NYC Subway Centennial

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The subway centennial

The subway centennial 05/04/2004 03:11 PM

You 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.

Dalí Centennial

Dalí Centennial 06/13/2004 04:54 PM

Salvador Dalí, were he still alive, would be 100 years old this year. There is an anniversary exhibit until the end of June at the Vanha Satama in Helsinki of some of his works which, if you admire his work, will be very appealing. I managed to get a free pass for 2 at the Helsinki tourism office when I noticed the passes sitting next to the brochure for the show, so if you want to save yourself 10 or 20 euro, a stop by the tourism office is a good idea. The exhibit has a lovely mixture of lithographs, sculptures and tapestries, including the Gargantua and Pantagruel series which is really clever and brilliant if you're familiar with the book. However, all of the works are for sale, so if you think that paying 10 euro for a high-end museum cum art gallery of reproductions is a bit much, you're probably right. Get a free pass or just visit some of the local galleries who seem to always have Dalí artwork for sale and, as far as I know, don't charge you to browse. Of course, if you have 444,000 euro burning a hole in your pocket, you can purchase the above sculpture and not really dither over the entrance fee. :)

Oppenheimer Centennial

Oppenheimer Centennial 04/23/2004 11:01 AM
J. Robert Oppenheimer Centennial: It is telling that the first atomic test would be named in reference to a poem by John Donne ("Trinity") and the next series of tests would be labeled simply alphabetically according to military protocol ("Able," "Baker," "X-ray," "Yoke," and "Zebra"). It is indicative of the changing of hands of the bomb, moving from the responsibility of intellectual eclectics like Oppenheimer into the protocols of military rank and policy. See also the Oppenheimer Affair. Via Science NetWatch.

NASA Unveils Centennial Challenges

NASA Unveils Centennial Challenges 03/24/2005 10:09 AM

NASA's Centennial Challenge Aims To
Boost Innovation

NASA's Centennial Challenge Aims To
Boost Innovation 03/27/2005 08:43 PM
Sci-Tech Today Mar 27 2005 11:27PM GMT

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters)

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters) 08/22/2004 01:48 AM
Reuters - Late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping loathed the cult of personality, but on the 100th anniversary of his birth on Sunday Communist Party leaders almost deified the diminutive reformer to underscore their legitimacy.

Centennial launches policy enforcement
on unauthorized device access

Centennial launches policy enforcement
on unauthorized device access 04/07/2005 10:11 AM
Computer Business Review Apr 7 2005 2:20PM GMT

Centennial Communications to Present at
JPMorgan 2005 High Yield Conference

Centennial Communications to Present at
JPMorgan 2005 High Yield Conference 02/01/2005 09:05 PM
Market Wire Jan 27 2005 3:27AM GMT

Centennial Communications Schedules
Conference Call and Webcast Concerning
Second-Quarter Results

Centennial Communications Schedules
Conference Call and Webcast Concerning
Second-Quarter Results 12/17/2004 06:28 PM
Market Wire Dec 17 2004 9:11PM GMT

Centennial Communications to Present at
Lehman Brothers 2005 Worldwide Wireless
and Wireline Conference

Centennial Communications to Present at
Lehman Brothers 2005 Worldwide Wireless
and Wireline Conference 06/05/2005 11:54 PM
Market Wire May 26 2005 1:11AM GMT

In the subway

In the subway 01/07/2004 06:22 PM
Listening to NPR this morning as I struggled to regain enough of my consciousness to stumble into the shower, I heard Colson Whitehead read a...

Like a subway map, for SNIPs

Like a subway map, for SNIPs 03/25/2005 08:37 AM
Pretty and pretty interesting: unrooted haplotype networks -- diagrams showing the relation and mutational distance between different sets of DNA, with haplotypes represented by circles proportional to haplotype frequency, joined by lines proportional to mutational difference between haplotypes -- in cichlid fish (on page 3 ) [pdf], in stone loach fish ( on page 3) [pdf], in lesser prairie chickens (on page 6) [pdf] and in a r ing species! (on page 2) [pdf]

NYC ban on subway photos

NYC ban on subway photos 06/05/2004 05:54 AM
The 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 That Started It All

The Subway That Started It All 04/14/2004 01:04 PM
A pair of transit buffs go in search of the original 1904 subway system.

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...

mobl0gging a subway argument

mobl0gging a subway argument 08/27/2004 02:15 PM
man, i'm glad i'm not *that* guy

Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2)

Berlin Inside the Subway 1.1 (KDE 3.2) 07/08/2004 02:04 PM
A 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

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

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 PM
Also: 'Phantom torque' on space station. [News.com Extra]

Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway?

Now a Message From a Sponsor of the
Subway? 07/26/2004 09:37 PM
The New York region's subways, buses, railroads, bridges and tunnels are looking to corporate sponsorships and naming rights.

"of the London subway system"

"of the London subway system" 11/16/2003 05:08 PM

NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift

NYC Subway Gets Computer Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
Wired News Apr 11 2005 1:42AM GMT

pictures from when the subway was scary

pictures from when the subway was scary 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
i like to give people the impression that mass transit in the city hasn't changed since the 80s

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
ABCNEWS.com Apr 11 2005 1:56AM GMT

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP)

NYC Subway Gets a Computerized Facelift
(AP) 04/10/2005 05:37 PM
AP - 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.

more details on the 2nd avenue subway

more details on the 2nd avenue subway 04/27/2004 01:06 PM
i can't wait to hop on board in a scant 7 years or so

NYC subway upgrade on track

NYC subway upgrade on track 04/10/2005 02:15 PM
USA Today Apr 10 2005 6:14PM GMT

Jini and the Tokyo Subway

Jini and the Tokyo Subway 03/31/2005 03:25 AM
Just 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...

New York's subway getting computerized

New York's subway getting computerized 04/11/2005 03:50 AM
Houston Chronicle Apr 11 2005 8:06AM GMT

2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP)

2 Men Bitten in Queens Subway Attack
(AP) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
AP - Two subway riders were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a man on a train in Queens, police said Wednesday.

New York Computerizes its Subway System

New York Computerizes its Subway System 04/11/2005 11:54 PM

Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift

Update 1: NYC Subway Gets a Computerized
Facelift 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
Forbes Apr 11 2005 1:52AM GMT

NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise

NYC Subway iPod Thefts On The Rise 03/30/2005 12:55 AM

Reports 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

It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener

It's All Mets in Subway Series Opener 06/26/2004 05:52 PM
Al 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 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."

Deer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station

Deer Runs Through D.C. Subway Station 12/16/2003 11:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 16 2003 10:31PM ET

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.

New York to Revive Subway Beauty
Contests (AP)

New York to Revive Subway Beauty
Contests (AP) 06/23/2004 09:28 AM
AP - 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.
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Beating Bible-bashers with showtunes

Beating Bible-bashers with showtunes 09/19/2004 06:17 AM
Cory Doctorow: A New Yorker on a subway car grew tired of the homophobic Bible-thumping preachers, and retaliated by singing show tunes until they shut up:

Me: "If you all don't lower your voices and cease calling me Satan, I will have to sing show tunes."

The other straphangers look at me with stony faces.
I begin to sing.
"Its very clear, our love is here to stay. Not for a year, but forever and a day…"

Preacher lady and the Jesus police start mumbling and beseeching G_d to strike me down and boil me in molten tar. (I look better in silver.)
The train reaches Wall Street. Confused subway riders check out the scene. I begin swaying and feeling the music.

The slamming Bible man looks like he is going to pop a blood vessel. "I cast ye out, Satan."

I go into jazz dance crouch and then spring up to belt out, "THAAAAAAT OLD BLACK MAGIC, HAS ME IN A SPELL…"

Bible man has to get off the train as I wriggle and shimmy. "That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine!"

Bible man exits. SHOW TUNES 1, FUNDAMENTALISTS 0.

Link (via Oblomovka)

nice Voice piece on illegal subway
photos

nice Voice piece on illegal subway
photos 06/04/2004 05:28 PM
photobloggers rule the world!

Apple 'iPod Zone' Blankets London Subway
Stop (With Photos)

Apple 'iPod Zone' Blankets London Subway
Stop (With Photos) 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

By Brad Gibson, Mac Observer

Boing Boing: NYC ban on subway photos

Boing Boing: NYC ban on subway photos 06/07/2004 02:58 AM
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NYC Subway Centennial

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