Chris Mohney

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Notes on NYC School Tours: Technology

[At a third school, after two previous schools touted their recent purchases of 3D printers]
Tour Guide:
There are Smartboards in all classrooms, and the children use laptops later.
Me:
[sarcastically, to myself] Big deal, where's the 3D printer.
Serious Other Parent:
Do you have a 3D printer?

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/tumblr

topherchris:

Precisely 1,540 days ago, I walked into a small office in Manhattan, oblivious to the incredible journey that I was about to take. Today, my decision to leave becomes officially official.

Joining Tumblr (both as a user and later on as an employee) will end up being one of the best decisions of my entire life. I’m thankful beyond words for the opportunities.

The team at Tumblr consists of some of the smartest, most creative, funniest, kindest, and most punctual people I’ve ever known, and can’t wait to see what they come up with next for this website that I love.

Whats next for me: I have no idea! But I know I’m just getting started.

(See you again in a few minutes when I make another post.)

Working with Mister Christopher Price was one of the best things about working at Tumblr. I was as curious as any what Topher would be like — who was this magical rainbow unicorn, this burger-loving woodland sylph, this gentle Floridian bearded bear, this fleshly incarnation of Tumblr’s most primal and juiciest creative juices? Turns out he’s a really solid quality dude! He was down for any shenanigans got up to by the Department of Editorial and we loved him for it. Among his many achievements, Toph invented the technical practice of live-giffing when we covered the 2012 elections, and I’ll never forget freezing my ass off in a tiny control room above Times Square this past New Year’s Eve with him, his lovely and equally talented life partner, and other assorted villains when we live-giffed the NYE ball drop. A most fond farewell and best wishes to Tumblr’s most mythical creature.

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Breaking Bad? No, I never watched it … Just seemed heard to believe. Kinda glad it’s over really, so we can all start talking about something else.
All the high school chemistry teachers who are cooking meth on the side