Ted Roden

I spend my days at The New York Times in the R&D group. My nights are spent working on http://enjoysthin.gs
Let’s say it’s 50 years in the future, and you’re trying to figure out how and why pop music has arrived at its present permutation. Let’s also say that recorded music still exists, but no longer as a product that artists attempt to sell. Like other forms of devalued currency, recordings have flooded the market to the point of virtual... - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
sirmitchell: YOU’VE CROSSED THE LINE TURKISH POLICE!  (Protesters flushing out a dogs eyes after it becomes a victim of tear gas) - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
naveen: a personal API i’ve long been a follower of the quantified self – i’ve put up an API of such personal data. i’m calling it api.naveen. it currently exposes sleep, weight, steps, fuel/activity and checkins. i aim to keep adding to this list with a few more interesting ones as i think of them. Whoa! Major security exploit I just POSTed to... - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
The new bathroom door at the Fancy Hands office.  - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
The only reason we’re here is to make the Lakers look younger,” Mick Jagger joked midway through an athletic marathon that would humble Kobe Bryant. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Just your average commute to work on a big wheel. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
The group arrived in New York City direct from John F. Kennedy International Airport in a motorcade formed of Sunbeam Alpine Series IV convertibles, with each individual car featuring a member of the band riding with a model in the back seat with the top down. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Some handsome dude is showing up in ads in my twitter feed. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
This just in. My book is WAY better in Korean. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
I had no idea this was happening. Apparently I’m (going to be) huge in Korea.  Previously. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
mollsattacks: Album artwork for Accidental Racist, by Brad Paisley feat. LL Cool J - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
davidcho: THIS IS SOME VERY COMPELLING SPAM. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
ted-is-a-nerd: If you can’t live without it, what’s it going to take for that 5th star!? - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
We acquired some new technology after the launch of our iphone app. (at Fancy Hands) - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
ted-is-a-nerd: Today we released the Fancy Hands iPhone app!  It’s incredible. Everyone came to together to get this right. Very psyched. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Of the 19 albums to sell more than 900,000 in a single week, Timberlake holds three slots. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
merlin: The very first scene from The Wire. Christ knows I quote it enough that it’s worth a relink. As David Simon now famously said: [The Wire is] really about the American city, and about how we live together. It’s about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or... - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Issue 162839 in chromium: Initial connection over SPDY slow - Google Groups - https://groups.google.com/a...
slow chrome issue - Ted Roden
I spend most of my day in Emacs, which is the only text editor ever invented. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Francis and the Lights - If They Don’t Come Tomorrow I search for this song about once a week. Trying to find out when I’ll be able to buy a legit (non-youtube) version. Finally, an answer: - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...
Dang! It was a good run. - http://tedroden.tumblr.com/post...