Weeknote 2026.33
New bike! Also made progress on the home dashboard project. In the links: Lining up for cheap sushi, making NYC street signs, feeding firefighters, in defense of em dashes and more.
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Weeknote 2026.32
A slowish week yields a story of an irradiated dime. In the links: The Ikea complexity index, cargo bikes are cool, a plea for the QueensLink, corporations are worried about the expense of AI tokens and the Criminal in Chief continues his unprecedented looting spree.
Walking Around Manhattan
Ever wondered what it's like to walk the entire perimeter of the island of Manhattan? Well, let me tell you...
Weeknote 2026.31
Kvetching about travel delays and the sad state of transit at LaGuardia airport. In the links: Identifying subway bottlenecks, a Metro-North project finishes early, how Whole Foods got worse and more.
Weeknote 2026.30
A quick visit to Toronto. In the links, it's all about bikes and transit in NYC an one, great, AI post.
Weeknote 2026.29
Joe Jackson at the Beacon Theatre and some procrastineering. In the links: Americans cant drive stick, NYC bans bad subscription practices, a browser extension that detects sketchy brands on Amazon, the criminal in chief sells access to insider information and much more!
Weeknote 2026.28
Walked the perimeter of Manhattan. In the links: Congestion pricing, the gift that keeps on giving, remembering AOL IM, and Americans are socializing less.
Weeknote 2026.27
July 4th festivities during a heat wave in NYC and ConEd struggles to keep up with demand. In the links: Rubbish parking, people that don't move their cars to get stickered and NYC bars love the World Cup.
Weeknote 2026.26
Taking stock of projects at midyear and volunteering in the park. In the links: The history of US dining, a slew of NYC related links and the demoralization of the white-collar worker.
Weeknote 2026.25
Finally back to the weekly jam. In the links: Pinball league play in Greenpoint, downtown brooklyn bike lanes, the Knick bring the city together and surveillance pricing.