June 2008
33 posts
“We are headed toward a singular destiny: one vast computer composed of billions...”
– Kevin Kelly, Wired
“We are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history — a...”
– Willis Harman, Global Mind Change
“There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or...”
– E.B. White (via City Room)
I am completely fascinated by Milton Glaser after attending his presentation on art and design at NYT.
“The power of population, is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to...”
– Thomas Malthus, circa 18th century
Attending talk by Clay Shirky, author of ‘Here Comes Everybody’
“We look forward to the day when our factories have no smokestacks and no...”
– Ray C. Anderson, Interface Chairman
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Setting Firefox 3.0 as my default browser. I went on a Safari, but now I’m back!
Car-free Manhattan Summer Streets Experiment →
It has been a long-held dream of New Yorkers of a certain (greenish) stripe: the streets of Manhattan free of cars. Now, for a few hours, on a few streets, on a few weekends this summer, that dream will become reality.
Spain tried something similar on certain, pedestrian-heavy streets of Madrid while I was living there. It was a huge success (for the pedestrians) and soon moved from experiment to...
The Web Time Forgot →
The Mundaneum Museum honors the first concept of a world wide wonder, sketched out by Paul Otlet in 1934 as a global network of “electric telescopes.”
by Alex Wright, a brilliant colleague of mine at The New York Times.
Remembering the days of an era when you had to rewind the VCR tapes before returning them to the store. Thank God we’ve evolved.
Started reading The Time Traveler’s Wife and loving it so far… http://tinyurl.com/4cc3vm
just finished reading Bananas!: How The United Fr… http://readers.livingsocial.com/entities/1500676
My Night at the 12th Annual Webby Awards Gala →
Tuesday, June 10th, I joined my esteemed colleagues at the 12th Annual Webby Awards Gala where The New York Times accepted four awards. The hilarious Seth Meyers hosted the event and Ludacris performed at the after party. It was an awesome night!
“Life is short, the Art long, opportunity fleeting, judgment difficult,...”
– Hippocrates, 400 B.C.
Yes, Another Man Is Climbing Times Building →
This is turning into a not-so-normal day at the office.
(Spider) Man Scales Times Building and Is Arrested →
Just another day in the office at the Times Building.
NYTimes.com Looking for Talented IA and Web...
I’m sure you’ve all heard the rumor that “print is dead.” I’m not entirely convinced that this is true, however, I am thankful that I work for NYTimes *DOT* com. We have a lot of work! So much, in fact, we are expanding our Web Design group. Read on…
Base Requirements for Both Openings
All candidates should have 4+ years professional experience in Web design....
