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Never attribute the state of the Internet to malice
On this day when the last /8s were delegated to the Regional Internet Registries ("the Internet is out of addresses" according to some breathless news) I found the documentary Computer Networks: The Heralds of Resource Sharing. Filmed in 1972, several folks intimately involved in the ARPANET all talk about how this new computer network thing works ( Read more... ) -
"Value" is such a slippery word
Excerpted from a Boston Globe article entitled State survey finds wide price range among groceries:
A Shaw’s spokesman said the company has plenty of saving opportunities for its customers ( Read more... ) -
A History Of The World -- In 100 Objects
A couple of weeks ago entirelysonja pointed out to me a podcast jointly produced by the British Museum and the BBC: A History of the World in 100 Objects. I’ve been avidly listening to it since ( Read more... ) -
Tent, Quartet, Bows, Elbows
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/bg-4003146/tent_quartet_bows_and_elbows/
“An enchanted audience watched as body parts poked out and the tent heaved and wobbled like a giant, melodious pudding.” -
Snow?
Really? Come on. It's mid-October. -
Free museum days in Boston
If you have some free time in the daytime this summer, and especially if you have kids to enlighten and entertain, keep these in mind.
"Free Fun Fridays" (sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation):
- July 3: Museum of Science
- July 10: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
- July 17: Boston Harbor Islands
- July 24: Franklin Park Zoo
- July 31: Boston Children ( Read more... )
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Kalendis Martiis
The pre-Julian Roman calendar began the year with the month of March.
By that reckoning, so far this year has been full and rewarding, and I am most grateful. -
Walden Street Bridge to reopen Friday
From the Boston Globe: (so I know it's true ( Read more... )
