April 2010
Flat tire. Where is @timelessbmx when I need it? Walking the bike home.
ArtsBeat: Targeting a Shepard Fairey Mural →
A freshly installed mural on Houston Street near the Bowery by the street art star Shepard Fairey has been added to several times.
Linos →
Meeting with the search firm that will hunt for my new boss (CIO).
RT @pennjillette: I believe the most damning thing that can be said about Muslims is saying you’re afraid to say anything.
Trying out my two 24” Dell monitors in portrait instead of landscape. A bit disorienting!
“South Park, we’d stand beside you if we weren’t so scared.” - Bart’s chalkboard writings on tonight’s The Simpsons.
Shepard Fairey Collaboration with Cope2 in the... →
Photos.
ORIGINAL FINE ART LIMITED EDITION PRINTS BY... →
Color Chart: Installation of Damien Hirst's John,... →
Three more new Banksy pieces found in SF, bringing the total to six: http://bit.ly/8XSTJS
Pencil sculpture was much easier to build the second time around now that I have a whole science about it. http://bit.ly/9degZR
With a new shipment of 192 #2 HB Dixon Ticonderogas in hand I begin the next pencil sculpture.
Tomorrow morning begins my 12th year living in Boston.
Two new Banksy pieces in SF: http://tinyurl.com/2wx6kbp
Banksy’s movie once again. (@ Kendall Square Cinema) http://4sq.com/7bMAFk
My CA$H for your WARHOL stickers arrived today! http://bit.ly/airFC8
The ground is dry but I am still wet.
Absolutely did NOT beat the rain.
Checking out the trailer for the Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields movie, Strange Powers at http://www.strangepowersfilm.com/.
Tribe Wins Fight to Limit Research of Its DNA →
The Havasupai people, who live in the Grand Canyon, had claimed that university researchers misused their DNA.
Interested in seeing the last pre-release screening of Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop, tomorrow night, 7:30pm at Kendall? Let me know.
Excited to learn that Flour bakery + cafe is opening up a location (“Flour3”) in Central Square next to Central bottle wine + provisions.
Very sad to hear the news of Guru’s death at 43 due to complications caused by cancer. Full Clip on the rotation.
I want to buy something from Amazon UK but they won’t ship to a US address. Is there a service for this?
Damaged Picasso Returns to the Met After Repair →
Three months of work went into repairing “The Actor” after a woman accidentally fell into the canvas, causing a six-inch tear.
Anthroposts →
Just read about the history of Apple’s current Command (“open apple”) and Option (“closed apple) key symbols on WikiPedia. Interesting!
New Broad start-up, Foundation Medicine, raises $25 million for new personalized cancer medicine company. http://bit.ly/cIPToj
New Banksy on La Brea (security guard with muzzled Koons balloon dog) has already been stolen and is up on ebay. http://tinyurl.com/y4x3twa
City of Boston - Boston Bikes →
Ning laying off 70 of their 170 people and is getting rid of the free service to focus on premium networks.
New CrankBrothers eggbeater pedals look very hot! http://tinyurl.com/y5ac3qm
Comcast tells me that the myDVR Manager service (http://tinyurl.com/y4c2h29) will be available in my area on May 4th.
My Comcast High-Speed Internet service has a monthly data usage allowance of 250 gigabytes (GB). Really comcast? When did that happen?
I can now watch Netflix Instant Viewing titles on iPad, PS3, Wii or Xbox 360.
Watching a video of Death Cab for Cutie covering “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” and “Centerfield” at Mariners opening day.
Much sorer today than I was yesterday, thanks to more BMX practice after work.
Nice reference on Lost to “The Human Fund.”
Saw several kids riding BMX after work today.
City Room: The Slowly Fading Cult of the Messenger →
If bike messengers were the coolest things on two wheels a decade ago, the crown today belongs to the fixed freestyle rider.
According to a mobile survey taken at the office: 50% of users have iPhone, 25% have another smartphone and 25% have no smartphone.
Banksy Talks Art, Power and Exit Through the Gift... →
What is art? And who gets to make it? For nearly two decades, enigmatic British street artist Banksy has challenged the rarefied art world.
My back is sore from practicing bunny-hops and 180s yesterday behind AJ Wright.
“Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live” is coming to the Wilbur Theatre in May, which leads me to ask wtf is Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live?
Excited to receive my Netflix instant streaming disc for Wii. http://tinyurl.com/yf3vu6g
Congrats to Conan on moving to TBS!
Also excited to receive my Netflix instant streaming disc for PS3. I can then watch Netflix on PS3, Wii or iPad. But still no Hulu?
Watching to David Cross’ new special, “Bigger and Blackerer,” recorded during two shows at the Wilbur on October 19th. On EpixHD.
I wish Google would add Gmail keyboard shortcuts for “delete conversation and go previous/next.”