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Opera snips phishing lines
Opera snips phishing lines
06/03/2004 12:11 PMFake address flaw nipped in the bud
In the subway
In the subway
01/07/2004 06:22 PMListening to NPR this morning as I struggled to regain enough of my
consciousness to stumble into the shower, I heard Colson Whitehead
read a...
Subway Perception
Subway Perception
09/14/2004 10:36 AM When I was an Intern in DC, I was dependent upon the subway for
exploring a new city. At first, I only took the red line between
office and home, but gradually used the tube to get to different...
NYC ban on subway photos
NYC ban on subway photos
06/05/2004 05:54 AMThe NYC subway system is thinking of banning photos on the platforms
and trains. Photos of the NYC subways have won awards and been given
their own shows -- and more importantly, photo-documentation of
neglect through the subway system were critical to the re-funding and
revitalization of the service. So, basically, this is a stupid idea.
The argument is that somehow, photos of trains and platforms (not
switching stations, conductor compartments, or control centres) will
aid terrorists, and therefore that banning photos will make New
Yorkers feel safer. So, basically, this is a stupid idea with an even
stupider justification.
The Village Voice is holding a Forbidden Photos contest to shoot cool,
arty pix of the NYC subway, and to kick it off, they've interviewed a
bunch of photogs who shoot underground all the time about why they
work on the subway:
I've found that most subway police officers think that photography is
already illegal, and there's no way to convince them otherwise. So
I've taken to carrying a copy of the law with me. The only people this
[regulation] will affect is law-abiding citizens.
An enormous amount of great photography has come out of the subway.
Look at Bruce Davidson, who powerfully documented the run-down transit
system of the '70s and '80s and its weary riders. He probably wouldn't
have been able to get a permit at the time (no one knows if the MTA
will even issue permits this time around!). Would we be better off
without his art?
Link
(
via Kottke)
The subway centennial
The subway centennial
05/04/2004 03:11 PMYou have until the end of the year to check out the New York Public
Library's exhibit, The Subway at 100: General William Barclay Parsons and the
Birth of the NYC Subway, but why wait?
Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the New
York City subway system in 1904, this exhibition both salutes William
Barclay Parsons, the first chief engineer of the subway, and
recognizes the importance of the subway system to the life and growth
of the city.
Sounds great, and since the subway is one of my favorite things
about New York City, I'm keen to learn more about its construction and
history. I'm adding this exhibit to my to-do list.
The Subway That Started It All
The Subway That Started It All
04/14/2004 01:04 PMA pair of transit buffs go in search of the original 1904 subway
system.
NYC Subway Centennial
NYC Subway Centennial
12/09/2003 06:10 PM New York's
Subway turns 100 years old in 2004. All of us NYers have at least
one subway story...
what's yours? A few
historical links
here,
here
and
here.
mobl0gging a subway argument
mobl0gging a subway argument
08/27/2004 02:15 PMman, i'm glad i'm not *that* guy
That graffiti in the subway might really
be a hyperlink
That graffiti in the subway might really
be a hyperlink
03/25/2005 04:01 PMAlso: 'Phantom torque' on space station. [News.com Extra]
Jini and the Tokyo Subway
Jini and the Tokyo Subway
03/31/2005 03:25 AMJust now, the big story in Jini-land is the
Starter Kit release. I’ve
been spending quite a bit of time here the last few days, trying to
figure out whether it’s the future or not; either way, it’s
important...
Cincinnati's Secret Subway
Cincinnati's Secret Subway
06/28/2004 11:35 AM
I just spent the weekend in my hometown of
Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1925, construction in Cincinnati began on a
state-of-the-art
subway system
for the rapidly expanding city. Three years later, money ran out
and the seven miles of completed subway were abandoned. Since then,
the cavernous rooms have become part of the city's
secret history, with
interest peaking every so often when a new plan for the tunnels is
proposed: a fall-out shelter, a wind tunnel for the university's
engineering students, a venue for a music festival. Back in high
school, several of my friends accessed the tunnels for a few exciting
evenings of urban spelunking. Now though, legit tours are occasionally
offered.
According to this recent piece on NPR's All Things Considered, the
waiting list is 2,000 people long.
Link"of the London subway system"
"of the London subway system"
11/16/2003 05:08 PMNYC subway upgrade on track
NYC subway upgrade on track
04/10/2005 02:15 PMUSA Today Apr 10 2005 6:14PM GMT
NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP)
NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP)
04/10/2005 05:37 PMAP - A subway train rattles halfway into Union Square station in
Manhattan and shudders to a halt. Over a crackle of static, a voice on
the PA system announces congestion ahead and says it will be several
minutes before service resumes. Trapped commuters sigh and glance at
their watches impatiently. Some simply close their eyes in
resignation. This sort of thing — and much worse — has been
happening quite a lot lately. So it's no surprise that transit
snafu-weary New Yorkers are greeting with ambivalence this month's
launch of fully computer-automated trains on a 22-mile line that
intersects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
04/10/2005 09:52 PMABCNEWS.com Apr 11 2005 1:56AM GMT
more details on the 2nd avenue subway
more details on the 2nd avenue subway
04/27/2004 01:06 PMi can't wait to hop on board in a scant 7 years or so
Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2)
Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2)
07/08/2004 02:04 PMA desktop theme for a laptop with a WXGA display.
Cancer causes visualised as a subway
map
Cancer causes visualised as a subway
map
07/10/2004 06:12 AM
This is a really cool visualisation of the causes of cancer from
Nature magazine, in which a faux subway map is dotted with cell types
required for malignancy that are joined by the molecular pathways that
generate these behaviours.
Link
NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift
NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift
04/10/2005 09:52 PMWired News Apr 11 2005 1:42AM GMT
Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway?
Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway?
07/26/2004 09:37 PMThe New York region's subways, buses, railroads, bridges and tunnels
are looking to corporate sponsorships and naming rights.
pictures from when the subway was scary
pictures from when the subway was scary
01/09/2004 09:58 PMi like to give people the impression that mass transit in the city
hasn't changed since the 80s
New York's subway getting computerized
New York's subway getting computerized
04/11/2005 03:50 AMHouston Chronicle Apr 11 2005 8:06AM GMT
It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener
It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener
06/26/2004 05:52 PMAl Leiter escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and the Mets
beat up rookie Brad Halsey in a six-run fourth that propelled them
past the Yankees.
New York Computerizes its Subway System
New York Computerizes its Subway System
04/11/2005 11:54 PMDeer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station
Deer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station
12/16/2003 11:11 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 16 2003 10:31PM ET
2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP)
2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP)
01/22/2004 02:10 AMAP - Two subway riders were taken to a hospital after they were bitten
by a man on a train in Queens, police said Wednesday.
Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift
Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift
04/10/2005 09:52 PMForbes Apr 11 2005 1:52AM GMT
New York Subway Musicians go to Korea...
New York Subway Musicians go to Korea...
12/16/2003 02:57 PM New York Subway Musicians
go to Korea (from ArtsJournal.com)... And they can stay there, as
far as I’m concerned. When you’re an out-of-towner, or just use
the subway once a year, buskers are so quaint and picturesque. But if
you’re a commuter who rides the subway every day of your life, they
are stupendous annoyance, preventing you from concentrating on your
reading, and generally adding to irritating cacaphony of an already
inhuman environment. The subway is not some cute audition club for
aspiring mimes. As
Serious Danger points out, "approximately one in
seven people waiting on your train platform is a face-slasher or a
gut-stabber who will cut you with scant provocation, and less
warning."
Photobl0ggers discuss subway photography
ban
Photobl0ggers discuss subway photography
ban
06/06/2004 12:11 AM
Photobloggers
discuss subway photography ban to the villiage voice. The
proposed ban on photography in NYC subways was previously discussed on
metafilter
here In
response to the ban, photobloggers plan a protest Sunday, June 6
starting at a kiosk for an MTA-sponsored
exhibi
t of photographs celebrating the centennial of the subway, many of
which ironically were taken during the previous ban.
NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise
NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise
03/30/2005 12:55 AMReports of robberies in the subway system are up about 20 percent
through mid-March -- a spike police officials blame on the ubiquitous
portable music player, which can retail for about $100 to $500. By
Associated Press
New York City subway gets a computerized
facelift
New York City subway gets a computerized
facelift
04/11/2005 03:51 AMHouston Chronicle Apr 11 2005 7:24AM GMT
iPods blamed for rise in subway
robberies
iPods blamed for rise in subway
robberies
03/30/2005 11:35 AMReports of robberies in the New York City subway system are up about
20 per cent through mid-March and police officials are blaming the
increase Apple Computer’s iPod.
"The common denominator are iPods," Paul Browne, the New York City
police department's chief spokesman, said yesterday in an Associated
Press report. "They're expensive, extremely popular and easy to
conceal after they're stolen."
In some cases, the pickpockets have lifted the iPods from unsuspecting
subway car straphangers, police said. Sometimes thieves snatch the
devices and flee out train doors. Similar robberies have increased in
and around schools, Browne said. Police have responded by deploying
roving teams of uniformed officers in areas where the iPod bandits are
most active, he said.
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway
(AP)
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway
(AP)
08/31/2004 09:00 PMAP - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy
Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and
wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in
a week, officials said.
Moscow Subway Station Blast Kills 10
(AP)
Moscow Subway Station Blast Kills 10
(AP)
08/31/2004 03:41 PMAP - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy
Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and
wounding more than 50 — the second terrorist attack to hit Russia
in a week.
2 Arrested in Alleged NYC Subway Bomb
Plot (AP)
2 Arrested in Alleged NYC Subway Bomb
Plot (AP)
08/28/2004 01:39 PMAP - A U.S. citizen and a Pakistani national were arrested in an
alleged plot to bomb a subway station in midtown Manhattan, and
possibly other locations around the city, police said Saturday.
Subway robot paints to Rush tunes
Subway robot paints to Rush tunes
12/22/2004 01:30 AM
Xeni Jardin:
Gizmodo editor Joel Johnson shares
this snapshot with BoingBoing -- he says it depicts:
"A guy with his hand-made robot playing songs for change at the
Bedford L (subway) stop (in New York City). It was so understated. The
robot was an art project from the guy, who said he wasn't really into
robotics. Sort of like, Yeah, that's my goddam robot.
Like the robot was trouble or something, or he had inherited it --
even though he'd made it himself."
Link
Update: reader Joshua Dickens says, "In
reference to the robot from Bedford Ave post, I actually encoded a
video for the robot-creator in question and am hosting it on my web
site: Link. The robot paints
to [the music of the 30-year-old hair band] Rush.
Oh, and maybe someone can torrent the video in case my site gets
slammed!"
I am bleeding through my eyeballs I'm
laughing so hard right now. Email Josh if you want to help with the
torrent: Link
And reader Ben Seigel says, "A correction: Rush is not a '30-year-old
hair band,' but rather, a 30 year old progressive rock band. Please
don't lump them together with Ratt and Poison." Ben, I thank you, and
mea maxima prog-rock culpa.
New York to Revive Subway Beauty
Contests (AP)
New York to Revive Subway Beauty
Contests (AP)
06/23/2004 09:28 AMAP - For 35 years, the words "miss subways" had nothing to do with
being late for work or nostalgia among expatriate New Yorkers. The
words referred to the eager young women who hoped their photos on
subway placards would be tickets to modeling careers or even
Hollywood.
Public comments on NYC subway-photo-ban
solicited
Public comments on NYC subway-photo-ban
solicited
06/09/2004 01:52 PMThe NYC subway system is considering a ban on photography on its
trains and platforms -- despite the long and honourable tradition of
shipping kick-ass art by taking snaps on the trains. Here's a public
inquiry site where you can comment on the proposal.
Link
(
Thanks, Christian!)
Ban on Subway Photography Prompts
Underground Protest
Ban on Subway Photography Prompts
Underground Protest
06/07/2004 12:14 PMAbout 100 photographers expressed their outrage at a proposed ban on
taking pictures in the New York subway system.
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