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We live in the future
KTM RC8 body, lithium-ion power, electronics controlled by Linux, telemetry and diagnostics transmitted by Wi-Fi.
We live in the future.
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"A Cry for Help"
Hat tip to esteemed commenter huh who alerted me to regressive effort MassNews. "Not so much an online newspaper as a cry for help" huh suggests.
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Natural Gas pains
When are we going to get serious about energy independence? On the Republican side, we have drill, drill drill. On the left, we have a planet with a fever. Both sides pay lip service to the national security threat we face because of our dependence on ...
Necco needs a Dot Bar
We're spoiled in Boston because we still have our own regional candy factory. Every knows that Necco stands for New England Confectionary Company. You can go to any convenience store and pick up a roll of Necco Wafers, well aware that they were made a few...
Live From Gloucester - Who will swallow Secretary Reville's tough pill?
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is meeting in Gloucester this afternoon to hear from an independent consultant what options it has with regard to the charter it granted earlier this year for the proposed Gloucester Community Arts Charter S...
When are people going to get that racism toward indigenous Americans is racism just like any other racism?
Over on Ohdeedoh, which I usually like (aside from some of the classism and the overgendering of children that usually pops up on shopping/decorating blogs), there's a post about how someone threw their kids a "teepee party," complete with a cake decorate...
A Saturday Thing
Let’s give you some links on this Saturday.
Writing for Indiana University’s National Sports Journalism Center, Dave Kindred says sportswriters can be a tough and fighting lot.
The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir writes the life of the ...
First Look: EpixHD.com
Here's a quick 3 minute screencast looking the the http://epixhd.com interface.
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The face of heroism
If you haven't yet read the astonishing story of Sergeant Kimberly Munley, read it now. Munley, if you hadn't heard, is the police officer who, upon learning that there was shooting going on at Fort Hood, more or less ran directly toward it, risking...
Appearance counts
To the policy wonks out there, the Globe's stories about the Patrick administration's use of federal stimulus cash to build a footbridge at Gillette Stadium and plans to reduce funding for the homeless are unrelated -- separate caches of cash to be used f...
'Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?'
Answer: Yes. … Here’s the consequence of the Republican civil war. Here’s a local example of the brewing Democratic civil war. … Can you imagine it? Rep. Lynch has the nerve of “going through the bill’’ before making a decision about the 2,0...
'Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?'
Answer: Yes. … Here’s the consequence of the Republican civil war. Here’s a local example of the brewing Democratic civil war. … Can you imagine it? Rep. Lynch has the nerve of “going through the bill’’ before making a decision about the 2,0...
Ready, re-aim, fire
Now let me get this straight -- you didn't notice the big ship with the guns when you bought the condo?It seems neighbors of Old Ironsides are looking to change a 200-year-plus tradition of firing the warship's cannons twice daily.“The residential popul...
Ready, re-aim, fire
Now let me get this straight -- you didn't notice the big ship with the guns when you bought the condo?It seems neighbors of Old Ironsides are looking to change a 200-year-plus tradition of firing the warship's cannons twice daily.“The residential popul...
Ready, re-aim, fire
Now let me get this straight -- you didn't notice the big ship with the guns when you bought the condo?It seems neighbors of Old Ironsides are looking to change a 200-year-plus tradition of firing the warship's cannons twice daily.“The residential popul...
'This is going to get ugly,' Part II
Hub Blog monitored right-wing blogs, radio and TV yesterday and found, typically, a lot of anger, outrage, finger pointing, media bashing and macho chest beating about Nidal Malik Hasan's Muslim background. But did anyone hear any specific, substantive su...
'Avast Ye, Yuppies’
Did they know about Old Ironside’s morning-evening tradition before moving to Charlestown? Of course they did. Now they want change: Miffed residents of a posh condo complex have invited the commanding officer of the USS Constitution over for a glass of...
Bloggers In Boston
Thursday night, I finally got the chance to meet Carol Gillot, the blogger behind Paris Breakfasts, one of my favorite blogs. She had the opening reception to kick-off an exhibit of her paintings called Paris Façades at the French Library in Boston.Paris...
Window Washing
Washing windows on the H+M store on Washington Street....
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