Rantings of a New Yorker

If you can't handle swearing, get off the internet. People suck, including me, and these are my rantings.

Entries for April, 2009

Mets to Give Perez Yet Another Chance

I’ve refrained from my dislike of Oliver Perez for quite some time.  I had hoped that, at the end of the 2008 season, the Mets and Perez would part ways and his pitiful performances would be put in the past and the Mets could move on.  That, however, never happened.  Instead, the Mets resigned Perez [...]

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Virtual New York City

Pastiche is data visualization by Ivan Safrin and Christian Marc Schmidt that creates a virtual map of New York City neighborhoods based on keywords from articles posted to the web.  The creators encourage you to download the program and explore what it can do. Pastiche—A Collective Composition of New York City, by Ivan Safrin & [...]

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Martin Luther King Sings

Sometimes the Internet reminds just how awesome it could be.  Whether it’s Martin Luther King or Winston Churchill, the Internet always makes me smile.

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Giant Camel Spider

You can find this giant camel spider and other gigantic, creepy bugs at the Method Shop.

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History of the Internet

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You Too Can Be A Transformer

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Crazy, Ignorant, or Just Stupid?

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Our Global Society After The Internet is Finished With It

While reading reddit this evening, I came across this post that pretty much sums up where we could be headed. Does anyone else worry that the internet is reorganizing global society, so that it’s like high school on a grand scale? One day, all countries as we know them will fall, replaced by major groups [...]

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The Lost Tribes of New York City

The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.

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At least 14 people, gunman dead in Binghamton

A single gunman is dead after walking into the American Civic Center in Binghamton, New York. He opened fire, killing 13 people and wounding several others before taking his own life. The gunman drove a car to the back of American Civic Association building to block the exit and entered the front of the building, [...]

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