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F Zero tells the story of my life.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:50:26 -0500

F Zero tells the story of my life.

Phish Tix Available - Weds, Dec. 2nd, MSG

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:52:43 -0500

Before I head over to the unwashed masses on Craigslist, thought I’d offer them up in these here friendly confines first. I’ve got a few extras to Phish at MSG on December 2nd. Five extras to be exact. They’re all in the 400s, and while they’re in two different locations, if you’ve ever been to a Phish show you know that seat location is really just a state of mind.

We have five to get rid of, and we’d sell them as sets of three and two as well. Each ticket was $50 plus shipping and convenience charges (how accommodating Ticketmaster!), so I’m looking for $60 per ticket.

Let me know. I can meet you in or around NYC this weekend or next week. I’ll also throw in a complimentary grilled cheese at the show.

Time to break out the Birkenstocks.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:36:15 -0500

Time to break out the Birkenstocks.

If you’re not on Scoop St. yet, you should be. This is a...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:51 -0500

If you’re not on Scoop St. yet, you should be. This is a fantastic deal.

thedailywhat: Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:26 -0500

thedailywhat:

Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day: Some crafty 3ds MAX magician has put together this mind-intercoursing video illustrating what Earth might look like if it had rings similar to those currently being taken for granted by our noxious sibling Saturn.

I sincerely hope your place of employment doesn’t have a no-crying-at-desk policy, because you’re about to do some serious bawling.

[via.]

Twitter now asking “What’s...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:04 -0500

Twitter now asking “What’s happening?”

“What are you doing?” isn’t the right question anymore,” Stone said. “We don’t expect this to change how anyone uses Twitter, but maybe it’ll make it easier to explain to your dad.”

The Bill Gates Wealth Index

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:20:15 -0500

The Bill Gates Wealth Index:

One way to examine this sort of wealth is to compare it to yours. Consider an average American of modest wealth. Perhaps she has a net worth of $70,000. Mr. Gates’ worth is 800,000 times larger. Which means that if something costs $100,000 to her, to Bill it’s as though it costs 12 cents. You can work out the right multiplier for your own net worth.

So for example, you might think a new Lambourghini Diablo would cost $250,000, but in Bill Gates dollars that’s 31 cents.

A nice home in a rich town like Palo Alto, California? Two dollars. That nice mansion he’s building? A more reasonable $63 to him.

You might spend $50 on tickets, food and parking to take your date to see an NHL hockey game. Bill, on the other hand could buy the team for 50 Bill-bills.

You might buy a plane ticket on a Boeing 747 for $1200 at full-fare coach. In Bill-bills, Mr. Gates could buy six 747s (Not tickets, the planes themselves). Two for him, two for Melinda and two for young Jennifer Katherine.

(via my colleague Tom)

Some call me lazy. I prefer to think of myself as a...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:00 -0500

Some call me lazy. I prefer to think of myself as a conservationist. I love the land, I make sacrifices. Judge not, my friends.

(via woodlandcreature)

Oh damn. This is craaaazzzyyy.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:54 -0500

Oh damn. This is craaaazzzyyy.

neighborhoodr: The Six Boroughs of New York City by...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:57:00 -0500

neighborhoodr:

The Six Boroughs of New York City by @juliaallison (via @Newyorkist)

It’s fine. Roosevelt, Staten, whatever.

(Here’s hoping the that Rza, Gza, and Inspectah Deck don’t read this blog).

Roosevelt Island???

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:57:00 -0500

Roosevelt Island???

CanvasPop

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:33:25 -0500

CanvasPop:

upsider:

Print your photos on canvas, create your own wall art. A very cool and economical decorating option.

Enlarging and framing photos is such a pricey and time consuming experience. This is a fantastic solution that I’m definitely checking out.

Relationships come and go

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:51:54 -0500

But Tumblarity, that’s forever

Come to the Boxee Beta Unveiling

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:04 -0500

thegongshow:

One of the most interesting tech events I attended in the past year was the Boxee Meetup at Webster Hall. Avner and his team drew an interesting crowd of people (and packed the room) for an Apple-like unveiling of their latest alpha product. This year’s unveiling promises to be even better, so I highly recommend signing up to go.

This event is great for a couple reasons:

1) Show-n-Tell: As a tech geek, the best presentations are demos of live working product. The Boxee unveiling is exactly that, a first pull back of the curtains on one of the most exciting products in NYC, and it will be almost entirely demo eye candy.

2) The Crowd: The people at the last Boxee Meetup were not the “usual suspects” at NYC tech events. The people I met at the event were from a combination of midtown big media, professional sports business, ad agencies, and other sectors that don’t normally attend the latest Web X.0 meetup. It’s a great way to network with a diverse group of geeks that don’t normally come out.

3) Avner = Jobs: Avner’s got great stage presence that’s engaging to watch. You can tell he’s genuinely obsessed with the end-user experience and will push engineering hard in order to get the product just right. The passion for the product comes through in the demo, and watching him work on stage is a great example of an artist working his craft.

So, come to the latest Boxee Meetup: the unveiling of the Beta, which is a major milestone in the design of the product. The Beta has Zach Klein’s fingerprints all over it, who is one of the most talented product guru’s I’ve met (he produced Vimeo, the best place to upload video you truly care about… a home for creatives). I got a sneak peak of the Beta today and the look and feel has been totally revamped… it’s hot and has to be seen in person.

Here’s the key details:
Location: Music Hall of Williamsburg
Date: Monday, December 7th
Time: 7:00 PM
RSVP Link: Sign Up Here

Outspoken Media on Why Twitter’s New Retweet Feature...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:58 -0500

Outspoken Media on Why Twitter’s New Retweet Feature Sucks.

"New York City startups are as likely to be focused on the arts and crafts as on the bits and bytes,..."

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:18 -0500

“New York City startups are as likely to be focused on the arts and crafts as on the bits and bytes, to be influenced by our unparalleled culture as by the latest browser features, and informed by the dynamic interaction of different social groups and classes that’s unavoidable in our city, but uncommon in Silicon Valley. Best of all, the support for these efforts can come from investors and supporters that are outside of the groupthink that many West Coast VC firms suffer from. When I lived in San Francisco, it was easy to spend days at a time only interacting with other web geeks; In New York, fortunately, that’s impossible.”

- New York City is the Future of the Web - Anil Dash (via heyitsnoah)

The Blair vs. Serena debate is officially over. Serena FTW! (via...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:27:47 -0500

The Blair vs. Serena debate is officially over.

Serena FTW!

(via Kim from People.com)

Oooofff (Found via newspaper man Ken Li)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:27:32 -0500

Oooofff

(Found via newspaper man Ken Li)

In honor David’s time in one of my favorite Spanish...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:51 -0500

In honor David’s time in one of my favorite Spanish cities, I give you the “Wild Birds of Seville,” taken at dusk this past May, in what I believe is the same square he’s in right now.

More importantly, here’s a photo set of all the food we ate throughout Spain and Portugal.

You gotta recharge the mitzvah. Always keep the mitzvah kinda...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:09 -0500

You gotta recharge the mitzvah. Always keep the mitzvah kinda full, at capacity. Mitzvah capacity.

— Danny Duberstein