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Ethan Goldstein

2009–2012 · rendered at 480p

2010

Age
Age 5Turns 5 in February
Location
Wooden Bridge Road, Cold Spring, Potomac
Era
Kindergarten

In my words

Kindergarten at Cold Spring Elementary.

The world that year

The Decision, the golden goal, and a Backyard Sports cartridge in the DS.

Crosby's golden goal won Vancouver for Canada, Landon Donovan's stoppage-time goal sent the US through in South Africa, and LeBron told ESPN he was taking his talents to South Beach on July 8. Strasburg struck out 14 in his debut, the Nationals drafted Bryce Harper first, Black Ops sold like nothing before it, and Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers put the backyard on the DS.

Dec – Feb · Turns 5 on February 10

Winter

The birthday month. Snow on the street, warm windows, the year still new.

Memories

from my hard drive

  • A kindergarten memory: the classroom, a teacher, the bus, the first friend.

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Now Playing

2010

My tracks

A song that was always on in the house in 2010.

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On the charts that year

  • TiK ToKKesha
  • BabyJustin Bieber ft. Ludacris
  • California GurlsKaty Perry ft. Snoop Dogg
  • DynamiteTaio Cruz
  • Love the Way You LieEminem ft. Rihanna
  • Like a G6Far East Movement
  • FireworkKaty Perry

The winter season

cultural context
  • Saints 31, Colts 17Super Bowl XLIV, February 7. The onside kick to open the second half.
  • Crosby's golden goalVancouver, February 28; Canada over the US in overtime.

Photo Album

from the camera roll

  • A photo from 2010. Drop files in public/photos/2010/ and run npm run photos.

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Video

A short clip from 2010: an mp4 in public/photos/2010/ or an unlisted YouTube link.

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Mar – May

Spring

Diamonds drying out, the first catch of the year, the season starting.

Spring ball

cultural context
  • Tiger comes back at AugustaApril; a tie for fourth in his first event after five months away.

My Interests

this was everything
  • Backyard Baseball on the DSBackyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers.

What you were into in 2010.

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Things People Couldn't Stop Playing

cultural context
  • Backyard Sports: Sandlot SluggersmineJune; Pablo Sanchez and the crew on the DS and Wii.
  • Call of Duty: Black OpsNovember 9; the biggest launch in entertainment, again.
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2May.
  • Kinect SportsNovember; no controller.
  • NBA 2K11Michael Jordan on the cover; the Jordan Challenge.
  • Madden NFL 11Drew Brees, after the Saints' title.
  • MLB 10: The ShowJoe Mauer.
  • Minecraft alpha and betaThe year it spread by word of mouth.
  • Angry BirdsOn every phone.
  • Red Dead RedemptionMay.
  • Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilverMarch; with a pedometer.
  • Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4June.
  • Donkey Kong Country ReturnsNovember.

Jun – Aug

Summer

The pool, the basement, long light, nowhere to be.

On My Screen

Mine

What you watched or played on repeat in 2010.

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Everyone's

  • Crosby's golden goal on NBCFebruary 28; Canada 3, USA 2 in overtime.
  • Donovan's goal on ESPNJune 23; stoppage time against Algeria.
  • The Decision on ESPNJuly 8; "I'm going to take my talents to South Beach."
  • Toy Story 3June.
  • InceptionJuly.
  • The Karate KidJune; Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in Beijing.
  • Despicable MeJuly.
  • How to Train Your DragonMarch.
  • TangledNovember.
  • Double RainbowJuly.
  • Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell LikeFebruary; the replies in July.
  • Regular Show and Adventure TimeCartoon Network in the afternoon.

The summer season

cultural context
  • Strasburg strikes out 14June 8, his debut, against the Pirates.
  • Nationals draft Bryce HarperJune 7, first overall, at 17.
  • Lakers over Celtics in sevenJune 17; a 13-point Boston lead gone in the fourth of Game 7.
  • Blackhawks win the CupJune 9; Kane's goal nobody saw go in.
  • The DecisionJuly 8; LeBron to Miami on live TV.
  • Spain wins the World CupJuly 11; Iniesta in extra time.
  • Donovan in stoppage timeJune 23; the US wins its World Cup group.

Tech I Remember

In the house

A device or app you used in 2010.

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Out in the world

  • iPadApril 3; "a magical and revolutionary device".
  • iPhone 4Retina display, FaceTime, glass on both sides.
  • Kinect"You are the controller."
  • Xbox 360 S
  • Samsung Galaxy S
  • Nintendo Wii at its peak
  • MacBook Air redesign11-inch and 13-inch, flash storage.
  • Beats by DreBig headphones as a fashion statement.

Milestones

1

  1. Kindergarten at Cold Spring Elementary

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Sep – Nov

Fall

New grade, Halloween, leaves on the lawn, the good hoodie weather.

The fall season

cultural context
  • Giants over RangersWorld Series, November 1; San Francisco's first.

Time Capsule

6 objects
  • Sandlot Sluggers cartridge
  • iPad
  • Instagram filter
  • Kinect
  • Silly Bandz
  • Minecraft block

The Internet That Year

cultural context
  • Instagram launchesOctober 6; filters and square photos.
  • Pinterest (beta)
  • Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell LikePersonalised video replies on YouTube.
  • Double Rainbow
  • Bed Intruder SongThe Auto-Tune the News era.
  • Chatroulette
  • Quora and Foursquare check-ins
  • Netflix streaming takes offStreaming-only plans arrived in November.

Meanwhile

The world that year

The Decision, the golden goal, and a Backyard Sports cartridge in the DS.

The season that year

cultural context
  • Saints 31, Colts 17Super Bowl XLIV, February 7. The onside kick to open the second half.
  • Crosby's golden goalVancouver, February 28; Canada over the US in overtime.
  • Tiger comes back at AugustaApril; a tie for fourth in his first event after five months away.
  • Strasburg strikes out 14June 8, his debut, against the Pirates.
  • Nationals draft Bryce HarperJune 7, first overall, at 17.
  • Lakers over Celtics in sevenJune 17; a 13-point Boston lead gone in the fourth of Game 7.
  • Blackhawks win the CupJune 9; Kane's goal nobody saw go in.
  • The DecisionJuly 8; LeBron to Miami on live TV.
  • Spain wins the World CupJuly 11; Iniesta in extra time.
  • Giants over RangersWorld Series, November 1; San Francisco's first.
  • Donovan in stoppage timeJune 23; the US wins its World Cup group.

Culture

trends · memes · products
  • Silly BandzShaped rubber bands, traded and banned in classrooms.
  • Bieber Fever
  • VuvuzelasSouth Africa World Cup.
  • Toms shoes
  • "Epic" and "Fail"
  • Planking beginsIt peaked in 2011.

How things looked

Peak skeuomorphism: leather calendars, linen backgrounds, wooden bookshelves. iOS 4's home screen folders and the iPad's stitched textures.

2010 · aero era · 7 slots still to fill← → to travel