Author Archives: Nick Bernstein
JSON an XML Alternative
I recently came a cross a blog talking about JSON, a straight forward alternative to XML. I’ve always disliked XML, and so has pretty much everyone I’ve ever known who’s had to muck with it. It’s not terrible, just clunky, … Continue reading
brgr: nyc restaurant review
I landed at JFK at about four. By the time I got to my hotel on 29th St. in Manhattan, it was five thirtyish. After flopping on the bed and taking a shower to wash the travel off, I needed … Continue reading
Kai Doh Maru
I just finished watching Kai Do Maru. Kai Do Maru is an animated film by the same animation group as directed the more well known Ghost in the Shell, and once pointed out, it’s hard not to see distinct similarities in the … Continue reading
Why OpenID is awesome and Destined to Fail
So I just installed the wordpress openid plugin – it’s a fantastic idea and works well. I don’t want to have to make people sign up on my site and everyone already has an openid — one of the listed … Continue reading
Next Week Will be Crazy
Next week I’m doing a custom netapp class for Morgan Stanley, a large investment firm. This would be fun, but we’ve packed a course that takes a week into two days, and it’s in NYC. New York is a city … Continue reading
Drums!!
So after a number of years of wanting to buy and electronic drum kit and putting it off because it was too expensive, and it was tough to justify (since I don’t really know how to play them very…
Fuck yeah
Just chased down some dumb-ass sixteen year old that stole some retarded kid’s bike. I rule! w00t! PS: no, I was not a dick, I just made him go back and apologize and didn’t call the cops….
The Greatest Voicemail Ever
I arrived in LA last night at 9:38pm. This was three minutes later than my GPS estimated I would. What a piece of crap. It was a long drive. Very long. 1100 miles or so, actually. There is a piece … Continue reading