interesting wheel choices
just brooklyn
LINK Bikely »
I dislike these new app names that end in “ly”, but I can’t help but like this one.
LINK Mass Natural - New York Times »
Wal-Mart and the organic market.
LINK What Makes A Great Logo »
An exploration in the composition of “good” logos.
LINK We Feel Fine »
Quite possibly the finest social idea and execution I’ve seen in a long time.
LINK An Inconvenient Truth »
a documentary.
LINK NYO - Slope Opera »
“Identity in New York seems to be so connected to your neighborhood,” he said. “I sometimes think, ‘There’s no way I can go to Williamsburg in this.’”
LINK Creating Passionate Users: Don't give in to feature demands! »
Good reading for product developers.
LINK :: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts :: »
brian eno and david byrne release samples for remixing. nice interface.
LINK The New Yorker: How a Massachusetts psychotherapist fell for a Nigerian e-mail scam. »
I’m always fascinated by these “419” stories.
LINK Bicyle Film Festival »
My most anticipated film festival around this time of year.
you never know what you're gonna get when you hire movers off of craigslist.
I recently moved and needed to get an Internet connection going at my new place. While I’ve always had a distaste for Verizon from previous experiences, they’ve taken measures to “soothe” their new customers with this tactless email, bad grammar and all:
Thank you for your recent order for Verizon Online DSL service! We’re eager to deliver the power of high-speed Internet access to you, but we must first conduct additional testing of your line to ensure DSL can be provided.
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Please note that although your location pre-qualified for DSL in the initial stages of the order process, further testing may reveal that your address does not qualify for DSL.
This message was send from a notification-only e-mail address that cannot accept incoming e-mail messages. Please do not reply.
So they were just kidding about the service being available and ready yto go when they collected my credit card information and they kindly asked that I don’t pester them about the current situation. Nice one, Verizon. »
LINK Fueling Our Future »
“Climate warming is accelerating as energy use soars. Nuclear power won’t close the gap. We need to learn to live with coal. Here’s one elaborate engineering solution.”
LINK Stromcode - How To Make Money On The Internet »
“Making money on the Internet is hard…”
LINK Pricing a Project »
Blue Flavor reveals how they price out a consulting project.
LINK New York City Exposed »
amazing photos of nyc subway tunnels
LINK YouTube - Wes Anderson American Express Ad »
wes anderson cashes with a semi-amusing ad.
I had some downtime today to throw on some good tunes and podcasts as I did some organizing around the house. One of the most pleasant surprises of the day was discovering Ian Love’s music through NPR’s All Songs Considered. Ian was a part of the legendary Rival Schools band back in early 2000. His solo stuff is a far departure from his post-punk, hardcore Rival School days. The new album is melodic, quiet, and chilled—not what I expected at all from the guy who commanded the rough, angsty vocals of Rival Schools. [Listen on MySpace] He now resides in Brooklyn, and records his music in at home and at reasonable volumes so as to not disturb his daughter. Good stuff! »