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Almost five years later, I’m heading back to Roseland Ballroom for another Liz Phair concert. Hoo yeah!
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Missed this somehow. Museum Mile Festival is today (second Tuesday of June) from 6-9pm. Free admission at nine museums along Fifth Ave.
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Just noticed last night in Time Out NY that Liz Phair is playing the Bowery Ballroom on 8/10. Apparently, tickets ($20) went on sale a few days ago, but the show is already sold out. Just called the box office (Mercury Lounge) and confirmed this. 🙁 At least one broker is already selling tickets for … …
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Manhattan Judge Orders M.T.A. to Roll Back Fare Increase. The MTA said the procedure would cost $2 million and cost the agency $1.2 million a day in lost revenue. Heh. Can’t say I feel sorry for the MTA. :-p
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Red alert? Stay home, await word. Pure madness. I sometimes get the feeling that the heavily armed soldiers and policemen running around the city are intended to suppress citizen revolt rather than terrorist activity. More likely it’s just another feel-good measure, which in case you hadn’t heard, is expected to cost the city over $5M … …
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Walked knee-deep into snow almost as soon as I set foot outside the apartment today. Wahoo! Don’t forget extra socks if you’re out in it… Office is a bit of a ghost town today. Locks and Full Disclosure. In this month’s Crypto-Gram, Schneier discusses security through obscurity with regard to physical locks, software security vulnerabilities, … …
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Air security hires raise controversy on Kauai. What “Homeland Security” is really about.
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Bear, Stearns Threatens Again to Leave City and Seeks Third Set of Deals to Stay. There is no way the city should be paying incentives for companies to stay in NY while planning to shut down local firehouses. This is a ridiculous waste of tax dollars.
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The last words I expect to hear from a panhandler after giving spare change: “Please give the full dollar. I have to eat, and ten cents is going nowhere.”
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The Israeli Army is destroying the homes of relatives of past suicide bombers in hopes that this will deter future suicide bombers. On the contrary, I believe this simply leaves some (justifiably) pissed-off and impoverished people with little else to lose but their lives. Lightning storm killed the modem this weekend. What a pain. This … …