Posted at 12:06 AM on 9-8-09 by Rob T Firefly
Vintage Computer Festival East takes place this weekend, September 12-13. This long-running event celebrates all the best that the digital past has to offer. There will be exhibits, talks, classic computer music concerts, a BASIC programming challenge, and more.
For more of a taste of what goes on, here is a video montage from last year’s event.
Posted at 5:20 AM on 7-8-09 by Rob T Firefly
A local film location scout has posted about what appear to be Manhattan’s last four public telephone booths.
The classic-style outdoor booths are all on West End Avenue, on the corners of 101st, 100th, 90th, and 66th streets. They even appear to be in good repair and working order; something which could not have been taken for granted even when phone booths were ubiquitous.
The Payphone Project also boasts a nice series of photographs of the booths.
Hypothetically speaking, if we were to set up a field trip one of these weekends to visit, use, and photograph the living heck out of these, would you be into it? Let us know; if enough of you express interest, we’ll make it happen.
Posted at 1:09 AM on 7-4-09 by Rob T Firefly
We at NYC2600.net wish our fellow Americans a happy and safe Independence Day!
Here’s Gothamist’s look at some local Independence Days of the past, and tonight’s major festivities.
Finally, here’s some insightful critical commentary on one unforgettable moment in local Independence Day history.
Posted at 10:22 PM on 1-15-09 by Rob T Firefly
To the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549: We’re glad you’re all safe and sound.
To the crew, rescue workers, and volunteers who made sure everyone was brought back safely: Good job, and thank you.
To the birds who apparently caused the crash: Jet engines != the sky. Please make a note of it.
Posted at 10:53 AM on 10-14-08 by Rob T Firefly
In support of Doctor Atomic, an operatically fictionalized account of the events surrounding Dr. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, there’s a historical event this Friday afternoon at CUNY with some of the real people involved with the project.
The Manhattan Project was one of the largest and most secretive military projects upon which the United States has ever embarked. Most of the people involved did not fully know the details. Join us for an in-depth series of presentations and discussion of the Manhattan Project with Harold Agnew, former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and photographers Rachel Fermi (granddaughter of renowned physicist and grandfather of the first nuclear reactor Enrico Fermi) and Esther Samra together in conversation with selected Manhattan Project veterans.
Check out the event’s website for more info and location details.
(via Science & the City)
