nothing screams competence like getting emails sent to me with the address in ALL CAPS (from charles schwab). if only there was a way to encode lower case in 6 bit.
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Ramen PSA
Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building is typically closed to visitors due to security paranoia. a shame, the interior was designed to attract attention. the basement now houses a lonely and forgotten bike rack, a far cry from the swimming pool and german beer cellar it used to.
Against fences
Why are there still so many dehumanizing fences around public spaces in an age of ubiquitous surveillance?
Bushwick Collective
there is lots of new great graffiti in bushwick, as part of the collective. more
East River Blueway
East River Blueway is taking shape. there are new piers, a beach, and more esplanade opening this summer. on a related note, the floating swimming pool on the brooklyn side is making progress too and should be operational by summer 2016.
Armory Show
If you like contemporary art, the armory show is amazing.
a leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in New York, takes place every March on Piers 92 & 94 in central Manhattan
double rainbow car wreck
that’s how bolivia rolls.
Vocabulary Test
Ghent University in Belgium has created an online, almost arcade-game-like test of word knowledge which is almost BS-proof. Know the word? Press J. Don’t? Press F. But don’t lie! You will be punished.
You said yes to 76% of the existing words. You said yes to 0% of the nonwords. This gives you a corrected score of 76% – 0% = 76%. This is a high level for a native speaker.
On a different test, I’m in the 75% for native speakers who took the test, but allegedly 3x the vocab of ESL speakers. which seems ridiculous.
Cardboard Robots
saturday nights in bushwick
Gregor J. Rothfuss 