Other Most Annoying People

Yeah, yeah, I got it.

But, since I seem to have annoyed so many people this week with what has to be the dumbest controversy I've ever been involved in (and NOOOO, I didn't engineer it as a publicity stunt), I thought I'd throw it out there. Point you rabid dogs in a new direction.

So, leaving aside me or my almost as annoying FIPS PICs, who is seriously bugging the shit out of you on this glorious spring day?

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There Goes the Neighborhood: Gowanus

Yes, after 40 years as an unofficial toxic waste dump, it's official! The Gowanus Canal has at last gotten the recognition it deserves: EPA superfundstatus.

Already, a few developers are apparently pulling up stakes, but do we really need any more ugly-ass white-shoed condos anyway?

Do you think they'll dredge up any cement-shoed bottom-dwellers? Will this put the kibosh on Gowanus as the next up-and-coming nabe? What do you think?

(via City Room Blog)

Another Reason to Leave/Love Park Slope [Red Hook]

...Because going to very nearby Red Hook is like getting out of town for the day.

The Harbor alone is worth the trip—the incredible beauty and peace of just hanging by the Pier, watching the tugs, listening to the clanging of the buoy, Lady Liberty majestically hanging there with you, as you ponder why the hell you don’t live HERE (because there’s  no mass fucking transit) instead of where you DO live. 

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Passive Agressive Wifi

Ok, this is pretty fucking hilarious slash brilliant: some disgruntled apartment dwellers throughout NYC have taken to updating their wifi network handles with passive aggressive messages for their neighbors. Shit like "yourdogneedstostopbarking," "stopstealingmynewyorktimes or my personal fave "Really?Curry?Again?"

The hope, of course, at these these annoying ass neighbors will see the message when they're loggin on with their own computers.

One commenter confessed: “I update my wireless network SSID like most people update their Facebook page."

HAAA!

I am so stealing this idea immeds.

(via Brick Underground).

Shout Out To Roadify.com

They were out on 7th Ave yesterday spreading the word: WELCOME! Roadify gives commuters a way to exchange information with each other to help with parking and public transit.

Roadify is a platform for sharing traveler intelligence. It helps you find parking, catch a train, make a flight, find the best driving route and more, by giving you easy access to real-time information from other commuters and transit data sources (like Google Transit, Traffic.com, MTA, etc.). We think of Roadify as the first comprehensive “social transportation” company, combining social networking with a wealth of published transit information.

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