I generally love Verizon FIOS. But tonight the internet is unwatchable, much like the Knicks…
Author: fish1964
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Minecraft Wins
Via Curbed Los Angeles:
No part of this story makes any sense, but we’ll tell it to you anyway
I have no real interest in the real estate insanity of the crazy rich, but this one appeals to me in a strange way.
The newly crazy rich creator of Minecraft beat out Beyoncé and Jay-Z for a $70 million dollar mansion in LA. Again, I don’t really care. But somehow a tech guy beating out Beyoncé amuses me…
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NYC is most livable?
I love New York and I’m not leaving Brooklyn. But “most livable” isn’t the phrase I usually use to describe it.
They did caveat it with “for people 35 and under”…
h/t Barry Ritholtz
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My Wife Still Claims to Like Me
I’ve always been an Amazon/Bezos fan and this article doesn’t change it.
My wife still claims to still like me. I don’t question her aggressively on that.
The vision for Kindle is every book, every imprint, in any language, all available in 60 seconds.
Read the whole thing or watch the video.
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Thin Mints
The Girl Scouts discovered the internet this year. For the first time you can buy cookies online. My daughter Victoria is a Brownie, so if you need a Thin Mint fix, she’d be happy to sell you some:
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Gotham in Brooklyn
I don’t watch the show Gotham, but we saw them filming last night. My daughter has an art class in Dumbo Brooklyn on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The studio is on one of the most picturesque blocks in Dumbo because of the way it frames the Manhattan Bridge.
If you do an image search on Dumbo Manhattan Bridge, most of the pictures are of this block. Walking to her art class we regularly see wedding parties and tourists taking pictures on this block (thankfully there is little traffic, because people like to stand in the middle of the street).
So that’s where they were filming. The attention to detail is interesting. They put up some fake store signs and other little touches. The had a bunch of old cars with Gotham license plates.
Just another night in Dumbo…
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Always a Packer
He left on bad terms. He played for the hated Vikings. He threw some painful interceptions.
But he won a Super Bowl.
And threw a ton of touchdowns. And made classic plays. And was fun to watch (when he didn’t throw a painful interception)
And he won a Super Bowl.
Seriously, that’s enough. Super Bowls are few and far between. Brett Favre is a Packer.
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County of Kings
Brooklyn is also known as Kings County. Today English royalty visits a few block from our place.
Most people are just worried about the traffic…
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End of an Era
My favorite bar has been sold. It will close on 12/28. If you are old enough to remember the show Cheers, that is how to think of this place. I moved to Brooklyn in 1994. I started going to the Alehouse in 1994.
Back then, one of my (now) partners at Origami Risk also lived in Brooklyn. We were each about four blocks away, on opposite sides. “Let’s meet at the Alehouse” was a common refrain. A very common refrain.
Many of the current bartenders were working then. On of my favorites, Mary, was single like us at the time. Since then she has gotten married and had three kids while I got married and had two, around the same age. We’ve been sharing stories and pictures for 20 years.
It really is Cheers. I walk in and wave to the bartender (whichever one, I know them all). I find a spot at the bar next to someone I know, get some popcorn and discuss the beer list with the bartender (though half the time I just get a Weihenstephaner, one of the permanent beers). The people haven’t changed. My business partner moved away over 10 years ago. He’d recognize half the people in the bar.
The food is good, the beer and popcorn great, and the bartenders excellent. There are plenty of great bars in Brooklyn. But none can replace this.
We’ll see what happens. The new owner is a pizza guy, so that could be good. But you can’t replace Cheers.
The end of an era…
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WSJ Meets SMBC
Regular readers have seen links to great Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic strips. He has an RSS feed, you should use it.
When the Wall Street Journal notices the totally facetious conference founded by the author, Zach Weinersmith, you know it’s hit the big time…
If you are interested, check out You Tube for videos from the conference.
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