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Apple today released this press release:

No on Prop 8

October 24, 2008

Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as…

New York »

This is an excellent clip highlighting the Department of Transportation did within less than 2 years’ time.  I know the clip is 10 mins long, but I think it’s worth it to see how DoT under the leadership of Janette Sadik-Khan changed some of the streets of NYC from deathtrap for pedestrian to open space for relaxation and enjoyment of city life.  Even though New York is such a fast-paced city, most public projects are slow as a turtle, many projects are so slow that they remain in drawing boards in years~ …

New York »

For lack of a better word, NYC subway system as a whole is, crappy.  I am not going to be a broken record complaining about the same thing over and over again.  (cos don’t get me started, I was late this morning because the 7 decided not to go into Manhattan~)  Despite its many flaws, there are some marginal improvements that creep into the system every once in a while.  The model R160 trains, the train arrival time displays on the L line, even the behind-the-scene line managers position are some of the improvements.  Now …