Author Archives: Niall Murphy

Everyone from doormen to hipsters may be to blame for New York City coming up short in the Census count this year — and they may have lost the city billions in federal funding.

New Yorkers slammed the 2010 Census when it was released in March. It showed there are only 8.1 million city residents, which city demographers say is far less than the 8.4 million people who actually live here.

Councilwoman Diana Reyna theorized that “hipsters” may be part of the cause for the inconsistency of the Census numbers, stating that some of them “only want to be counted in their home state.” She also added that they might not participate in the Census because it wouldn’t be “cool.”

Hipsters to blame for billions of dollars in Census losses? (Metro NY)

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A timelapse of Las Vegas by photographer, Philip Bloom, who captures the surreal desert setting of Las Vegas from a single vantage point at the MGM Signature.

Music from the Moon soundtrack by Clint Mansell

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Will Smith, currently filming Men In Black III in New York’s SoHo has parked his custom-built trailer on the street, to the chagrin of locals.

The specially designed ride, nicknamed “The Heat,” includes a lounge, a movie room with a 100-inch screen, marble floors throughout, offices for his assistants and writing staff, a large bedroom and all-granite bathroom. It measures about 53 feet long, has 22 wheels and weighs in at around 30 tons.

“It looks bigger than my apartment!” said Brigette Moreno, 22, who lives above where the trailer was docked yesterday.

“The smell that comes along with it is disgusting. It’s like living in a gas station. I really like Will Smith, but I would be embarrassed if that was my trailer. A little modesty goes a long way.”

Adding insult to injury, Smith is renting a five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom apartment for $25,000 a month less than a mile away.

Sadly, Will is unable to hear the complaints of locals over the sound of $20,000,000 and 20% of the gross.

The Monster That Ate SoHo (New York Post)

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What? Microsoft? Assimilating third party technology to suit its own nefarious ends without a thought for the needs of the consumer? Surely not.

Microsoft: Skype Is NOT About Online Advertising (MSFT) (San Francisco Chronicle)

Joy Of Tech

The Video Game Name Generator will keep serving up a stream of hilarious, oddly-plausible names for video games as long as you keep hitting the button.

Karl actually owns Throbbing Hobo City.

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