December 2010
20 posts
“ridership has gone up by 50 percent since 1995”
– — MTA Commish Jay Walder.
Walder talks 2nd Ave. Subway and weekend work :: Second Ave. Sagas
Wow, that’s pretty astonishing
WatchPark Progress :: Brooklyn Bridge Park
WatchNear drippy light icicles at Penn station
“So I would say yes to Spanish, but punt the Latin for Perl or C”
– 10% Unemployment, Yet Every Startup in NYC is Struggling to Hire - jonsteinberg
Same.
via Hacker News
“The secret to organizational inspiration is to build information networks that...”
– Steven Johnson, from Where Good Ideas Come From
WatchMore great subway music
WatchAmazing violin playing on the N train
Noticing that “add to instapaper” and “add to boxee” are becoming a bigger part of my life. They both allow you to enjoy things out of the sequence of your normal day. But using them requires some infrastructure. For me, each means zapping something from my computer (context = work) to my living room (context = relaxing). The living room infrastructure needed, I think, is...
“online spending on Black Friday—the traditional sales holiday—was...”
– Cyber Monday, Biggest Online Spending Day In History: Shopping Has Changed | Fast Company
“I’d rather have someone with a mustard stain on his shirt, smelling like a...”
– Jason Calacanis, from “How to name your startup (and land the perfect domain)”
via Hacker News
