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Happy Independence Day
by jpreardon on July 4, 2011
For your enjoyment: A fireworks display, NYPD style. via Cityroom
Light Switch Time Capsule
by jpreardon on June 14, 2011
I ran across this light switch time capsule project a while back. Basically, one puts brief message on the back of a switch-plate to be found by a future occupant. Isn’t that better than leaving behind just dust and cat (…)
Hipster Relativity
by jpreardon on March 25, 2011
This is a hypothesis I’ve held for quite some time now… Graphic by Dustin Glick
Audiophiles
by jpreardon on December 31, 2010
I can appreciate both sides of this argument. via xkcd
Public Opinion
by jpreardon on June 21, 2010
From xkcd
Giant Bunny Sting
by jpreardon on April 3, 2010
No, this rabbit isn’t about to get arrested by a gaggle of moto cops. He (or she) is just trying to cross the street as part of a sting operation in Glendale California. Drivers that fail to yield to the (…)
“we don’t need half of what we got.”
by jpreardon on January 3, 2010
we don’t need half of what we got. – Barbara Koricanek in the New York Times I couldn’t agree more. The Times reports that a trend among Americans seems to value experiences over things. Let’s hope this trend continues.
What Kind of Dog is That?
by jpreardon on August 19, 2009
“What Kind of Dog is That?” People with dogs must get tired of answering that question all the time. Today’s busy dog owner has better things to do than repeat statements like “It’s a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel” (that’s a (…)
Transparency
by jpreardon on March 11, 2009
The first set of weekly reports are up on www.recovery.gov. These reports are in the form of Excel spreadsheets. No huge surprise there, after all, the world runs on Excel doesn’t it? What is surprising is that they didn’t seem (…)
Change
by jpreardon on January 20, 2009
And so, to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child (…)