Month: August 2011

Desperate commerce

2 punk kids trying to sell me a camera so they can spend the night in a hotel. waved my android phone in their faces.

NYC is now Zurich

now new yorkers know what weekends in zurich are like: everything is closed.

Hurricane updates on Maps

pushing some new data for crisis response. should have links to nyc maps in a bit.

What are groceries?

took the unprecedented step of buying some groceries. no water jugs though, dignity doesn’t allow it.

NYC Hurricane Zones

someone helped nyc.gov out and converted their PDF map into an actually useful map. plus you know, the site isn’t down, so there is that.

Gold smuggling

chavez is one of the most prolific comedians of our time.

Ever since the news broke last week that Hugo Chávez wanted to transport 211 tons of physical gold from Europe to Caracas, I’ve been wondering how on earth he possibly intends to do such a thing. It seems to me that Chávez has 4 main choices here. He can go the FT’s route, and just fly the gold to Caracas while insuring each shipment for its market value. He can go the Spanish route, and try to transport the gold himself, perhaps making use of the Venezuelan navy. He could attempt the mother of all repo transactions. Or he could get clever.

Googlers are not ready

given that the average Google New York employee’s fridge contains only ketchup, beer, and very old takeout… this could be a real disaster.

First Date Hell

usually twitter is just a bunch of illiterate nonsense, but it turns out that you can summarize bad dates in a few words.

1000 things to do in NYC

For the last year or so I have been working on this mymap. There should be something in there for everyone, whether you are a tourist or a local. If you use the “save to my places” link, you can then open this mymap from your android phone for on the go recommendations. I have heard anecdotal evidence that this map has been the inspiration for quite a few awesome dates.

Implanted Computers

A thin, flexible electronic device that sticks onto skin like a temporary tattoo connects the body to the electronic world

now this is much more interesting than being yet another dude on the L with tattooed arms.