Happy birthday, Neuromancer ! Since its publication 24 years ago, William Gibson’s visionary novel has influenced everything from technology to pop culture. What other novels have had such an unexpected...its influence... I'm just replying anyway because I'm such a Gibson geek. I need to get caught up on his later books. If they think you're crude, go technical. If they think you're technical, go crude.

I was only just informed that Shepard Fairey has a show in SF . Why don't you people tell me these things? Dear people I actually know in real life: We must go to this. I saw his show in NYC, and the full-sized canvas versions of his prints are incredible. I guess he's here until the end of the month? (Which is Tuesday.)

I went down to The Embarcadero to see what this "Sunday Streets" business was all about. I didn't get there until it was almost over, and missed all of the events (including the mass "Thriller" dance...when your ears finally pop and you can hear again. You don't notice it until it's gone. It was even more noticable at 1PM when they opened the floodgates and let the noise and stink back in. Sad

Department of Public Works: Bloggy hand-wringing: Apparently wider sidewalks "displace lower-class and middle-class residents."

Dear Diary, tonight I saw a shirtless man run down the middle of the street. Being chased by another shirtless man. Whose pants were falling down. Because he had just taken off his belt. Which he then began using to beat the first man. Good times.

Ignore That Logo Under the Tape! To ensure that only the companies that pay millions of dollars to be official Olympic sponsors enjoy the benefits of exposure in Olympic venues, organizers have covered...no host has taken that role more seriously than China. In many cases, even products that don't compete with anything made by official sponsors are having their logos covered. Previously , previously.