Source Code of the City

Sat, 05/11/2002 - 00:49 — deadprogrammer

I just purchased an awesome book called "Invisible New York : The Hidden Infrastructure of the City". As any hacker I am fascinated with all hidden technological things : tunnels, shafts, silos, generators, abandoned buildings. This book is a photographic essay about what the author calls "Serving Places" of New York City -- things like abandoned subway stations, abandoned missile silos (turns out there are some in the Bronx), water system tunnels and valve rooms. Unfortunately the author did not include a "lost"subway station underground near Brooklyn College or bowels of Flatiron Building with its one of a kind pneumatic elevator system. The cover of the book features an absolutely amazing shot of a spiral staircase.

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Thu, 05/09/2002 - 00:08 — deadprogrammer

My new digital camera is on it's way from Canada.

I's a special black finish edition of Canon Powershot G2. B&H and Adorama did not have it in stock, and the only place selling it on the web was Photocreative in Canada.
I am going to name my new camera Hoser.
Don't you hate silvery finishes in cameras, eh?

Meanwhile -- another photo from my archive.

Eye Candy

Sun, 05/05/2002 - 02:04 — deadprogrammer

Here are some photos I took a long time ago. Just eye candy.


Near NYU at night.


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