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Construction time again
One of the numerous “advantages” to living in an “up and coming” neighborhood (read: long since gentrified and co-opted — both in the literal and figurative vernacular) is the construction. That wakes...
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Transit strike
The London Tube strike I witnessed while living there in 2002 was similarly chaotic to that of New York’s right now, but they share a sense of calm, if not resigned despair. Like waiting in line at the...
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Happy new year!
Figured it might be nice to ring in the new year with the first from my forthcoming GREETINGS FROM WILLIAMSBURG postcard series (inspired by Mike + Em). Happy new year Robby Nordy, wherever you are.
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Yum, soup
Reason number 230,401 to live in New York: 40 gallon trashcans half-filled with piping hot chicken noodle soup put out with the garbage for collection, still steaming and making a swath of 12th street...
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Blizzard of 2006
Yup, it’s snowing here alright. And here I was thinking that we were gonna get off (relatively) scot free this year, then boom, we’re hit with over 27 inches of snow (which apparently beat the New...
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Wiki Craigslist, please
Has anyone actually tried using Craigslist (in New York) to find a place in recent memory? Once every few months I go on to check out the market, see whether I’m still paying a good price for my...
View ArticleBack from SF
Well, I’m back! San Francisco was loads of fun, saw Veronica, Eric, Sarah, and some old friends, even and managed to observe a live TWiT podcast recording (where I’m sure I could be accused of whining...
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Paper’s Beautiful People 2006 out… featuring Pete and me
My old friend Dave just pinged me to let me know he got a copy of Paper‘s Beautiful People issue*, which means it must be nearing April. He sent some shots of the mag, and I’ll be honest: nothing on...
View ArticleLow tech
Living in New York, you’re essentially obligated to give up on certain creature comforts and niceties: space, cheap rent, and often times household appliances (see: space, cheap rent). In the last five...
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Moving to SF
Man, it’s been a few weeks, hasn’t it? Well, they’ve been busy. E3 was crazy, hellish, and fun; somehow Paul, Joystiq, and I all managed to make it out alive, which is a real bonus consider the fact...
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Going away party Friday!
I am sincerely humbled that my pals Michi and Emily are throwing me a going away party this Friday, and additionally humbled by the awesome invite Michi made (number and address erased to protect the...
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Bye NY
Well, I guess this is it. I’m at JFK with Devo — we’re about to get on a plane to San Francisco, who knows when we’ll be back. My last five years here have been a whirlwind, absolutely amazing. I got...
View ArticleBack in NY
Well, that wasn’t long. So I’m back in New York for the week to meet up with some peeps, move my things out of my former residence, spend some QT with the Weblogs, Inc. and AOL crew, and try to catch...
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Back to SF, now #1 on Technorati
Yeah, when gloating it’s probably better never than late, but even though it’s been a couple days since we hit #1 on Technorati I’m still glowing a bit. I can’t help myself. Engadget’s just become...
View ArticleHeavy
I’m just posting this to officially say I’m not blogging here about James Kim — I’d rather be useful and reach Engadget’s audience with that. Needless to say, this has been a pretty shaken-up week. But...
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I was in a John Waters movie?
Last winter when I was still living in New York some pals and I went to go see John Waters, of all people, perform a life standup act in the Lower East Side. I wouldn’t exactly call it a who’s who of...
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Me and This Filthy Life
Wow, there I am with my pal Michi (well, her eyes anyway) in a John Waters movie afterall, laughing at jokes about John’s gold Comme des Garçons boots. Damn, good eye Sam Moody! If you do get a chance...
View ArticleNew York
Headed out to New York tomorrow for the Greener Gadgets Conference, which I expect should be really enlightening. As usual, not staying nearly long enough to fall back in love — but I’ll definitely be...
View ArticleDEI Worldwide: the hypocritical scumbags astroturfing for Motorola
Lots of gadget sites are up in arms over Motorola’s astroturfing their next garbage cellphone, and for good reason. For those not familiar, astroturfing is the practice of sending out paid product...
View Articlegdgt mini get-together in New York
Since I’m in New York for a couple of days this week, Peter and I decided to have a little informal gdgt get-together! We’re actually going to do a proper party a little later on when we launch the...
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