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This is brilliant, tho have a feeling you’ll never see...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:50:18 -0500

This is brilliant, tho have a feeling you’ll never see these side-by-side @ local B&N (or Amazon, which is also a shame… as the title is like the book equivalent of those “gogle.com” typo URLs :):

“Going Rogue: An American Life” (Amazon)
www.amazon.com/Going-Rogue-American-Sarah-Palin/dp/006193…

“Going Rouge: An American Nightmare” (OR Books)
orbooks.com/

Brand new (?) Invader on Bowery & Great Jones, NYC (SW...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:36:12 -0500

Brand new (?) Invader on Bowery & Great Jones, NYC (SW corner):

more invaders: www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/tags/invader/

more info: www.space-invaders.com/

From last night’s foursquare meetup in Amsterdam… we...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:03:23 -0500

From last night’s foursquare meetup in Amsterdam… we were rolling some 20+ deep at one point!

All the nerdcore boys swoon when the girl with the firewire...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500

All the nerdcore boys swoon when the girl with the firewire tattoo (@Jenneke) walks in :):

Arm belongs to: twitter.com/Jenneke

Poor Man’s Augmented Reality business card...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:03:16 -0500

Poor Man’s Augmented Reality business card (@bertinevanhvell):

Sent from my stoopid iPhone

Scott Campbell show kicking off in NYC tonight (Fri). I love...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:46:09 -0500

Scott Campbell show kicking off in NYC tonight (Fri). I love this guy’s stuff. Part comic, part ironic, part nostalgic.:

Scott Campbell having a show in NYC (finally!)

> Adrift
> New Works by Scott Campbell and Leontine Greenberg
> Nov 13 - Dec 13 2009
>
> Myplasticheart
> 210 forsyth st. @Houston (NYC)
> www.myplasticheartnyc.com/

More from Scott here: scott-c.blogspot.com/

And one of my favs: www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/2692743064/in/set-72157622…

Forgot about this until I was packing international-plugs for my...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:53:54 -0500

Forgot about this until I was packing international-plugs for my quick trip to Amsterdam. I threw this on Flickr back in 2007 and asked people to annotate what plug worked where = awesome! (click thru for comments)

“hey ben, which one works in amsterdam?” (via dpstyles™)

Want. (um, for @chelsa to wear to some fancy...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:47 -0500

Want. (um, for @chelsa to wear to some fancy party)

gillianmae:

LED Galaxy Dress

Using foursquare to drive charitable giving...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:11 -0500

I’m liking this. :)

foursquare:

Most of you know how foursquare tries to reward you for doing things in the real world… discovering new places, doing interesting things, meeting new friends… they all unlock points and badges.

For a long time, we’ve wanted to make foursquare points translate into something meaningful… maybe they translate into a free coffee or something like AmEx rewards or frequent flyer miles. Well, I think we found something better…

We’ve recently started working with the folks at Techies Give Back to try to figure out a way that foursquare points can be donated to charitable causes. On December 13th, they’re organizing NY Tech Gives Back on behalf of a non-profit called CampInteractive - which empowers inner-city youth through outdoor activities and tech workshops. It’s a day where people can give back to the community by volunteering and donating.

And we’d like to offer up a sponsorship on the foursquare leaderboard to help raise money for the cause.

In exchange for a pledge of at least $0.03 for every point added to the foursquare leaderboard between Monday 12/7 and Sunday 12/13, we’ll allow your brand or organization to re-skin our iPhone leaderboard. Whether you want to throw your logo on there or treat it like a “take-over” media buy, it’s yours for the week.

And for reference, last week foursquare users in NYC generated some 150,000 points on the leaderboard. At a pledge of $0.03 per point that would mean raising $4500 for Camp Interactive.

So, what do you say? Know of anyone who’d be up for it? If so, contact info@techiesgiveback.org to make a bid ($0.03 per point or higher, please). Highest bidder will be selected on December 1st, 2009 (at which point we’ll reach out to you to work out the details). And remember, your donation is tax deductible.

There are other ways to get involved too. Buy a ticket to the Techies Give Back Ice Skating event on December 1st and every ticket sold allows another child to have a day out and receive mentoring.

And special thanks to Adam Gillman & Simon Kirk at Techies Give Back for making this happen!

"Freelance Whales are like Arcade Fire for your little sister, only your little sister is in college..."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:34:30 -0500

“Freelance Whales are like Arcade Fire for your little sister, only your little sister is in college now and she’s actually pretty cool and has tons of hot friends.”

- Neon Gold Beat Company (via zachklein)

Mike Hudack, this one’s for you… ...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:29 -0500

Mike Hudack, this one’s for you… :)

foursquare:

Whoa, foursquare widget running on Android OS! I love this!

if you have the foursquare app for Android installed you can add this right now! (Moto Droid!)

From home screen:
1. Press “Menu” button
2. Tap “Add”
3. Tap “Widgets”
4. Tap “Foursquare Friends 3x3”

… and that’s it! More awesome work from @jlapenna!

ps: download the Android app here: foursquare.com/android

(via dpstyles™)

Sent my re-blog with commentary, so re-bloggin’ again. ...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:22:54 -0500

Sent my re-blog with commentary, so re-bloggin’ again. REEEEEE-BLLLOOOOGGGGG!

Great post by Mike H here.. and if you’re into this stuff, I 100% recommend Kim Stanley Robinson’s trilogy about colonizing Mars (I know, I know total nerd science-fiction but there’s some really great science-fact in there too). Super super mind blowing. Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars

hifiny:

dpstyles:

mikehudack:

evangotlib:

thegongshow:

Surface of Mars (Via U or Arizona)

I just changed the background image of my blog to a picture of the surface of Mars. More at The Big Picture.

These are amazing images. Click through to see them all. Going into space would be so awesome.

We need to retire the Space Shuttle and, potentially, shut down ISS. We need to quickly finish work on the Shuttle replacement program, probably the Ares. And, I believe, we need to establish a base on the Moon.

Why a base on the Moon? Because it will provide excellent practice for Mars. Both because it will give astronauts and NASA experience in colonization and because it will prepare the public for a proper Mars mission. Nothing in the space program can possibly be more exciting than a permanent human presence on a celestial body. A Moon colony will galvanize the American public and the world. And then we can proceed to Mars.

This is our calling as human beings. This is our calling as Homo Sapiens. We must spread our genome among the stars to prevent an extinction event. We must explore. We must colonize. It is our destiny. Just as Europeans once conquered the Americas we — all humans this time — must conquer the stars.

Just as I thought … outer space is tiiiiiiight.

Great post by Mike H here.. and if you’re into this...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:47:00 -0500

Great post by Mike H here.. and if you’re into this stuff, I 100% recommend Kim Stanley Robinson’s series about colonizing Mars (I know, I know total nerd science-fiction but there’s some really great science-fact in there too). Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Mars-Trilogy-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0553560735/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257639507&sr=8-1

mikehudack:

evangotlib:

thegongshow:

Surface of Mars (Via U or Arizona)

I just changed the background image of my blog to a picture of the surface of Mars. More at The Big Picture.

These are amazing images. Click through to see them all. Going into space would be so awesome.

We need to retire the Space Shuttle and, potentially, shut down ISS. We need to quickly finish work on the Shuttle replacement program, probably the Ares. And, I believe, we need to establish a base on the Moon.

Why a base on the Moon? Because it will provide excellent practice for Mars. Both because it will give astronauts and NASA experience in colonization and because it will prepare the public for a proper Mars mission. Nothing in the space program can possibly be more exciting than a permanent human presence on a celestial body. A Moon colony will galvanize the American public and the world. And then we can proceed to Mars.

This is our calling as human beings. This is our calling as Homo Sapiens. We must spread our genome among the stars to prevent an extinction event. We must explore. We must colonize. It is our destiny. Just as Europeans once conquered the Americas we — all humans this time — must conquer the stars.

Smell ya later, Piglett....

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:02:08 -0500

Smell ya later, Piglett.

johncarney:

evangotlib:

icodeforlove:

This is absolutely hilarious!

tedr: ericmortensen: cvxn: juliasegal: Princess Leia and...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:39:46 -0500

tedr:

ericmortensen:

cvxn:

juliasegal:

Princess Leia and her stunt double waiting (and tanning) on set.

More like “sleeping off a bender” for Carrie.

Want. mattlehrer: Recycled Bowling Lane Furniture which...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:40 -0500

Want.

mattlehrer:

Recycled Bowling Lane Furniture which Inhabitat says is “right up our alley.”

Little Sister Katie™ was a bowl of mac and cheese for Halloween...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:58:29 -0500

Little Sister Katie™ was a bowl of mac and cheese for Halloween - ha!

(via kcrowley)

Broadway @ 8th Street. I walked under this 2x yesterday. ...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500

Broadway @ 8th Street. I walked under this 2x yesterday. Yikes!

Pic by Jesse Chan Norrie [more]

hifiny:

Well, that’s reassuring. I walk under this scaffolding twice every weekday. [At Broadway & 8th Street … Via]

Halloween 2009 = two dance parties, two pinatas, a lil’...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:49 -0500

Halloween 2009 = two dance parties, two pinatas, a lil’ piggie and Cru Jones:

Halloween 2009 = two dance parties, two pinatas, a lil’ piggie and Cru Jones

Started pre-bar’in at my apt, hit up Seth’s @ Porch, then to Grellan’s @ Mary’ Os, then to Becca’s @ Summit and then sleepytown. JJ& Jac rocking the pinatas (complete with candy tossin’ action), Chelsa went as a Piggy Bank, McSimmons as some SNL character (sorry!), Xtian as a bat made from busted umbrella parts (brilliant).

I threw together some last minute Cru Jones action: www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/ You have no idea how hard it was to find a pair of red warmup pants (I ended up finding a pair of Kids XL in the basement of Paragon)

"There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:07:00 -0500

“

There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter - the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last—the city of final destination, the city that is a goal. It is this third city that accounts for New York’s high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.

And whether it is a farmer arriving from Italy to set up a small grocery store in a slum, or a young girl arriving from a small town in Mississippi to escape the indignity of being observed by her neighbors, or a boy arriving from the Corn Belt with a manuscript in his suitcase and a pain in his heart, it makes no difference: each embraces New York with the intense excitement of first love, each absorbs New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer, each generates heat and light to dwarf the Consolidated Edison Company.

”

- Here is New York, E. B. White, 1949 (via cdixon + fred-wilson)

Slightly related, but is there a better NYC anthem than Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind?”

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There’s nothin’ you can’t do
Now you’re in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let’s hear it for New York, New York,
New York