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It has been quite an Olympics hasn’t it? From the spectacular opening ceremonies, to the amazing performances by Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt (not to mention all of the controversy stirred up by the Chinese government). In years past I can’t say that I was all that excited about the Olympics—but I will [...]

Full-screen this beautiful high-res panorama cooked up by the New York Times’s top-notch interactive graphics folks and find out. [NY Times via Kottke]

The Olympics end this weekend. Have you been watching? Personally, I had trouble getting into them. Maybe it’s because there was a general lack of tech in most of the events (except for those gymnastics girls, who I’m pretty sure are all robots). Time to change that! For this week’s Photoshop Contests, I want you [...]

The Olympics are supposed to be about sportsmanship, but there is rarely any television coverage or attention paid to those who finish out of the money. Yet it is sometimes defeat that says more about the competition than victory.
The last-place finish of Abdelkader Hachlaf in the 3,000-meter…<img src="http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/blogs/sfgate/baytobeijing/index_rss1/~4/370717304" height="1" width="1"/>

By Stephanie Himango, NBC News Producer

“It’s the first time for us to come to Beijing!” exclaimed sixteen-year-old Su Man Ye, eyes smiling through her tiny glasses.Petite and energetic, she appeared younger than her years.”Today we met so many new friends! People are so nice to us!”Her exuberance was infectious, and defied comprehension when you [...]