Ok, so what the heck. Anyhow I was away in Redmond, WA for a Microsoft conference (plus I couldn’t visit or do anything since they were 8AM-10PM sessions), and had to bolt home late night Thursday (Friday 2AM) since my flight was going to be cancelled due to the snow. Anyways, while I was away apparently a mystery maple-syrup smell engulfed NYC, and apparently this happened in October as well. Hazmat and NYPD tested the air, but found nothing, and were unable to trace the source of the smell. Threat or guerilla marketing? Here’s the ABC News Link, or press more for my cache of the story.

Also Google Transit is now available. It’s like google maps but it’ll plot what public transportation you can take to get to your location. REALLY cool.
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