Stay tuned for the return of Plate Show.
Month: May 2010
Near Northeast
One of my customers is opening a new bar in a part of DC that has been less than safe for a long, long time. The level of work underway around here can only be described as immense. I see this being a real hotspot once it’s all done.
In these photos, I’m sitting at the red light at 12th & H St. NE, waiting to turn left. Looking left and right, I can envision the street cars that will run here. I’m sure I’ll hop off just a block from here for Sticky Rice.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
John F. Kennedy, 1917 – 1963
via QOTD
The original 1337
The original 1337
[clerk]: “Hi, how can I help you?”
Customer: “Is this the real life?”
[clerk]: “Excuse me?”
Customer: “Is this just fantasy?”
[clerk]: *catching on* “Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.”
Customer: “D*** it! I was trying to prank you! You shouldn’t know what I’m doing!”
[clerk]: “Doesn’t really matter to me, to meeee.”
Customer: “F*** you!” *storms off*
Courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway.
Sort of private
The internet is constantly, relentlessly public. Post something and it’s there, for everyone, all the time.
Acar has come up with a clever idea, a small idea that makes things just a little protected. Trick.ly is a url shortener with a twist. You can share a URL but hide it behind a question that only insiders can easily answer.
So, for example, you could tweet, “Here’s the source for my world-class chili: http://trick.ly/2L5”. Anyone can go there, but only people who can figure out the clue can discover the site you were pointing to.
It’s not secure. It’s sort of private. Neato.
via Seth Godin