This Day in Blogging History: Notes from DEFCON Kids; Antique carved birds with steampunk makeovers; SF vacancies of 2003

One year ago today

Notes from DEFCON and DEFCON Kids: I brought my whole family — wife, daughter, and parents — and the kid got to do some lockpicking workshops at DEFCON Kids, the astoundingly bad-ass kids' computer literacy program run alongside the main event.

Five years ago today

Antique carved birds as steampunk treasures: Jim Mullan's "reconfigured" antique decoy-birds have been painted and modded to make them into steampunk delights.

Ten years ago today

SF vacancies according to Craigslist: The folks at Craigslist produce a chart showing the trends in apartment listings in the Bay Area.