Comments on: Bang! http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/ Web design news and insights since 1995 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:24:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-18074 Jeffrey Zeldman Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:10:16 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-18074 Peter said: <blockquote> It looked like a telecom marketer’s version of a rock concert. </blockquote> What's the difference between that and a rock concert? I can't tell any more. Peter said:

It looked like a telecom marketer’s version of a rock concert.

What’s the difference between that and a rock concert? I can’t tell any more.

]]> By: Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17665 Jeffrey Zeldman Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:23:35 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17665 <blockquote> Along with the 911 events this latest event only confirms what a cowardly bunch New Yorkers are. Running, Screaming, Crying. Truly pathetic… </blockquote> Nice try, Troll Boy.

Along with the 911 events this latest event only confirms what a cowardly bunch New Yorkers are. Running, Screaming, Crying. Truly pathetic…

Nice try, Troll Boy.

]]> By: Greg http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17656 Greg Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:18:24 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17656 Paul: The steam is piped into buildings, to be used for both heating and power generation - I think it's an interesting and elegant solution to the problem of getting multiple utilities through the labyrinthine Manhattan underground. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Edison_steam_operations Paul: The steam is piped into buildings, to be used for both heating and power generation – I think it’s an interesting and elegant solution to the problem of getting multiple utilities through the labyrinthine Manhattan underground.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Edison_steam_operations

]]> By: paul http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17645 paul Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:50:58 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17645 okay, i've been wondering this, so maybe you can tell me. What are those steam pipes for? Nice storytelling here btw. okay, i’ve been wondering this, so maybe you can tell me. What are those steam pipes for? Nice storytelling here btw.

]]> By: jeff http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17632 jeff Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:22:08 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17632 Along with the 911 events this latest event only confirms what a cowardly bunch New Yorkers are. Running, Screaming, Crying. Truly pathetic... Along with the 911 events this latest event only confirms what a cowardly bunch New Yorkers are. Running, Screaming, Crying. Truly pathetic…

]]> By: Liz http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17564 Liz Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:15:03 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17564 Frustrating. None of the initial news articles I could find included street numbers of where the pipe exploded. Took some frantic time to find it was far from my cousin's building on 38th Street. New York is a beautiful grid, which made it so much more irritating to have to dig out the information. Frustrating. None of the initial news articles I could find included street numbers of where the pipe exploded. Took some frantic time to find it was far from my cousin’s building on 38th Street. New York is a beautiful grid, which made it so much more irritating to have to dig out the information.

]]> By: prisca http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17553 prisca Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:59:35 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17553 what a way to tell a story, I agree - great piece of writing, very powerful. glad to hear you and your loved ones are safe :) what a way to tell a story, I agree – great piece of writing, very powerful.
glad to hear you and your loved ones are safe :)

]]> By: Gail Dedrick http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17542 Gail Dedrick Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:14:55 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17542 Christian. the answer to your question is: We are hardy. And this is where we live. Christian. the answer to your question is: We are hardy. And this is where we live.

]]> By: Peter Balogh http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17537 Peter Balogh Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17537 It was very similar to 9/11 in one way: the visceral way one immediately knew something was wrong, and was wrong in a big way, by the crowds of people filling avenues that would ordinarily be speeding-taxi deathtraps. Just as the murmur of a crowd tickles your adrenal glands, the sight of thousands of people standing where people oughtn't to stand has a shocking effect on the central nervous system. The big difference? This time, everyone in the crowd was holding up cellphones. Pictures; everyone wanted pictures. It looked like a telecom marketer's version of a rock concert. It was very similar to 9/11 in one way: the visceral way one immediately knew something was wrong, and was wrong in a big way, by the crowds of people filling avenues that would ordinarily be speeding-taxi deathtraps.

Just as the murmur of a crowd tickles your adrenal glands, the sight of thousands of people standing where people oughtn’t to stand has a shocking effect on the central nervous system.

The big difference? This time, everyone in the crowd was holding up cellphones. Pictures; everyone wanted pictures. It looked like a telecom marketer’s version of a rock concert.

]]> By: Don Ulrich http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17525 Don Ulrich Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:42:10 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17525 I would have been frantic had i known my wife and daughter was in the middle of that. BTW What was that about a silly missing cellphone? Ah the things we worry about. Glad everyone was safe. Have a restful weekend. I would have been frantic had i known my wife and daughter was in the middle of that. BTW What was that about a silly missing cellphone? Ah the things we worry about. Glad everyone was safe. Have a restful weekend.

]]> By: Dan Schulz http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17499 Dan Schulz Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:44:51 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17499 Jeff, you're not going to believe this, but something similar (albeit on a smaller scale) happened in Aurora, Illinois on Monday morning, just before the rush. An underground power vault that converted electricity to a lower voltage for transfer to other cables in the city's downtown electrical grid exploded around 7am Monday morning, sending manhole covers on Galena Boulevard and Broadway Avenue soaring about 10-15 feet into the air. The next day, <a href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/472558,AU17_POWEROUT_WEB.article" rel="nofollow">a light fixture exploded, which sent pieces flying 50 feet into the air on Stolp Island</a> (suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/). Fortunately nobody was seriously injured in either case here, though i do feel for the family and loved ones of the person who lost his life in Manhattan. I am glad to see that you and yours are safe and sound though. Just be careful, watch your step and look both ways before crossing and you should be fine. :) Jeff, you’re not going to believe this, but something similar (albeit on a smaller scale) happened in Aurora, Illinois on Monday morning, just before the rush. An underground power vault that converted electricity to a lower voltage for transfer to other cables in the city’s downtown electrical grid exploded around 7am Monday morning, sending manhole covers on Galena Boulevard and Broadway Avenue soaring about 10-15 feet into the air. The next day, a light fixture exploded, which sent pieces flying 50 feet into the air on Stolp Island (suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/).

Fortunately nobody was seriously injured in either case here, though i do feel for the family and loved ones of the person who lost his life in Manhattan. I am glad to see that you and yours are safe and sound though. Just be careful, watch your step and look both ways before crossing and you should be fine. :)

]]> By: Somebaudy http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17496 Somebaudy Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:28:12 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17496 Soory to change the subject but... Did the missing iPhone reappear or was it lost for good ? Soory to change the subject but… Did the missing iPhone reappear or was it lost for good ?

]]> By: Deaf Musician http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17484 Deaf Musician Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17484 You're such a great writer, although I live in CA, you put might right there in the situation. Amazing. It's good to hear you and your family are safe. You’re such a great writer, although I live in CA, you put might right there in the situation. Amazing. It’s good to hear you and your family are safe.

]]> By: Christian http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17483 Christian Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:16:57 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17483 I can't decide whether New Yorkers are hardy or foolhardy. One of these events might have me idly wondering about what life was like in some other part of the country. Seeing a few of these sorts of events would have me strongly considering a relocation. The upper midwest may be boring, but aside from an occasional snowstorm, there aren't many disaster, naturally-occurring or otherwise. "Weathering the storm" (or explosions) seems to be a badge of honor amongst New Yorkers, though. To each their own, I suppose. I can’t decide whether New Yorkers are hardy or foolhardy. One of these events might have me idly wondering about what life was like in some other part of the country. Seeing a few of these sorts of events would have me strongly considering a relocation. The upper midwest may be boring, but aside from an occasional snowstorm, there aren’t many disaster, naturally-occurring or otherwise. “Weathering the storm” (or explosions) seems to be a badge of honor amongst New Yorkers, though. To each their own, I suppose.

]]> By: David Sleight http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17480 David Sleight Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:19:22 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/07/19/bang/#comment-17480 It was a little surreal to turn around and watch the scene unfold from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/stuntbox/sets/72157600888868139/" rel="nofollow">my office window</a>. I'll admit to feeling the ever-so-faint pang of a primal fight-or-flight response attempting to kick in. It was a little surreal to turn around and watch the scene unfold from my office window. I’ll admit to feeling the ever-so-faint pang of a primal fight-or-flight response attempting to kick in.

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