So Long Bike
by jpreardon on July 17, 2007
When I saw my bike hanging wheelless from a sign post last week, several thoughts entered my head. Among those thoughts was why the prick that stole my wheels (requiring a wrench) didn’t just use a bic pen and steal (…)
Intro to Engineering Estimates for the Layperson
by jpreardon on July 17, 2007
Over the years, I have been in many meetings where someone will ask an engineer how difficult a particular technical problem is to solve. More likely than not–after a lengthy question and answer session–the answer will be something like “hard” (…)
Fog Creek Open House
by jpreardon on July 12, 2007
Fog Creek Software has an open house every year in their beautiful offices. But, even though I used to work right across the street, I missed it every year. This year will be different, I’m actually going to make it (…)
Bike Parking Replaces Car Parking
by jpreardon on July 12, 2007
Its a New York City first. Some on-street car parking has been decommissioned in favor of bicycle parking near the Bedford Avenue subway stop in Williamsburg. This is a welcome change for cyclists since the area has been the scene (…)
'77 Blackout 30 Years Later
by jpreardon on July 10, 2007
Thirty years ago this Friday, a blackout sparked widespread looting and rioting in New York City. City Room has a good summary of how the media outlets around town are remembering the blackout this week. The City Room blog entries (…)
Amazon -> Public Library Bookmarklet
by jpreardon on July 10, 2007
There’s a place that has many, many books. You can take these books for free so long as you agree to bring them back. Yes, this place is your local library. Even though these libraries are everywhere and the price (…)
Live Earth Companion
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
If you attended or watched one of the Live Earth concerts today, you might feel compelled to take action. Don’t let that feeling subside, pick up a copy of The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Even if you didn’t (…)
Wireless Bunny
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
How did I miss this? I should have been well aware of this Nabaztag bunny last year. I will immediately adjust my RSS feeds so I’m get the appropriate level of gadget news and this sort of thing doesn’t happen (…)
Failed Free Energy
by jpreardon on July 7, 2007
I was skeptically excited when I read that Steorn would demonstrate their free energy machine in London this week. This machine would negate many years of science–enter my skepticism. I was excited because if they had the braggadocio to trot (…)
Quicksilver: Keeping Hands on Keyboards
by jpreardon on July 5, 2007
The mouse and other pointing devices are great innovations for personal computing. Excessive use, however, can really slow you down. Since I’m not a fan of deceleration, I’ve been loving Quicksilver lately. Other Quicksilver users I’ve talked to share the (…)