February 2012
20 posts
Is There Any Reason To Take Uber Versus NYC Cabs? →
Cliff Notes: YES
To Be Black at Stuyvesant High →
Great piece about Stuyvesant and the unfortunate and growing racial disparity (via nytimes)
WatchJimmy Fallon as Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sings “Jeremy (Lin)”
This is a pretty good impression of old-school Eddie, and Fallon earns my respect here in the last few seconds, around 3:20, opening the jacket to reveal the word Knicks on his chest. I believe Eddie did that on one of their early SNL appearances but its a pretty classic Eddie move.
ubernyc:
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
The...
Have an Uber Valentine's Day
ubernyc:
Hey New Yorkers!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and Uber has got you covered for the big night. You’ve found that special someone, made the dinner reservation, rose petals on the bed… And then? You’re not going to get into a yellow cab, are you? We’ll be out in full force this Tuesday, so get picked up and ride in style with us for the special night.
And if you’re not...
Early Adoption
File this post under shameless bragging.
I’m not the kind of internet user that signs up for every new service on the first day, but I have made some fortuitous moves in to web services about which I will now brag:
Facebook: Launched 2/4/2004, I joined 3/7/2004 (I estimate I am within the first 20,000), now has more than 845mm users Foursquare: I am user 4821, there are now over 10mm users...
The Trials of Uber →
“I like pissing people off” -TK (via Fortune)
