February 2012
60 posts
93, 94, 95... Ready or not, here I come!
It’s 1972. Gas is 35 cents a gallon. The Penn Central is falling apart and is going to go bankrupt in just 4 short years. The Center City Commuter Tunnel is still 9 years from opening. Inner-city transit is something for poor people.
The Delaware waterfront, once one of the world’s major manufacturing hubs, now looks like something out of Fallout: Philadelphia.
When you consider...
“But a basic rule of thumb seems to suggest itself: The fact that business owners...”
– Food truck war: How city governments are trying to kill them with dumb regulations.
There’s a lot of anger at Chris Christie today. But I’m not angry. I’m disappointed.
I’m disappointed that someone who I consider an intelligent capable person took this issue as a joke. That his response was “let’s get this vetoed so we can move on to more important issues”. This is an important issue.
I’m disappointed at the people who respond to...
WatchRon Swanson’s thoughts on government
“PHILADELPHIA - The latest bullying incident at Philadelphia public schools...”
– Latest School Bullying Involves Teabagging
This is Why I Pirate →
An interesting story from a redditor.
'Do You Wipe Your Own Asshole?' Asks Old... →
God I miss Philly.
“When we took a look at the Chrome for Android beta, we mentioned that Flash...”
– Chrome for Android won’t support Flash, Adobe confirms
“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– Federal Appeals Court Finds Proposition 8 Unconstitutional
Super Bowl preview for non-football fans →
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Just like they did last year, The Rumpus shares some of the stories of the players participating in the Super Bowl in a way that isn’t as syrupy as Bob Costas. For instance, there’s Mark Herzlich, a former top NFL prospect who was…
