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timelordchild: See what a group of engineers did to...

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:28:58 -0500

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timelordchild:

See what a group of engineers did to encourage people to use the stairs in Stockholm.

My CNN Money story on how some small businesses are using...

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:13:00 -0500

My CNN Money story on how some small businesses are using alcohol to help spike their sales.

recordloungelocal: Music media sales 1980-2010

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:44:57 -0500

recordloungelocal:

Music media sales 1980-2010

Exactly right! boogie-oogie: Every side will have their...

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:04:29 -0500

Exactly right!

boogie-oogie:

Every side will have their arguments on who won, and personally it should have been a draw. But hey, I’m not complaining! haha

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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:06:37 -0400

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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:04:11 -0400

newsweek: From the site: Throughout his career Steve Jobs has...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:33:48 -0400

newsweek:

From the site:

Throughout his career Steve Jobs has been called tyrannical, mercurial, brilliant, and revolutionary—but no one could ever call him boring. Here’s a look at the career that has already brought us the Mac, the iPhone, and a new way of living with technology.

RIP, Steve, from your friends around the world.

markcoatney: rosiegray: OK, now that I’m home…some thoughts...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:29:45 -0400

markcoatney:

rosiegray:

OK, now that I’m home…some thoughts about what went down tonight. That shit started like a bottle of decent champagne and ended like flat ginger ale on a hungover Sunday. The rally in Foley Square? Went off without a hitch. The union speakers were concise and practiced and the whole enterprise benefited from that professionalism. The march to Zuccotti went smoothly, the rally there was frankly awe-inspiring (at least in terms of numbers).

It’s after that that things went really, really south. I’ve never seen so many cops in my life as I saw tonight. They’d been pulled from every precinct. The mood on Wall and Broadway was incredibly tense as cops didn’t let us through. It became clear that there was a choice here: either we all needed to storm the barrier and do it up ‘68 style, or meekly leave. Instead, the protesters chose a weird middle ground that worked out badly for everyone, waiting and formulating a half-assed new plan.

Look, I saw cops beating people with nightsticks. I saw a cop on a scooter plow into three girls, slamming them into a parked car. I saw all that shit and I’m not defending it. But the creepy mob mentality of many of the protesters w/r/t the NYPD is nothing if not unfortunate. They know that if they antagonize the cops, the cops will respond, and that’s when the cameras start rolling. And that’s what happened tonight.

The night ended totally off message. Two or three hundred kids wandering the streets of FiDi, an arrest here and there, everyone looking exhausted. Complete 180 from the high at Foley Square at the beginning.

The take-home: they need the structure and message that the unions can provide. The minute you leave OWS to their own devices, things have the potential to go off the rails in a big way. I forget which union president said this, but one of them said at Zuccotti “you bring the brains, we bring the muscle” and I think that’s exactly right if they want to squeeze any tangible success out of this thing.

Nice work.

washingtonpoststyle: Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:26:55 -0400

washingtonpoststyle:

Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the Nobel Prize in literature.

From “After a Death”:

It is still beautiful to hear the heart beat

but often the shadow seems more real than the body.

The samurai looks insignificant

beside his armor of black dragon scales.

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Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:44:56 -0400

timeoutnewyork: There are people in life who make you feel...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:45:23 -0400

timeoutnewyork:

There are people in life who make you feel alive and most uniquely yourself, and there are places that do the same. New York City: We love you. Here’s to a new week in the greatest city in the world. Make it a good one.

nfloffseason: Before we get into the games today, let us not...

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:09:09 -0400

nfloffseason:

Before we get into the games today, let us not forget the sacrifice one NFL player went on to make, all because of what happened on 9/11/2001.

R.I.P. Pat Tillman

Clearwater Beach, FL

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:05:09 -0400

Clearwater Beach, FL

Panic! at the Disco - Northern Downpour

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:41:00 -0400

Panic! at the Disco - Northern Downpour:

Nice!

thewilliambeckett:

My latest cover for the FRB15 series. Love this song. Though in hindsight, I’m pretty sure its “weathervanes” and not “watervanes”. Whatever, I was being artsy.

Polymers! fastcompany: A new plant in Akron, Ohio plans to...

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:32:52 -0400

Polymers!

fastcompany:

A new plant in Akron, Ohio plans to divert old bottles from landfills and churn out 80,000 barrels of oil a year. Read more.

The new Court 17 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:46:13 -0400

The new Court 17 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center makes the most of its location and has great sight lines from pretty much anywhere.

Novak Djokovic had an easy win over Irish qualifier Conor...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:39:39 -0400

Novak Djokovic had an easy win over Irish qualifier Conor Nilfand, who retired in the second set. Djokovic barely broke a sweat in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

Ana Ivanovic, on her way to a U.S. Open win yesterday at Arthur...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:37:21 -0400

Ana Ivanovic, on her way to a U.S. Open win yesterday at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

washingtonpoststyle: Unemployment rate by county. Click here to...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:00:05 -0400

washingtonpoststyle:

Unemployment rate by county. Click here to interact. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Graphic by Kat Downs, Mary Kate Cannistra and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso.

butyourelikereallypretty: But You’re Like Really Pregnant,...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:17:26 -0400

butyourelikereallypretty:

But You’re Like Really Pregnant, Beyoncé!