Hurricane (and then Tropical Storm) Irene came and went, and with it my power as did the power for almost 722,000 other customers in Connecticut. Here in West Hartford, the storm didn’t seem that bad: steady rain and moderate winds with a few gusts. But apparently a tree and several utility poles along my street couldn’t handle Irene.
So yeah, I imagine I’ll be without power for a little while. Good thing I prepared.
Hurricane Irene: MTA Metro-North Railroad closed Grand Central Terminal as the hurricane approached. Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Marjorie Anders.
Who doesn’t love a Mariachi band?
(Via @leeunkrich)
Henrik Eneroth reimagines the web browser in the era of widescreen monitors and fullscreen apps:
Of course, screen sizes do still matter when browsing the web. Since many web sites will be longer than your screen is tall, the less user interface we put vertically, the better. But most screens today are widescreens, so why are we not putting the left- and right-hand sides of the screen to better use, instead of forcing everything into a bar on the top of the window?
His solution:
(Via Cameron Moll)
