Tag: tech
One techie’s trash …
November 23, 2016
Startup powered down? Submitted by Sandheep who says: If you were wondering whether techies have changed the Mission, look no further than the latest giveaway on Capp Street. A server rack. That’s what Missionites are throwing out these days. On Capp Street. Jesus.
‘Hacker Lairs’ visits tech hostel 20Mission
October 15, 2015
20Mission runs a retail space that accepts Bitcoin that I wrote about in August. But what’s up with its SRO-turned-hacker-hostel above it? The second installment of a video series called “Hacker Lairs” now offers a three-minute look inside. Posted to YouTube on Oct. 3, the video begins with a woman rather enthusiastically making a purchase in […]
Mission startup wants to disrupt your sex toys
April 28, 2015
Noting that “sex is becoming more and more mainstream,” a Mission-based hardware startup has plans to revolutionize the sex toy industry – or so it seems from this unusual Craigslist ad. For a mere $25,000, the ad says, you can invest in a “human sexuality” product that not only “challenges the existing toy market,” but could soon […]
The low point of a summit
March 4, 2015
Pro tip: Avoid the “coffee & snacks” at this year’s Lesbians Who Tech Summit.
With Mission office space in high demand, cancer support non-profit loses its lease
February 5, 2015
A non-profit organization that provides support to Latinos with cancer and their families in the Mission is the latest casualty of the superheated commercial rental market. Círculo de Vida must find a new home after its landlord decided not to renew its lease and rent instead to mobile event app company DoubleDutch, which already occupies […]
Don’t hug this tree. It’d rather embrace technology
July 21, 2014
This tree would like to tell you about its exciting new app.
Geeking out
July 14, 2014
Not some dime-store dork.
A true room with a view
June 12, 2014
FOR LEASE: Ground floor office space in prime Mission District location. Great for startups.