When simple answers aren’t good enough: the answers to the question of what best way to minimize electrical drain of plugged-in items, includes discussions of watt usage and heat generated by AC adapters
Corpse Bride
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride was shot entirely with the Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Supersize Strollers Ignite Sidewalk Drama
Ode to the 7 train
Citywide electronics recycling event
On October 12th, there is a citywide electronics recycling event at Union Square
A Miniature Gate in Hot Pursuit of a Miniature Central Park
Fire Patrol No. 1
This post appeared in a previous blog and is here for posterity’s sake.
Fire Patrol No. 1, originally uploaded by plemeljr
I didn’t know this, but apparently the Fire Patrol is a private fire company working under the New York Board of Underwriters, basically to protect insured property (and make sure firefighters don’t steal stuff). From their short history:
The Fire Patrol can trace its beginnings back to 1803, when the Mutual Assistance and Bag Corporation was formed by a group of volunteers to protect and preserve the contents of buildings from fire and water damage.
Fire Patrol members have the same equipment, but wear red helmets, and are dispatched by the FDNY. Here is a google cache with some good info. I also heard that there isn’t a lot of love lost between the FDNY and the Fire Patrol.
A Cultural Geography of the United States and Canada
A Big White Lie
A Big White Lie: For 26 years, Dave Myers was told he was white. Learning the truth, that his father was black, sent him on a quest for his identity and leaves him estranged from his family.