August 2009
70 posts
Metro Sign Shop Keeps Riders Pointed in The Right... →
What’s different about Metro’s sign shop is that the mechanic assigned to make a sign takes it into the field to install it. Kram calls it the “cradle-to-cradle” method. So Davila will make the sign,…
Shack Cam →
iPhone friendly version of Shake Shack’s webcam (so you can see how long the line is on the go)
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daffodilly posted a photo:
How Benita Drinks →
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High-Speed Robot Hand →
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The Talking Goat →
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So Your Cat Wants A Massage? →
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Via Toby
“[P]ut simply, running time in one direction allows records to be kept and events...”
– Arrow of time no longer double-ended - Ars Technica
Whoa.
Review: Control your Mac apps via Keymote for... →
“Keymote from Iced Cocoa allows you to control almost any Mac application from your iPhone, and the beauty is in the flexibility. WIth customizable key sets the possibilities are endless, especially…
Choose What You Read NY →
“Choose What You Read NY is a free book exchange for New York… We collect donated books and circulate them back within the community.” “You will find us near major subway stations on the first…
“I sincerely hope that Twitter and other aspiring social networks allow users to...”
– tr.im URLs | tr.im to be Community-Owned
Hear hear!
Real Genius 1985 - Trailer →
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Prince Street Bike Lane Ride →
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SeeClickFix Iphone App. Version 1.0 Released →
“Ever since we launched SCF people have been asking for an iphone app. We want to make it as easy as possible to engage in fixing up your community and we know that allowing you to interact with SeeClickFix while you’re out in your neighborhood will help you document more ways you want your community fixed.”
“Life & Limb is a 10% ABV strong beer that defies style...”
– Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head Collaboration “Life & Limb” - Beer Releases - BeerAdvocate
DOORED! Checklist →
Steps to take if you get doored in NYC
Union blames MTA for potential fare increases ::... →
Last year, after the economic downtown, the city of New York guaranteed raises of four percent to many unions, including teachers, sanitation and corrections workers. As the MTA and the TWU headed…
Snow Leopard cometh soon, brings installation... →
Highlights of the new Snow Leopard installation process:
‘Upgrade’ is gone - instead, ‘Archive and install’ is the default option (yes!)
Installation checks for SMART errors on your hard drive before installing (neat!)
The installer can recover if interrupted partway, i.e. by a power failure (wow.)
Law & Order: Hipster Grifter Unit - Gothamist →
“The show is said to be seeking Asian females, 25-29, to play a con artist who claims she needs money for kidney treatments. Under the force of her irresistible charms, men fork over cash.”
YES SO EXCITED FOR MORE “RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES” EXCITEMENT
WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.8.4: Security... →
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result,…
Bennett Field a camper's dream in crowded Brooklyn →
Located off the shores of Jamaica Bay within earshot of JFK Airport, the one-time airfield turned national park has two camping areas carved out in the woods abutting an old runway with room for…
A closer look at Bloomie’s transit proposals →
Translation Party →
Enter a sentence and this attempts to find equilibrium between english and japanese. It’s fun to confuse it.
IceT presents Mac Repair →
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How to Attach a Garden Hose to a Kitchen Faucet -... →
possible weekend project for Sal’s garden
Ray Charles - Ring of Fire on the Johnny Cash Show →
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NYC DOT Bike Lane Parking Regulations (pdf) →
Instructs motorists & delivery vehicles on the rules for parking near bike lanes. Could be useful on 3x5 cards.
Lost City: A Visit to Video Gameland →
Video Gameland. Sounds like a throwback to the 1980s. Certainly the sign outside this narrow den of hyperactivity on Mott Street in Chinatown looks to be from about that era. […]Though innocent, the place somehow felt illicit. Low ceilings, red brick walls, exposed pipes, tiny faux Tiffany lamps hanging from the ceiling, a supervisor of some sort crouched inside a wooden shed in the...
