Thu 1 Jan 2009
Photo by aboutmattlaw on flickr
In case this festive feline isn’t enough to kick off your New Year, here is a special New Year’s greeting (thanks for the link Steve!):
I hope your hangover is nonexistent, or at least not too painful this morning. Happy New Year!
Sun 28 Dec 2008
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Sun 2 Nov 2008
As you know, this Tuesday is election day. You’ve probably made your decision about your presidential vote, but what about the local elections? The National Voter Guide can help. With the help of local newspapers and television stations, they’ve gathered information on local races across the country. Just plug in your address and you’ll get detailed information on what will appear on your ballot this Tuesday. You can even print out a voter guide to take with you to the polls.
Wed 24 Sep 2008
Newcomers, and even more seasoned riders, can benefit from this short guide on how to survive in New York City on a bike. The apt title (Welcome to the Jungle) says it all.
Hey, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
Mon 8 Sep 2008
Soma created a new interactive singles map. Its data visualization is so slick, Gawker has already noticed.
Sat 6 Sep 2008
A typo in a Swedish food magazine’s recipe sent several people to the hospital. The cake recipe was supposed to call for a couple pinches of nutmeg. Instead, cooks were instructed to use 20 whole nutmeg nuts.
In addition to causing headaches and dizziness, this cake must have tasted really, really bad.
Be careful out there people…
Sun 10 Aug 2008
I’m pretty sure this sort of behavior will garner a ticket in most places. Sure, its dangerous, but it looks so cool.
Fri 1 Aug 2008
If you’re having trouble getting a visa to enter China, you can get your food fix in Queens. The Times gets all detailed about Finding Beijing in Flushing. There’s even a Flushing Chinese food map so you won’t get lost while in a food induced coma.
Yum!
Sat 24 May 2008
The NYTimes OPEN blog talks about their TimesMachine implementation, and how they used EC2 to convert the archive information into something usable on the web. TimesMachine, by the way, is an archive of Times pages going all the way back to issue number one (18 September 1851).
Sun 18 May 2008
Prompted by a wouldn’t it be cool if… conversation, here are a few lists of BYOB places around town:
