June 2010
55 posts
Trying something new for lunch. Food looks good here—and the interior is dark, cool, and inviting. Exposed duct ceilings (a la loft).
RT @headius: OH: “I was a pure java guy…only after I heard about jruby did I really start taking rails seriously…I have become a who …
RT @KristinHecht: @NickHexum John Ringling of RinglingBros and Barnum and Bailey Circus had 311 dollars in his bank account when he died.
I just ousted @kanyalia as the mayor of Luigi’s Pizza Brooklyn on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bz2RbH
“ONE June night in Mexico in 1955, Gordon Wasson, a vice-president of J.P....”
– From The God Pill | Council on Spiritual Practices - Hopkins/CSP Psilocybin Research
“Boyd observes that “Even in a time of great noise, people are still...”
– Cultivating Thought Leaders versus Company Bloggers
thick air like water / moon cloaked in clouds, sleeping / a dream of lovers (#haiku #haikuaday)
RT @codinghorror: “all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is to make sh*t up” http://goo.gl/bm4d
I’m liking the Chromed Bird extension. #chrome #chromedbird
Currently reading http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128132590
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is... →
It is interesting that the words ‘of evil’ were inadvertently omitted. I have filled them in in square brackets. The wording in bold italics is of course not part of the essay, but a directive to the students to avoid being unnecessarily pedantic: a quote this common does not need a citation, just as you don’t give a citation for Marx’s ‘workers of the world unite’, or Jesus’s ‘give us this day...
Top 5 Reasons Why Your Startup Needs an API →
There is a long list of things people will tell you that you need as a startup: You need a working product. You need a business plan. You need a lawyer. You need a good coffee maker, a video game system, and beer on Fridays.
Waiting for the New Bomb Turks at The Bell House. Classic Northeast Punk tonight. So, yeah. Take that. X-P (@ The Bell House w/ 7 others)
Ah, massage. (@ Feel Day Spa) http://4sq.com/aWsFci
blue sky and held breath / a nerve center, messaging / heartbeat: s.o.s.
leather, oak, and sweat / bottles of whiskey and jazz / whispers in the dark #haiku #haikuaday
asthmatic taxi / wind in my hair: red, gold / fade into the night #haikuaday #haiku
mustard on hotdogs / and death to america / fireworks begin #haiku #haikuaday
Introducing Leslie to my little Irish island amidst the Manhattan hubub. (@ Tír Na Nog) http://4sq.com/cC6vkz
hot air rushing down / beneath a million broken / hearts: subway to work #haikuaday #haiku
Carbon Calculation Platform - Carbon Calculated,... →
The Carbon Calculated platform is a freely accessible aggregation system containing up to the minute data on carbon emissions and emission calculation.
The platform contains factors for all types of…
Take Action @change: Tell President Obama: Stop Offshore Drilling and Demand a Clean Energy Future http://bit.ly/dklDnZ
“If you could pay someone $500 to land you a $75,000 a year job, would you?”
– Welcome to Job Prize - The Online Job Referral Network
I’m not looking for work, but I just read something in an email about this interesting new service for job seekers and head hunters. It’s based on a novel concept at very least, more along the lines of the way people actually find...
sunshine skipping clouds / warming concrete walker talk / this apple spinning. #haiku #haikuaday
Gonna enjoy the garden out back. Until the sky opens up and the rain comes. Cool day for late Spring. Clasics on iPod shuffle. Purple Rain!
Home for the night. Enjoying the Spring evening on my front porch. Watching the bottle collectors making rounds through trashbins. *Clink.*
Drank a Weienstephan (wheat beer) and ate a bratwurst and spatzle. Cool breeze slipping through the open door. Music thumping from the bar.
Lunching Irish. (@ Tír Na Nog) http://4sq.com/cC6vkz
“Today’s developments underscore News Corp.’s ongoing commitment to create strong...”
– News Corp. acquires Skiff, invests in Journalism Online (Yeah, right—to ‘ensure consumers will have continued access to the highest quality journalism’… Gimme a break, Mr. Murdoch!)
Heading to New Paltz, NY for a Mohonk Mountain House weekend. (@ Port Authority Bus Terminal w/ 13 others) http://4sq.com/2iBXsT
To work or not to work? Is that the question? (@ ZepFrog) http://4sq.com/baWpiO
Just looking at the artwork I bought… Can’t wait till I take posession of it and hang it in my wall at home! (@ Under Minerva)
Home and happy. For now, at least! (@ oddlyzen dojo) http://4sq.com/bJ6vAy
Off to work! (@ MTA Subway - 25th St (M/R)) http://4sq.com/cFOPPF
Been here for about 45min… Finally getting to work. (@ ZepFrog) http://4sq.com/baWpiO
Just saw Naked in a Fishbowl. Great performance! (@ SoHo Playhouse) http://4sq.com/8wloCN
I just became the mayor of oddlyzen dojo on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bJ6vAy
Oysters on the half shell, blue-green waves crashing on white sand, cool breeze coming off the Atlantic. And a Blue Point beer with Leslie.
I just unlocked the “I’m on a boat!” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/a27hlT
Headed to Fire Island for the sun and sand. Beautiful day! (@ Fire Island Ferry) http://4sq.com/9WikqR
Late lunch—I’m starving. And dehydrated! (@ Tír Na Nog) http://4sq.com/cC6vkz
Working hard for the money. (@ ZepFrog) http://4sq.com/baWpiO
Newsletter aggregator launches service for advisers - Investment News: http://bit.ly/9Siga7 via @addthis
Red Bull run! (@ Duane Reade) http://4sq.com/5NTpbr
“In what cannabis fans were calling a high-water mark for their movement to...”
– Medical Marijuana Workers in California Join Union Local - NYTimes.com
Creative résumé template for Web Geeks →
This will surely bring you into the current state of everything as marketing collateral… especially for people who Google you (think prospective employers, law enforcement officials, and cyberstalkers). Your résumé should not only exhibit your profile, but also demonstrate your skills.
Be sleek, be stylish... be a Madman. →
We’ve all seen the avatar generators online, right? Well, this one is particularly fun—especially if you are a fan of Madmen. Give it a whirl—you’ll be hanging and smoking, sipping a martini with the guys (or gals) in no time.