped it and chose to read about carless camping instead), or maybe are planning on attending their founding convention on Saturday. Well, little did we know that not only was it a chance for the city's progressive left to get together, it was also a chance for them to celebrate the birthday of the dreamiest president of the Board of Supervisors in recent memory (sorry, Kevin and Aaron). more ›

Thanks to Friend of SFist Min Jung Kim (who wrote an awesome essay on blogging recently), we had ringside seats for the Carnaval Parade. We gorged ourselves on photographs, and even busted out the cellphone to record some of the great bands. There were representatives from, oh, five or six continents on hand, all tied together by a spirit of celebration. The nearly nude (and in one case completely nude save for some creative work with acrylic paints) dancers certainly didn't hurt. That said, this was actually the least nudity we'd ever seen at a San Francisco street fair of this magnitude. But Frank Chu was there, so you know it was hott. more ›

Jason Schupp is the man behind Over Queersville, which we linked in our sidebar from the get go because, well, we wanted some 'diversity.' And by 'diversity' we mean well-written blogs from folks with divergent backgrounds. And while Jason may be white, male and a techie, he's totally gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that! more ›

Finally. A goddamn invitation to a real party with real f**king stars. Like Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders who were nice enough to give us Peter A.'s email to RSVP. These, friends, are stars. Love them. Gossip about them. But mostly, read them. more ›

It's good to be a nerd. At least that's how SFist feels after hanging out at the Swedish American Hall, taking full advantage of the open bar, nodding our head to the DJ's beats, nibbling on tidbits from the trays of finger food and stuffing our bag with schwag at the Creative Commons party last night. Intellectual property lawyers sure know how to party! more ›