One blog I enjoy reading is This is Broken, which highlights poorly designed interfaces (broadly interpretted: signage, policy, customer service, etc.) that lead to poor customer experiences. This signage at the W 103rd B/C subway stop is broken. If you look up, you see this sign to the customer service intercom:

If you follow […]

Chris and I hit up a new addition to the neighborhood: L’Exquisitous (Manhattan Ave. at 107). Started by the owner of now defunct Gumbo and another partner, the menu is a mix of New Orleans cuisine (brought over from Gumbo), Haitian specialties and more standard cafe fare. And they have free wireless Internet. […]

Seeking an alternative source for decent Mexican food, given our abysmal experience at Mama Mexico, Tuesday night we hit up Noche Mexicana (Amsterdam between 101 and 102). They serve up excellent, authentic $2 tacos with some delicious and overly generous fillers (two are a meal!).

Spring has finally arrived. To celebrate, Lizz and I decided to have a take-out picnic. I’d been meaning to check out Rack & Soul (109 & Broadway) since hearing about it on Uptown Flavor. While the ribs (the most important part!) were pretty good (tender, not *too* dry but I like ‘em […]

I’ve been checking out restaurants in the neighborhood lately. On Good Friday, Lizz and I hit up Suma (Amsterdam b/w 107 & 108) to get a sushi fix. The place is tiny, but fits comfortably in the tight space; very Japanese. The food was very good and prices were reasonable, however the […]

Friend Mike Grass, formerly of DCist, recently launched a blog as part of his gig at the Washington Post affiliate paper “express”: FreeRide. When he was last in NYC, we watched part of the Super Mario Bros. DVD he reviewed. I’m not sure how we made it through more than one episode. […]

John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing has vowed to stop using the word “blog” and start advocating an online strategy that:

Will bring you a substantial increase in search engine traffic.
Will greatly enhance your ability to communicate with your market.

Will increase your odds of being interviewed by the media.
Will allow you (or someone you designate) to […]

Rob posted this recently and it merits more attention. Verbatim:
University of Maryland professor Peter Levine has some interesting things to say about the liberal blogosphere in response to bloggers Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zúniga’s new book, Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics:
I should also note that 2006 is […]

A friend of mine passed on a rather disturbing link to a Republican blogger ranting about the evils of Linux. I can’t tell if this is satire (think overdone Colbert Report) or if this woman really is this nuts. (Post summary: Linux is a foreign, communist, unamerican attempt to destroy the US […]