Archive for June, 2007

iPhone Disassembly

Friday, June 29th, 2007
You can see what it does on the outside by watching the videos on Apple.com, but Apple won't show you anything like this. See the iPhone from the inside as it's delightflly dismantled by the ifixit people.

News of Benoit’s wife’s death posted on Wikipedia 14 hours before cops found the bodies

Friday, June 29th, 2007
The anonymous user claimed later that it was simply a case of wiki vandalism. "I just can't believe what I wrote was actually the case." The user's internet connection is in Stamford, CT, the same city as the WWE's HQ, but the user claims no connection.

Citizen Journalist Captures Violence in DC’s Infamous Columbia Heights Neighborhood

Monday, June 25th, 2007
Blogger Laura Fries recounts the incident in her neighborhood as cops break up a club-side brawl. Video. Photos. Text. These are the things that Internet journalism is made of. If you're there and you report it accurately, you're a journalist.

Inside Iraq

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Iraqi journalists working for the McClatchy newspaper group put out a pretty good news blog. Surprising because I've always thought of McClatchy as one of those newspaper giants that's all thumbs when it comes to any kind of activity online.

Porsche Clash @ The Glen, 2007 Watkins Glen

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

The hand points to Christopher Musante in the yellow car, #72, a 1972 Porsche 911. It rained halfway through the race, but Chris managed a win overall on a wet track.

This is a PCA club race.

Parkour

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Parkour is one of the most amazing physical arts I’ve ever seen. Behold the art of getting from one point to another as quickly and efficiently as possible:

For more, watch Casino Royale. NY has a few Parkour practitioners: http://www.nyparkour.com/