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" ... At 7.30 p.m., with the click of a button, the online doors were thrown open, no I.D. check from a surly bouncer necessary. Within three minutes, more than a hundred users, including Ms. Blank’s parents, who were upstairs, had logged on. How the scene looked depended on your display preferences and your computer horsepower, but on one 26-inch screen in Manhattan, there were 25 eager faces in 25 rectangular cells arranged in a 5x5 grid. The online incarnation of the Get Down was shaping up to be an act of mass mutual voyeurism, maybe a chance to pick up some interior decorating tips. People were tuning in from big rooms, little rooms, bedrooms, living rooms, home offices, kitchens, hallways, candlelit rooms, rooms speckled with the scattered light of disco balls. ... "
" ... For the unemployed, it's been rough. That’s probably the understatement of 2021. It's been miserable. When you’re constantly looking for a new job to no avail, it's natural that your self-esteem and confidence get crushed. You doubt your decisions. When you get the rare chance to interview, you inadvertently come across a little bitter, surly and frustrated at the situation that you've been thrusted into. You say something slightly negative about your last boss and some colleagues and immediately regret it, knowing that you just ruined the interview. ... "
" ... How long will it be before we have to have our temperatures taken before we enter an office building? Prior to Sept. 11, you could have walked into any New York City office tower, ask for the person you wanted to meet with, go right to the elevator banks and up to the person’s office. Now, you have to wait in a line, show your driver's license or passport, get your picture taken and be scrutinized by surly security guards. ... "
" ... How will the rookie respond when his shot isn't falling? How will he deal with all the losing that's surly headed his way? Remember, as a senior in high school, Barrett led the undefeated Montverde team to the Geico National boys' basketball championship. As a freshman at Duke, he drove to the Blue Devils to an ACC Tournament title. He's only lost six games in the last two years combined. In New York, he'll nearly reach that total by Halloween. ... "
" ... On airplanes, we tend to be squeezed into seats, yet there is still the opportunity to get up and go to the bathroom or stretch your legs. This can be disruptive to fellow passengers that are seated near you. The same kind of surly attitudes and foul behavior that you see on planes or (even worse) subways trains might infect self-driving cars. ... "