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Who takes that name? I mean, I tried, but who else?

Written on April 18, 2013 at 5:29 pm, by nick

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Goodbye Google Reader

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It was fun bruh.

Written on March 25, 2013 at 6:50 am, by nick

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Best e-card yet:

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It’s only a shame GIFs aren’t scratch-n-sniff.

Man was that already yesterday? Sheesh how time flies…

Written on February 28, 2013 at 1:22 pm, by nick

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Locost Queue link and behind-the-scenes

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Read more about this public art project here.

Locost Queue is on view every evening from dusk to midnight through March 13, 2013, located here in Queens, NYC. Take the N/Q/7 subways to Queensboro Plaza and walk east to see the projection from street level – look up! Or take the N/Q trains one more stop to 39 Avenue and you can view the tower from the elevated tracks.

Below are additional shots that did not appear in the original article:

the 4-way lamp
the clocktower's native lighting system
electrical clock
raising the carousel back into place
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Written on February 19, 2013 at 2:54 pm, by nick

Sing it Joey

Must watch. Love that moment when Suzy Hotrod superflies to Long Island City!

And, for the record, the world’s first punk rock band was from Forest Hills, Queens.

Written on February 19, 2013 at 2:03 pm, by nick

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A curious thing, that IIII

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A curious thing about the clocktower at Queens Plaza that I’ve never noticed before, not until I was up inside it last night, is that the roman numeral for the number 4 is actual IIII instead of the more common subtractive IV. I can only assume this was a stylistic decision, since their numerals rotate visually from the center (thus V is upside-down for 5). This would have looked awkward, with IV upside-down, given where the supporting bar is how the other numbers were laid out. Of course I’m intrigued by the fact that I hadn’t noticed this for over 7 years, despite being visually curious in general and usually recognizing these things.

Anyhow here’s a spectacular view of the Sunnyside Yard from the tower:

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Written on February 12, 2013 at 6:43 pm, by nick