Boston
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Speed shopping
Yesterday my 15-year-old son and I made brief stop at the Micro Center in Cambridge, looking at what it might take (and cost) to build a Linux/Windows desktop computer from the ground up—something that had been an interest of his for the last couple of years. (Mine too, actually.) The answer, price-wise (at least there),… Continue reading
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Storm over Boston
So here’s the storm happening right now over Boston: Also watching lightning strikes on Lightning Finder, as well as out my window, before I go outside for a better view. Check out FlightAware‘s view of KBOS (Logan airport) flight activity map: You can see flights avoiding the storm as it approaches the airport, which is… Continue reading
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Snow fooling around
That’s what it looks like now. And a “double” storm is due to hit tomorrow night. Continue reading
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Heavy Whether
Chris Daly posts a 1995 essay he wrote for the Atlantic, recalling almost exactly the experience I had as a kid growing up and skating on ponds in the winter. An excerpt: When I was a boy skating on Brooks Pond, there were almost no grown-ups around. Once or twice a year, on a weekend… Continue reading
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Urban radio moves into white space
There’s something new on the FM dial in Boston. You might think of it as a kind of urban renewal. Grass roots, up through the pavement. (There’s a pun in there, but you need to read on to get it.) You might say that fresh radio moved in where stale TV moved out. Here’s some… Continue reading
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That should break the heat
Mostly I work like a hermit: in an attic with two window air conditioners fighting the heat and providing an endless source of dull noise that furthers my sense of productive isolation. For the last few days of record-high temperatures, the AC units have been losing the fight. Today they’ve been winning, so I haven’t… Continue reading
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A capella wonderful
Whatever else you’re doing, tune right now to WERS. If you’re not in Boston, here’s the online stream. The show is All Acapella, and it’s freaking amazing. There is so much outstanding a capella music being made right now, by college students alone. Stevie Wonder’s “As” is playing now, sung by the Stanford University Everyday… Continue reading
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It’s not like this in Atlanta, but it was like this in Boston a few days ago. So, another photo set of ice on storm windows. And another. Continue reading
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New England Blues
The soft white silence is settling outside on a cold winter mornng. I’m guessing about two inches so far, atop the eight or so that remain from last week’s storm. The above is from Intellicast, my fave new online weather toy. Talked to a friend in San Diego last night. He was taking a break… Continue reading
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What actually happened to Sidekick?
Several days ago I posted RIP, Sidekick, which lamented the passing of our favorite section of the Boston Globe. As part of the Globe’s redesign, it got rid of Sidekick and added a new section — a tabloid insert like Sidekick had been — called “G”. As I had recalled, Sidekick was localized. After reading… Continue reading
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How to be a Boston Driver
1) Ignore traffic rules. They are advisory and not binding, unless a cop wants to get technical. 2) Drive in the middle. You need to keep your options open. If a rare dotted line actually marks a boundary between lanes, straddle it. 3) Don’t look for street signs. They aren’t there. Only side streets have… Continue reading