Cool!
Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New York City | Mail Online: Almost a million images of New York and its municipal operations have been made public for the first time on the internet.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Livery Cabs Get New Hue for Pickups - WSJ.com
It's not nearly enough for what's needed. And the yellow-cab people fighting this can bite my ass.
Livery Cabs Get New Hue for Pickups - WSJ.com: The iconic yellow New York City cab is getting a new twist, with officials Sunday unveiling the green "Boro Taxi"— a class of livery cab that will be sanctioned to pick up passengers off the streets in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan.
Livery Cabs Get New Hue for Pickups - WSJ.com: The iconic yellow New York City cab is getting a new twist, with officials Sunday unveiling the green "Boro Taxi"— a class of livery cab that will be sanctioned to pick up passengers off the streets in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for leaving work at 5:30 - CNN.com
This shouldn't be news...
Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for leaving work at 5:30 - CNN.com: NEWS FLASH: Working mom leaves office at 5:30 to spend time with kids.
Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for leaving work at 5:30 - CNN.com: NEWS FLASH: Working mom leaves office at 5:30 to spend time with kids.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Perfect games in baseball: An imperfect measure of excellence | The Economist
It was cool to see the final inning of Philip Humber's game!
Perfect games in baseball: An imperfect measure of excellence | The Economist: PITCHING a perfect game is baseball’s most sublime individual achievement.
Perfect games in baseball: An imperfect measure of excellence | The Economist: PITCHING a perfect game is baseball’s most sublime individual achievement.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
My Parents are Nudists
My parents were decidedly *not* nudists. And we're sort of reluctant nudists, as our kids love playing in the bathroom while we shower.
My Parents are Nudists: In 6th grade, a new friend came over and saw both of my parents lounging naked in the backyard. This is when I found out my family was a little different than most.
My Parents are Nudists: In 6th grade, a new friend came over and saw both of my parents lounging naked in the backyard. This is when I found out my family was a little different than most.
What Your Klout Score Really Means | Epicenter | Wired.com
This article made me curious about Klout. I'm a measly 21...
What Your Klout Score Really Means | Epicenter | Wired.com: Much as Google’s search engine attempts to rank the relevance of every web page, Klout—a three-year-old startup based in San Francisco—is on a mission to rank the influence of every person online.
What Your Klout Score Really Means | Epicenter | Wired.com: Much as Google’s search engine attempts to rank the relevance of every web page, Klout—a three-year-old startup based in San Francisco—is on a mission to rank the influence of every person online.
Taking in a concert doubleheader with Creed and Nickelback, the world's most hated bands - Grantland
I don't particularly like Creed and Nickelback, but I don't really understand all the hate, either...
Taking in a concert doubleheader with Creed and Nickelback, the world's most hated bands - Grantland: But this is what I wanted to do: I wanted to see Creed at New York's intimate Beacon Theatre (performing their 1997 album My Own Prison in its entirety), followed by Nickelback in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden.
Taking in a concert doubleheader with Creed and Nickelback, the world's most hated bands - Grantland: But this is what I wanted to do: I wanted to see Creed at New York's intimate Beacon Theatre (performing their 1997 album My Own Prison in its entirety), followed by Nickelback in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Graphing Calculators
I've not wondered about this before, but now I'm indeed wondering about this...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Graphing Calculators
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Graphing Calculators
Monday, April 23, 2012
Church of St-Etienne-du-Mont | A Bridge to Eternity | Masterpiece by H. George Fletcher - WSJ.com
Next time we're in Paris...
Church of St-Étienne-du-Mont | A Bridge to Eternity | Masterpiece by H. George Fletcher - WSJ.com: The neighboring church of St-Étienne-du-Mont, another vestige of the vanished Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève that once crowned the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, draws comparatively small attention. Few of those who contemplate its exterior intrude upon its peaceful, light-filled, flamboyant gothic interior. But they should.
Church of St-Étienne-du-Mont | A Bridge to Eternity | Masterpiece by H. George Fletcher - WSJ.com: The neighboring church of St-Étienne-du-Mont, another vestige of the vanished Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève that once crowned the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, draws comparatively small attention. Few of those who contemplate its exterior intrude upon its peaceful, light-filled, flamboyant gothic interior. But they should.
Day after perfect game, Humber feels humbled by accolades | Mariners | The Seattle Times
We happened to have the Yankees-Red Sox game on when Fox cut to this game, so we saw the final inning, and it was way super cool. (Also cool was the Yankees going from losing 9-1 before Fox cut away, to losing only 9-8 when they cut back, on their way to a 15-9 win!)
Day after perfect game, Humber feels humbled by accolades | Mariners | The Seattle Times: "Just think, Philip," he said. "Yesterday, you were sitting here getting ready for the game. Today, you're going to have a display in the Hall of Fame."
Day after perfect game, Humber feels humbled by accolades | Mariners | The Seattle Times: "Just think, Philip," he said. "Yesterday, you were sitting here getting ready for the game. Today, you're going to have a display in the Hall of Fame."
Friday, April 20, 2012
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked
A bit of a grumpy article, but this is a good point...
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked: That a company with no revenues and one which plays upon nostalgia and self-absorbed consumption through images can attract $1 billion, while Kodak goes down the pan, is nothing to celebrate.
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked: That a company with no revenues and one which plays upon nostalgia and self-absorbed consumption through images can attract $1 billion, while Kodak goes down the pan, is nothing to celebrate.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche: Hate Crimes
Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche: Hate Crimes: So far as I am concerned punishing people for what they think is not a slippery slope, but the ski jump at Chamonix.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Things You Might Have Seen If Darth Vader Was A Good Father
Things You Might Have Seen If Darth Vader Was A Good Father: A longer time ago, in a galaxy further and further away, this might have happened.
Small children and favorite colors: Research into why colors are so important to kids’ identity. - Slate Magazine
Oh yeah, my 40-inch-old loves her some pink. Though she often presents us with a list of her favorite colors, and expects us to have our own list. Unfortunately, she doesn't like orange, though she knows she's expected to wear and like it when we visit Princeton!
Small children and favorite colors: Research into why colors are so important to kids’ identity. - Slate Magazine: When my older daughter was close to 4, in a ritual repeated by thousands of approximately 40-inch-high females across the country each day, she declared that her favorite color was pink.
Small children and favorite colors: Research into why colors are so important to kids’ identity. - Slate Magazine: When my older daughter was close to 4, in a ritual repeated by thousands of approximately 40-inch-high females across the country each day, she declared that her favorite color was pink.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Screw Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts, Just Give Me Socialism - Rhymes With Cars & Girls
We gave up on FSAs because the money we saved in taxes wasn't worth the hassle of trying to get our money reimbursed, and it wasn't worth the annual use-it-or-lose-it spending spree in December. Not to mention the idiocy of having your employer administer it. What a horrid way to set up a program that ostensibly is supposed to help.
(Warning: salty language follows...)
Screw Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts, Just Give Me Socialism - Rhymes With Cars & Girls: But allow me to seize the rare opportunity to criticize Republican ideas by saying that these sorts of ‘account’ ideas – all of them – suck. Essentially, in one way or another all of these ‘accounts’ boil down to having money garnished from your paycheck and then being forced to beg for it back using paperwork and bureaucracy-navigation, by documenting that you used the money for the government-approved activity (and/or having an insanely complicated tax form).
(Warning: salty language follows...)
Screw Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts, Just Give Me Socialism - Rhymes With Cars & Girls: But allow me to seize the rare opportunity to criticize Republican ideas by saying that these sorts of ‘account’ ideas – all of them – suck. Essentially, in one way or another all of these ‘accounts’ boil down to having money garnished from your paycheck and then being forced to beg for it back using paperwork and bureaucracy-navigation, by documenting that you used the money for the government-approved activity (and/or having an insanely complicated tax form).
Kudu Magnets - Very Big Magnets
Unfortunately, this won't work on our stainless steel fridge...
Kudu Magnets: It’s difficult to approach fridge magnets in an imaginative way, but Kudu took the magnets one step forward and created designed magnetic panels that cover the whole fridge, and turn a common fridge to a work of art.
Kudu Magnets: It’s difficult to approach fridge magnets in an imaginative way, but Kudu took the magnets one step forward and created designed magnetic panels that cover the whole fridge, and turn a common fridge to a work of art.
Monday, April 16, 2012
BBC News - Little boy lost finds his mother using Google Earth
So very cool!
BBC News - Little boy lost finds his mother using Google Earth: An Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986 has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania - using satellite images.
BBC News - Little boy lost finds his mother using Google Earth: An Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986 has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania - using satellite images.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
10 Kilo Coin
I'm going to need bigger pockets to carry this around...
10 Kilo Coin: The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present The World's First 10-kg 99.999% Pure Gold Coin, featuring The Spirit of Haida Gwaii design from the masterpiece by Bill Reid, one of Canada's most accomplished and renowned artists.
10 Kilo Coin: The Royal Canadian Mint is proud to present The World's First 10-kg 99.999% Pure Gold Coin, featuring The Spirit of Haida Gwaii design from the masterpiece by Bill Reid, one of Canada's most accomplished and renowned artists.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Death of a Playboy - WSJ.com
I've always wanted to be an international man of mystery...
Death of a Playboy - WSJ.com: The playboy is dead. Many of them actually lie underground and even the ones still roaming the earth have shed their tanned hides.
Death of a Playboy - WSJ.com: The playboy is dead. Many of them actually lie underground and even the ones still roaming the earth have shed their tanned hides.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
How to Ask a Question - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Great article; I have no questions. And if I did, I'd be too intimidated to ask...
How to Ask a Question - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education: A few people have a gift for witty, memorable questions. You probably aren’t one of them.
How to Ask a Question - Innovations - The Chronicle of Higher Education: A few people have a gift for witty, memorable questions. You probably aren’t one of them.
How the American Action Movie Went Kablooey - NYTimes.com
I never really thought about the decline of the action movie before. But it's true...
How the American Action Movie Went Kablooey - NYTimes.com: If you can’t get behind “Die Hard” as a great American movie, then I’d argue that you hate greatness, movies and America.
How the American Action Movie Went Kablooey - NYTimes.com: If you can’t get behind “Die Hard” as a great American movie, then I’d argue that you hate greatness, movies and America.
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