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The gas street lamps of Wellsboro

Rarely see gas lights anymore. Earlier today, workers were putting mantles on the lamps.

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Pine Creek Gorge in PA

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In Wellsboro, PA

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Tumblr’s first 10 employees will receive only $6.2 million in cash

According to Crain’s, The company’s first 10 employees will receive an average of $6.2 million in cash; the first 30 will receive an average of $3.3 million in cash, and the rest of the 178 employees will each receive $371,000. … Continue reading

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Why No Safe Room to Run To in OK? Because people expect the government to take care of them.

While the devastation in Oklahoma is tragic, reading this article about how locals have resisted requiring tornado shelters in new homes is maddening. They know the area is at risk for tornadoes and the devastation they cause, yet they’re unwilling to build … Continue reading

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Oh, Richie Hawtin

I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen this man spin. However, the experience is nowhere near the same as it was in the early 2000’s seeing him at Twilo. Still good, but I miss the full on techno.

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Notre Dame du Raincy

Auguste Perrer was the architect of this lovely church of reinforced concrete.

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String of Invaders

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The view for a picnic lunch of saucisson montagne, stinky goat cheese and baguette #paris

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Yo, I changed my twitter handle and moved my blog

So, Posterous, where I hosted my blog for the past 3 years, was acquired by Twitter and was shut down at the end of the last month. Sigh. Of course I waited until the last moment to check out the … Continue reading

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