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The Congress for the New Urbanism has just released
Freeways Without Future, their top-10 list of aging highways that should be demolished in favor of city-friendly boulevards.
"There's a whole generation of elevated highways in cities that are at the end of their design life," says John Norquist, head of the
Congress for the New Urbanism.
"Instead of rebuilding them at enormous expense, cities have an opportunity to undo what proved to be major urban-planning blunder." Take that,
Robert Moses.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 10:02 AM on September 28, 2008
(54 comments)
Apology.
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 6:50 PM on August 6, 2008
(125 comments)
In
Madame Bovary, who is the truer romantic? Emma, for her unending quest for the romantic ideal? Or Bovary himself, for refusing to believe anything bad about his wife?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 9:04 PM on July 13, 2008
(10 comments)
Looking for a good place to buy a new, reasonably-priced couch in NYC.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 11:23 AM on July 1, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm a single guy living alone. I need to start cooking for myself because I spend too much money on food, and most of what I eat is kinda bad for me. However, I hate doing dishes and don't have much time to cook. What foods/recipes would you suggest?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 12:03 PM on June 18, 2008
(39 comments)
How do I find a good mover in NYC?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 6:38 PM on June 3, 2008
(17 comments)
As Moscow changes, so does its population of stray dogs. During Soviet times, Moscow's stray dogs foraged for food and avoided humans, since there wasn't much to be gained from begging. As the city became increasingly affluent, the dogs' behavior changed radically. Some recent adaptations include passive subway begging, observing stoplights, and a food scam called the "come-from-behind ambush." The stray dogs, whose population is estimated at 26,000, have even ceased some of their interpack warfare. Observe the Moscow subway dog
here.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 11:15 AM on May 29, 2008
(26 comments)
neighborbee blog
neighborbee is a NYC-based blog whose sole purpose is to provide stuff to do in your free time. With writers from Best Week Ever, Gawker Media and other awesome blogs, neighborbee is sure to keep you busy throughout the week. I write the weekly
music column, which goes up every Thursday. Enjoy!
posted to Projects by Afroblanco
at 12:53 PM on May 16, 2008
So, ummm, last July I went to Portland for this "Metafilter anniversary gathering" thing, and I got Jessamyn to autograph one of those nifty teal Metafilter shirts. However, my life will not be complete until I somehow coerce the other admins to sign it as well. I'm just waiting for the proper venue. So, how about it? Are going to have another anniversary gathering this year or what?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 9:20 PM on May 4, 2008
(69 comments)
What's the safest possible thing that I can do with my money?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 12:18 PM on March 20, 2008
(28 comments)
Where can I find some awesome hip-hop mashups?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 11:18 AM on March 12, 2008
(31 comments)
AskMe Musicians - I'm buying a drum set for the first time. What advice would you offer me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 11:01 AM on February 15, 2008
(14 comments)
How about a Craigslist-type subsite for MeFi members?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 8:37 PM on February 14, 2008
(16 comments)
I'm looking for an MP3 player that you can treat like a USB drive. In other words, I want to load MP3s onto it by just plugging the device into my machine and the copying files over. I do not want to use a specialized program like Itunes, and I want to use a standard USB or Firewire cable to plug the device into my computer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 11:15 AM on December 24, 2007
(32 comments)
Have any well-known Middle East scholars come out in favor of uniting Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank into one multi-ethnic, secular state, with the goal of making all residents equal citizens?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 12:37 PM on December 11, 2007
(15 comments)
After I read
this article today about Yahoo Answers, I realized that I've never actually spent any time on there. For those who have - how does it compare with our site?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 9:11 PM on December 10, 2007
(43 comments)
Please help my find a pair of headphones that won't hurt my head or ears.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 12:45 PM on November 29, 2007
(21 comments)
I keep all my savings in a Citibank e-savings account, which is like a regular savings account, only with a higher interest rate. Recently, the dollar has totally been tanking, and this trend doesn't show any signs of reversing. What's the easiest, safest, most profitable way for me to save my money in euros instead of dollars?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 11:49 AM on November 2, 2007
(29 comments)
Statistically speaking, what makes marriages last the longest?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 9:31 AM on October 26, 2007
(44 comments)
Last Wednesday, residents of the Ulyanovsk province of Russia took the day off work in celebration of their newest holiday,
Sex Day.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 7:06 AM on September 18, 2007
(42 comments)
Is there a reason that we're allowing the
blink tag?
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 9:18 PM on September 13, 2007
(290 comments)
No PC should be without MS DOS 5 - apparently because it has mouse support, a full-screen editor, and an utterly inexplicable
music video. Guaranteed to save you at least 45K!!!
of RAM, that is.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 1:24 PM on September 12, 2007
(56 comments)
Tender love song with an intriguing, unusual structure
posted to MeFi Music by Afroblanco
at 12:49 PM on September 6, 2007
(2 comments)
Do airport x-ray machines damage external hard drives?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 9:00 PM on August 28, 2007
(7 comments)
In the grand tradition of rock and roll waltzes, I bring you Angel Waltz.
posted to MeFi Music by Afroblanco
at 7:57 AM on August 26, 2007
(2 comments)
Pony request : anonymous bookmarking
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 7:17 AM on August 9, 2007
(99 comments)
I ate a piece of mango, and now my throat is terribly sore. What happened?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 7:15 AM on August 4, 2007
(24 comments)
Sort of a kiss-off song. Play this after you've been dumped via email by some silly girl that you should have never been messing around with, anyway.
posted to MeFi Music by Afroblanco
at 5:11 PM on July 31, 2007
(5 comments)
Navelgazer and I are in a Brooklyn-based indie-rock band called The Olivers. This past weekend, we recorded 7 songs for our new album. This one is called The Marching Glum. Please let us know what you think - we are curious as to how people will like our new material. (previously :
1,
2,
3,
4,
5)
posted to MeFi Music by Afroblanco
at 2:07 PM on July 23, 2007
(11 comments)
Do I need a podiatrist, or just a good shoe store?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 9:18 AM on July 16, 2007
(19 comments)
Is there a way to re-open the
Mefi Anniversary Meetup Thread for comments? I wanted to see if anybody else would like to get together on Thursday or Friday night, as I'll be making it a 4-day weekend.
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 10:33 AM on June 17, 2007
(10 comments)
Project Censored compiles an annual list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country's major national news media. On
this year's list : Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran, Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger, High-Tech Genocide in Congo, and many more.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 11:29 AM on May 27, 2007
(26 comments)
I noticed that the meetup mentioned in
this thread has made the 'gatherings' sidebar. (I'm assuming that the meetup will take place this year, and not in 2009, as suggested.) In the thread, there weren't many details regarding a place or a time. Has any of this been decided yet? Not to make like Mother Superior and jump the gun, but if this thing is really happening, I want to buy my plane tix pretty soon.
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 4:56 PM on May 13, 2007
(86 comments)
Are passport expediting services legit?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 5:51 PM on May 1, 2007
(25 comments)
For years,
MDI has been developing a car that runs on compressed air. Last month, they signed an
agreement with Tata Motors to produce the MiniCat - a zero-emissions vehicle that will travel up to 180 miles on $3 worth of fuel. See it in action
here.
(youtube)
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 9:57 PM on March 19, 2007
(45 comments)
In 1999, MTV aired 25 Lame, a show where retired 25 of their worst and most overplayed videos. Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) showed up to help them retire the video for "Ice Ice Baby." The result -
violence, hilarity, and broken mannequins (video, 30-second ad shows before video). Apparently unplanned,
nobody knows for sure if this outburst was the product of genuine anger, or if he was just playing around. An
unedited version (YouTube, lower quality) leads me to think that it was the former.
posted to MetaFilter by Afroblanco
at 12:27 PM on February 1, 2007
(33 comments)
Ok, this one's a bit of a long shot. A while back, somebody posted a comment to a MeFi thread that contained a textfile the effect of "12 Reasons Why Nobody Responded to Your Post." I believe that this textfile was pretty old and came from either the Usenet or Listserv community. Anyway, I found it to be really witty and insightful, and was wondering if anybody here knew more about the origin or location of this textfile.
posted to MetaTalk by Afroblanco
at 5:01 PM on January 7, 2007
(12 comments)
Why is China so afraid of Folun Gong?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco
at 8:37 AM on December 28, 2006
(19 comments)
