Until the next one..
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Set List:
Sunshine of your love
Message in a bottle
Walking on the Moon
Demolition man
When the world is running down
Don’t stand so Close
Driven to tears
Hole in my life
Every little thing
Wrapped around
De doo de Daa
Invisibile sun
Can’t stand Losing You
Intermission shaving Sting
Purple haze
Roxanne
King of pain
So lonely
Been down so long (short)
Every breath
Intermission
Next to you
Ha-ha!
Yet try as I might, it’s hard for me to feel outrage. The world can often seem vicious and arbitrary, and this video would seem to be a good example of that. However, while you can’t account for everything, there are some immutable truths in this world, and knowing them can give you a significant advantage. And one of the most important truths I’ve learned is that where there are crowds there is stupidity. When large numbers of people get together, stupid things happen, and you’re almost always better off simply getting as far away from the crowd as possible.
For example, I regularly pass an Apple store, and for the last few weeks there has been a line around the corner. As you probably know, this line consists of people who are waiting to purchase the new iPhone. Many of these people not only own iPhones already but actually use them while they’re waiting on the line, presumably to tell their employers that they will not be getting any work done today because they are waiting to purchase an item designed to help them be more efficient. Apparently, they’re not aware that Apple is creating these lines on purpose, and they’re unwitting participants in what is actually a giant Apple commercial. Instead, they think that despite the iPhone’s popularity Apple might suddenly decide to stop selling the phone forever, and that if they don’t wait on line today they’ll never, ever own one.
[From Surly Cross-Check: Cranky Cop Coldcocks Critical Masser]
Click below to see a time-lapse video of a guy stuck in an elevator for 41 hours. Interesting article about elevators, too.
This week in the magazine, Nick Paumgarten writes about the lives of elevators, and tells the story of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator in New York City’s McGraw-Hill building for forty-one hours. Here is a condensed look at White’s ordeal, as captured by the building’s security cameras.
For Caines, here’s a commercial I just edited:
There’s some good musical moments, and the Very Old New York section was pretty cool, too.
[From The Encyclopedia of New York Video - New York Magazine]
This is 23rd street in 1901, fairly near my office:
From a local bike blog I just discovered…..
The Indignity of Commuting By Bicycle: Notes on a Scandal:
Dear SUV Driver,
As I approached, your door flew open and remained agape for what seemed like an eternity. I then passed and witnessed what I can only imagine will be the closest thing I’ll ever see to a live whale birth as you grasped each side of the door opening and attempted to extricate yourself from the vehicle. I thought perhaps you might be with child, however your gender leads me to rule that out. I pray that the vehicle eventually relinquished you from its handsomely-appointed interior and that you were not consigned to a Jonah-esque fate. I also suggest that in future you request a street closure in advance of your arrival so that you can flail and wriggle unmolested by traffic. Or at least consider some flares and cones.
Five hurt as errant car wrecks bus shelter:
“She drives, but she’s not that good,” he said.
Here’s a neat set of pictures of the new NYC Taxi logo on all of the approved taxi vehicles.
NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission:
One example:
Fun animation showing a history of the subway line in NYC as they were built:
Appealing Industries: Animated History Of NYC Subway:
Unfortunately, Astroland has been sold to developer Thor Equities. We’ve enjoyed going to Coney Island a couple of times every season. Looks like we only get one more summer. If you have any doubts that the new Coney Island will suck, listen to the spokesman for Thor Equities:
“We’re thinking totally outside of the box,” said Silberstein.
Oh, well. I don’t have much hope.
