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Computer To Predict Crime In Austin - Minority Report Style
...idea is to use a computer to identify hot spots of crime, volume of crime and other information in order... (via Mahargdom)
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Everybody's all a Twitter
Everybody's Twittering...even kxan.com and the statesman.com, as a news junkie it's right up my alley... (via Translucence)
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Sampling for ripeness
They don't eat the entire fig or tomato; they eat just enough so that others (us, for instance) no longer find the fig or tomato of much use. These are green figs, of an unknown sort common aroud here. The grow larger and larger and then within hours they've all been consumed. This has not…
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Mysterious name of unknown origin
It's not a first name. It's "Mayfred." The person whose middle name this was came into this world in the 1880s. A search reveals that this name is out there (or in the past has been); I've just never met any of those other people. Is it Celtic? Is it the name of a Valkyrie (Maifried, perhaps)? Is…
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Austinist ACL Giveaway, Part III
Update: Ticket drop #3 has now closed. Congratulations to all of our winners, who'll be contacted later today. Here's your third and final chance to score two space-available tickets to tomorrow evening's Thievery Corporation taping at KLRU's Austin City Limits Studios. In order to enter…
Local Music News & Notes: Alejandro Escovedo, Keeping Austin Weird & Citizen Cope
Citizen Cope (aka Clarence Greenwood) will give an acoustic solo performance at Hogg Auditorium on Oct 10, 2008. Buy tickets via UTPAC or by calling 512-477-6060 beginning on Friday, June 27. Alejandro Escovedo by Patrick DentlerTo celebrate the release of Workout Holiday, Austin's White…
Intimations of mortality
The next time that my birthday arrives, I'll have had just as many birthdays as my own father had, and five more than his mother had. I'm not sure what to think about that and never had thought about it until reading Paul Burka's (Texas Monthly) investigation into the life of his own father. Burka…
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Don't list with a Realtor until you read this!
However in what I call the Ugly House Market I often see listings at two times the appraised value on... (via Don't List With a Realtor until you read this!)
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Church of the Friendly Ghost presents Fiction, The Lovely Sparrows and more
Image from MySpace Tuesday at The Church of the Friendly GhostTuesday, June 24Salvage Vanguard Theatre ()$5, 9 p.m.[info] While it’s an established fact that The Church of the Friendly Ghost can be relied upon for the unusual, the unabashed, and the extreme – everything from noise bands…
New Release Tuesday: Girl Talk's Feed the Animals
Girl Talk Feed the Animals (Illegal Art) In an effort to make his music as available to fans as possible, Gregg Gillis is offering his latest (and fourth) full length album online, with a Radiohead-style payment system (users can pick their price). Customers choosing to pay $10 will…
Austinist ACL Giveaway, Part II
Be one of the first twenty five folks to fill out the form below and you'll score two space-available tickets to tomorrow evening's Thievery Corporation taping at KLRU's Austin City Limits Studios: Update: Ticket drop #2 has now closed. If you missed this chance, check back with us later…
Allandale = Suburban 4eva!
jmtimages/flickrTwo big wins for the patriots fighting to keep Allandale among the least dense, slowest growing neighborhoods in central Austin. First, Wal-Mart has abandoned any pretext of urbanity at their proposed Northcross location. Instead of a 200k sqft, two-story store with a…
Austin Texas Real Estate Market Update: Rebound in 2009
The buying season heated up in Central Texas in May according to the Austin Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service... (via Austin Real Estate Today)
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Live Review | Gobi at Plush 6-19-08
First, and most importantly, Plush is too small for Gobi. The duo has a very Ghostland Observatory-esque feel to them... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Thievery Corporation Official Afterparty @ Mohawk Tonight
Thievery Corporation After Party @ MohawkTuesday, June 24The Mohawk (912 Red River)$5, 10 p.m. [info] | [tickets]We don’t really need Rob Garza and Eric Hilton to bring us any heat – but we doubt they can help it. The duo that is Thievery Corporation makes music so sensual that the…
Austinist ACL Giveaway, Part I
Be one of the first twenty five folks to fill out the form below and you'll score two space-available tickets to tomorrow evening's Thievery Corporation taping at KLRU's Austin City Limits Studios: Update: Ticket drop #1 has now closed. If you missed this chance, check back with us later…
Foodoir Photography: The One Wherein We Pretty Much Expect A Certain Type Of Comment About The Smoker At The Salt Lick
Image courtesy allthingsfried.comAs they say on The Soup, "So Meaty." Hungry to share your most provocative Austin food photos? Send them here. Make sure to include your name, where the photo was taken and a complete description of the food.
News Bits: Sweet Tooth Nation
Conspiracy buffs, bookmark this one: McCain advisor admits that big terrorist attack on the US would help his guy... Meanwhile, McCain's Vietnamese captor (who's a big fan) says that he was never tortured in the Hanoi Hilton. James Hansen, who talked about global warming before practically…
Austin Actor Jett Garner Talks Tarantino, Trouble at Sundance and His Role in a little Duplass Brothers film called “Bagheadâ€
Q: What was your first time at the Sundance Film Festival like? A: It was interesting. Unfortunately, the day was... (via ShortFilmTexas.Com)
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Gotta Love Tribeza: Another Event Tonight!
Tonight TRIBEZA magazine hosts the launch of their Downtown Guide at Maiko tonight from 6-8pm. Pick up a copy tomorrow... (via This is Life in Austin)
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Keep Austin Weird 5K & Festival, Saturday at Auditorium Shores
The 6th Annual Keep Austin Weird 5K & Festival is slated for this Saturday at Auditorium Shores.� Alejandro Escovedo headlines... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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