Entertainingly, one of my recent referrals was from a Google search on “slashdot freelance tech support”. Google points to this post I put up about a Slashdot article on … Continue reading »
I missed Gregg Easterbrook’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback column at Slate during the last football season. Imagine my joy upon discovering tonight — courtesy of Instapundit — that he’s been … Continue reading »
Gawker has a nice list of NYC maps. The most useful ones are probably the Citidex maps for neighborhoods, parks, stadium seating plans, ZIP codes, police precincts and so … Continue reading »
Walking to the subway to get to work this morning, I saw smoke coming out of the Apthorp, on the 78th Street side. It was a lot of smoke, … Continue reading »
I made this composite of Nasa’s before and after satellite images, so as to give a better side-by-side comparison. I was, of course, in the office when it happened. The … Continue reading »
We were at Chelsea Pier’s Lighthouse on Saturday for the wedding of Daniel LaGattuta and Jill Rosenfeld. It was a wonderful thing. Dan’s one of my oldest friends — we’ve … Continue reading »
I was reminded of the old Spy Magazine feature when I saw the two positive blurbs for Gigli, now ranked by the IMDB as the worst movie of all time. Other … Continue reading »
Slashdot pointed to an interesting article written by a free-lance tech support guy. I’ve wondered about all those fliers I see around the neighborhood, taped up to to lamp … Continue reading »
Didn’t get around to noting this post on Jake’s blog, but the differences between the two restrooms are just astounding. One of the comments to his post has an interesting history … Continue reading »
I just purchased/built a new computer for my parents. The old Compaq was becoming more of a headache to maintain: it’s an old Win98 box that feels sluggish even … Continue reading »