November 2010
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I hope that everybody’s wearing sunscreen, even though it’s cold.
– CR, streaming the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
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I’m performing the song because it’s such a serious situation. Not...
– Antioine Dodson (The Root)
I like this guy.
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Pro Tip: Avoid "cupping" the night before a...
My acupuncture guy said that cupping could leave slight bruises, but I said, “Go for it! I’m tough!”
Turns out slight bruising means seven insane 2.5 inch marks that look like oval-shaped hickeys across my shoulders in exactly the area that my low-backed cocktail dress exposes.
Time to experiment with cardigans…
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During our weekend in Shankaden, Ian was looking for adventure. This was a second effort, after successfully coming through the tunnel from under the street on the other side and not even getting his AirMax90s wet.
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Upper West Side Bike Path on City Map is a... →
The feud between bikers and non-bikers seems to be growing increasingly heated. There is much debate about the entrances to the greenway at west 72nd, and this article includes a quote from a cyclist who is unhappy (as I am) with the “cyclists must dismount” signs that have appeared recently:
“He and other cyclists say they weren’t consulted about the dismount signs. They...
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Kids today should grow up thinking that the stupidest thing in the whole world...
– The Starbucks Cup Dilemma (FastCompany) (via Give Me Something To Read)
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Bike Smart - The Official Guide to Cycling in New... →
This is well done; the Department of Transportation is amazing in my book this week. I also spotted them giving out free bike lights to anyone who needed them on the west side highway bike path last night.
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Speaking of which, recurring dreams can be as rare as shooting stars over...
– Thy Neighbor’s Duplex (NYT)
Interesting. I’ve had this same dream a couple of times (only since I’ve lived in New York) with amazing secret rooms above or through closets. Have any of you?
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Apple introduces FaceTime for Mac →
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This is the future of music videos? →
attentionusa:
A 360 degree interactive experience that the user controls.
Truly amazing.
-Lee
Fascinating technology, but the two videos I watched weren’t very interesting and the music wasn’t compelling. It also takes too much work to watch them, since you feel like you might miss something unless you are constantly spinning around (but maybe on something like an iPad, this...
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Young people discovering their identity and their desires need a zone of privacy...
– Behind the anti-gay bullying (New Yorker)
Is the quality of this quote cancelled out by the fact that I am blogging it?
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Google Voice poetry
All, prolonging the suffering. Thanks a lot. One tomorrow the hello hello, bye. Hello. He said he wants.
(Google’s transcription of a message left for me by mistake by someone’s pocket)
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World's Most Considerate Computer Thief Backs Up... →
Only in Sweden. Such nice folks!
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Supercook.com: Recipe search by ingredients you... →
This looks pretty awesome…you type in all of the things that you have in your kitchen, and it searches multiple recipe websites to find recipes that you can make with everything you have, or with just one more ingredient.
(link via lifehacker)
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Those nihilistic Gen Xers…I saw the seeds planted for the sub-prime...
– CR’s mumbling reflections of Hackers
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