…an office chair made from the seat of a luxury sportscar:

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Evidentally MTA just fixed an issue with the MetroCard machines where they were taking money out of people’s accounts, but not giving them cards – for two days!
According to MTA, the money will reappear in your account if you were affected – riiggghhttt…..
I guess the MetroCard machines work similarly to the recent fare hikes – [...]

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Los Angeles was hit by a moderate 5.8 5.4 magnitude earthquake today. CNN Los Angeles Bureau Chief Pete Jano said it was the strongest he’s personally felt in the area for 12 years.
It was 14 years ago that the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake rocked LA killing 72 and causing over $12B in damages.
Update: KTLA Live [...]

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Stamford Talk fessed up to the catalyst for her blogging career this morning, so I figured I would share mine…
When I first moved to Fairfield County and started taking Metro-North (my first adult foray into regular public transportation), I was surprised at how bad Metro-North was (New Haven Line).
The cars are gross.
The A/C doesnt work.
The [...]

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Not to neglect the years of toil by Benjamin Kabak over at SecondAvenueSagas, but Wired has a tidy article and nifty diagrams of the new T line project.
Via Wired.com
PS I wonder how many Bostonians will get confused visiting NYC when they ask directions and someone tells them to ‘get on the T’? (Boston refers to [...]

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Step right up and watch your tax dollars fly out the window, folks, because one NYPD officer seems to have invited an open-and-shut multi-million-dollar personal injury lawsuit against the city of New York – and its all caught on tape.
well done.
clap.
Gothamist reports on this incredulous disturbing video of a NYPD officer seemingly picking a [...]

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For $22, the Joby Gorillapod is a no-brainer.
With three interchangeable heads (camera tripod thread, suction cup, adhesive clip), the Joby can latch on to just about anything, and with its flexible legs, can keep it steady just about anywhere.
This thing belongs in any point-and-shooter’s camera bag for taking low-light shots without blurring or choosing [...]

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