 20051031 Thinking about snowboarding season ...
I like Hunter Mountain (trail map) mostly because it is so close. Blades offers an almost-daily bus service from two spots in Manhattan. The less-than-2-hour ride costs only $45, which includes your lift ticket, and a bagel & movie during the trip up.I will try to go every other weekend. Always looking for others to join -- let me know.
Wikipedia's entry for Daylight Savings Time:
20051028
DST is not universally accepted; many localities do not observe it. Opponents claim that there is not enough benefit to justify needing to adjust clocks twice every year. The disruption in sleep patterns associated with setting clocks either forward or backward correlates with a spike in the number of severe auto accidents. Also, there is also a question whether the savings in lighting costs justifies the increase in summertime air conditioning costs. While most people use more sunlight under DST, most people also experience more heat, which prompts many people to turn on the air conditioner during the warmer afternoon hours. When air conditioning was not widely available, the change did save energy; however, air conditioning is much more widespread now than it was several decades ago.This year my homestate Indiana voted to start celebrating Daylight Savings Time for the first time in its history, effective 2006.
Sneak peak of my halloween costume ...
20051027
Flashback 2004: I dressed as an Away Message.
You can now order prints of Flickr photos -- and you get 10 free 4x6's to start. via Jeff.
20051026
Now Playing: Jakob and Vimeo in the New York Times.
Wired: Has Japan's top telephone company stumbled upon a remote control for humans?
An Associated Press reporter who weathered a demonstration of "galvanic vestibular stimulation," a technology developed by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, says she was unnerved by the experience. A special headset sent a low-voltage jolt of electricity from behind her ears through her head, and a joystick-toting researcher controlled the current's path -- and the reporter's. "I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right," she said. NTT says it might incorporate the technology, which works because electricity affects the nerves in the ear that help humans maintain their balance, into video games or amusement park rides.via Kunal.
Amazing Fort Wayne poster. via Bert.
20051024
Labels: Fort Wayne
When marketing a product, there are only 5 questions that consumers want answered. Will it ... ?
20051021
1. Make me wealthyvia Marketing Genius.
AIM's beta client, Triton, is pretty slick.
20051020
20051019
Has anyone figured out inform.com? I haven't had the time, nor the IE browser, required to use it -- but the concept seems worthy.
20051017
Please share your experiences.
Average age of newspaper readers: 55. via Minneapolis Star Tribune.
20051016
The Squid and the Whale was great. I didn't know Wes Anderson had produced it until I saw the end credits.
20051014
Motorola announced they will begin selling the Q in December.
20051013
Jesus, Eliot, this is an amazing photo.
Remember The Milk. "Better than Tada Lists," says Andrew.
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20051008
Anyone else at the Thalia Theatre last night to see Sufjan Stevens play with a string ensemble would agree that we witnessed something great.
20051007
I seek a recording of the show. Give me a heads-up if you know anything.
Added MMORPG to my list of Google Alerts.
20051005
Click here to do the same.
If you develop websites, you should have this firefox extension installed.
20051004
AirTroductions is a dating service that connects people who coincidentally plan to take the same flight.
"Oh, you're excited about researching Indiana's settlement history too? We should totally sit next to each other on our flight to Reykjavik!" I am a propenent of this concept -- but I am not sure it will work in this form, where you have to arrange the rendez-vous yourself. Instead, what if airlines prescreened you during check-in and offered you the opportunity to sit next to people who matched your interests or desires? Wouldn't you pay $20 more to share a flight with someone you were attacted to? Forget satellite television at every seat -- I would settle for a lovely girl accompanied with an intriguing conversation. Link via Steve.
The Grizzly Man is a good film.
20051003
Amit and his roommates keep a house blog brimmed with photos and details of their 'friendly, open, creative living environment in Manhattan.'
They recently hosted a housewarming party and their guacamole was out of this world.
600 barrels of loot found on Crusoe island. Stories like this get me so excited!
20051002
I am spending my Sunday celebrating Oktoberfest!
Für Fabian und Kai: Ein Kölner, ein Dortmunder und ein Düsseldorfer gehen in eine Kneipe. Sagt der Dortmunder zum Kellner: "Ich nehme ein DAB." Sagt der Düsseldorfer: "Ich nehme ein Alt." Sagt der Kölner: "Ich nehme eine Cola." Die anderen beiden sind entsetzt: "Warum trinkst du denn Cola?" Der Kölner: "Na, wenn ihr kein Bier trinkt, trinke ich auch keins." |
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 Hi, I'm Zach. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Wake Forest. After college, I moved to Manhattan to get serious about a company I ran with friends. We sold it to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp in 2006. I just wrapped up with a project I co-founded called Vimeo and left CV to focus on being a twenty-five year old. I have another blog called Copy and Taste, where I post about learning to cook. I live in Brooklyn now.  Del.icio.us My Flickr Me on Flickr Last.fm Linked in MySpace Netflix History Vimeo  Amir Blumenfeld Chris Bodenner Mareen Fischinger Fort Wayne Observed Nick Gray Hype Machine Jake and Amir Jakob Lodwick Oh My Rockness Jonathan Marcus Youngna Park Megan Scheminske Eliot Shepard Shorpy Signal vs. Noise Alex Soth Stereogum Ricky Van Veen Khoi Vinh Eugene Wyatt  June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007  Postal Skype SMS (via AIM) |
