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The Edge of Progress Edge, Day 19

We couldn't have asked for a better panorama for our last picture of the day.

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The Edge of Progress Tour Comes to a Close

Stella and I said our teary goodbyes today.

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Rock Block: Musical Murals in San Francisco

I came across these great murals outside of GAFTA.

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Outtakes: The Edge of Progress Tour, Week Three

Showers for nerds, igniting cardboard boxes, giant dinosaurs, and unsuccessfully battling every claw machine along the way.

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What Brings America Together? Chinese Food

Every town, no matter how small or homogeneous, had at least one Chinese restaurant.

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Robots Making Movies at Bot and Dolly

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The Edge of Progress Edge, Day 18

Here she is, the day before we give watch her ride into the sunset without us.

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The Modern Factory: SFMade Brings Manufacturing Back to San Francisco

SFMade wants us to treat our manufactures as artisans, not cogs in a machine.

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Gray Area

Here we are at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, one of the innovators we're talking to in San Francisco. Its mission is to create social consciousness through digital work.

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It's Great To Be Alive in Colma

Visiting the grave of Emperor Norton, a colorful local San Francisco celebrity who in 1859 proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States.

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The Edge of Progress Edge, Day 16

The end of Daylight Saving Time means we're spending a lot more time driving in the dark.

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The Edge of Progress Edge, Day 17

Amber waves of grain, check. Purple mountains, check. And now, sea to shining sea.

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Clifton's Cafeteria Serves Up Jello Salad and Nostalgia

Step inside this old-timey cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, the last vestige of an earlier time

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Crash Space: Lasers, 3D Printers, and the Hacker Ethos

By repurposing electronics and making things from scratch, Crash Space's hackers are reducing waste and thumbing their noses at consumer culture.

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The Great Green Hope: Pea Soup Andersen's

Pea Soup Andersen's is only pea soup-themed restaurant between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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The Edge of Progress Edge, Day 15

We found an old friend for Stella in Los Angeles today.

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Playing with Lasers at Crash Space

We just left Crash Space, a self-proclaimed "clubhouse for nerds" nestled in a residential neighborhood in Los Angeles.

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