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Andy
I'm a designer for Netscape in New York City, and a rabid Mets fan. I am desperately seeking to avoid MySpace, and could really use some gold stars.
Website: http://andyfraley.com/
Member Since: April 19, 2006
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
Mice move in to new New York Times building
Real Estate – The New York Times just moved into a new $600 million, 52-story building and all people want to talk about is the mice. Or the leaks. Or the screwy elevators.
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Voted for on July 05, 2007 09:30am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks
My, Your Car Looks So Delicious
Autos – The car industry is naming colors after food. Other G.M. colors are Black Licorice, Cappuccino Frost and Salsa Red. Other companies are also using the palate to name their palettes: Chrysler offers Cool Vanilla, Honda has Root Beer and Volvo once offered Saffron (a coppery yellow). Volkswagen has the unsubtle Lemon Yellow and Candy White.
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Voted for on June 28, 2007 04:49pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
ATMs Celebrate 40th Birthday
Money – ATMs around the world were handing out an estimated $26 billion Wednesday, business as usual for machines celebrating 40 years of doling out cash on street corners, inside fast food eateries, at convenience stores, airports and myriad other locations.
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Voted for on June 28, 2007 04:35pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 3 votes / No sinks
Satire: Fashion iCon, My Brief Interview with Steven Jobs
Gadgets & Tech – Mr. Jobs, it's not easy to get you to sit for an interview, so I'll make this short. Why do you always wear blue jeans and a black turtleneck?
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Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:29pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Thief asks for time out in police chase
Humor – MANILA - Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a "time out." The robber asked for a "time out" using hand signals.
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Voted for on June 26, 2007 10:35am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
Name that feeling: You'll feel better
Health & Fitness – Putting feelings into words makes sadness and anger less intense, U.S. brain researchers said on Wednesday, in a finding that explains why talking to a therapist -- or even a sympathetic bartender -- often makes people feel better.
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Voted for on June 20, 2007 06:01pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks
The problem with five-star rating systems
Art & Design – Let users choose from five stars, and they nearly always pick three. Three is the little bear's porridge, neither too hot nor too cold. Three is neutral -- a safe place to hide. Even in the virtual world, where nothing more consequential is being asked than an opinion, many people would rather equivocate than commit.
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Voted for on June 20, 2007 01:49pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks
Is There a Doctor of Design in the House?
Art & Design – Why pursue an advanced degree in design? And why an MFA over a PhD or vice versa? Critic Steven Heller goes to Meredith Davis for the last word on terminal degrees.
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Voted for on June 20, 2007 12:58pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks
Vatican issues 10 Commandments for good motorists
Religion – The Vatican took a break from strictly theological matters on Tuesday to issue its own rules of the road, a compendium of do's and don'ts on the moral aspects of driving and motoring.
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Voted for on June 19, 2007 10:18am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks
Everything I Know About Design I Learned from The Sopranos
Art & Design – Last night, after eight years, 86 episodes, and untold quantities of gobbagool, The Sopranos finished its run on HBO. And this is what we've learned.
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Voted for on June 11, 2007 09:30am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks
Chart-topper Rihanna rebels with haircut
Celebrities – Chart-topping Barbados singer Rihanna says she is going through a rebellious stage. But unlike some of her celebrity peers, she has not been arrested for driving while under the influence, checked into rehab or spent time in jail. Instead the 19-year-old cut her hair -- without asking anyone first.
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Voted for on June 10, 2007 08:45am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks
The 2012 Olympic Logo Ate My Hamster
Art & Design – Earlier this week, the in-boxes of British designers filled up with links to the London 2012 website and with messages of incredulity from fellow designers. I went to the site determined to maintain an open mind. I wanted to like it, to swim against the tide and defend it against instantaneous dismissals by friends and colleagues. Surely it would have some redeeming features?
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Voted for on June 06, 2007 04:01pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / 1 sink
Paris Hilton butt of jokes at MTV Movie Awards
Celebrities – Paris Hilton spent her final hours of freedom in familiar territory on Sunday, front and center at a celebrity event near Hollywood -- as people cheered her upcoming incarceration.
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Voted for on June 04, 2007 11:40am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks
Mooing ringtones used to catch leopards
Gadgets & Tech – Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
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Voted for on June 04, 2007 11:25am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks
Segways give N.Y. police a PR boost
Gadgets & Tech – The nation's largest police force added the electric scooter known as the Segway to its means of locomotion two weeks ago, joining some 300 other police departments that use them. The attempt to combat crime has also helped police connect with the public.
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Voted for on May 31, 2007 03:55pm
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