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The Demand for the Printed Word

In line for The New York TimesHundreds wait in line for a copy of The New York Times, the day after Barack Obama is elected President

On the day after Barack Obama was elected President, people began lining up out side the New York Times in hopes to get a copy of the actual newspaper. As Khoi noted, Print’s Not Dead. As Brian Stelter posted, that they are printing and additional 50,000 copies for the late run for the P.M. rush.

More photos from Nedward.

The Spirit of Wayne

Everyone should take a few life lessons from the spirit of Wayne.

The Secret Lives of Invisible Magnetic Fields

Possibly one of the most amazing works I have ever seen. This is bound to spawn a whole world of creativity online and film. I love it!

“The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries . All action takes place around NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries . Actual VLF audio recordings control the evolution of the fields as they delve into our inaudible surroundings, revealing recurrent ‘whistlers’ produced by fleeting electrons . Are we observing a series of scientific experiments, the universe in flux, or a documentary of a fictional world?”

semiconductorfilms.com

The Spirit of Flickr

An interesting look into community moderation at Flickr.

“Behavior must be moderated and a communal ethos must be preserved”

“The job always comes down to finding the fulcrum in the teeter-totter, the balance that benefits both the individual and the community,”

A Hawk and a Hacksaw

Fresh Direct and Packaging

Yes, occasionally I order from Fresh Direct. I say this with a about 38% guilt, as do most of my friends and colleagues who also admit to ordering from them, either regularly or from time to time. The biggest issue that everyone has with them is that they deliver the food with a ridiculous amount of packaging. (more…)

The Passing of a Brooklyn Legend

Walrus - by silencematters
Photo by silencematters

Ayveq (EYE’-vek), the lovable walrus at the New York City Aquarium has died suddenly, after being ill for the past few weeks. A number of Brooklyn Blogs are mourning the death today. He will be missed.

Do not lean on door

NYC MTA Sign | Do not lean on door“Do not lean on door” – NYC MTA

Have you seen this?

If you ride the N line, you may have noticed that the “Do not lean on door” sign seems to have been cut to pieces before going into mass production. (more…)

1000 Words / Photography

Amazing -

1000 Words is an online magazine dedicated to highlighting the best work being produced internationally in photography today.

Yahoo's Lord of the Flies

When things get really bad…
How can the Yahoo mess teach us about the ethics and standards of running online companies, communities and social spaces where not only people, but employees have a great deal of ownership in the product, not just the bottom line?