We've now had two weeks to come to terms with the Marathon Bombing and our collective reactions to it. I am particularly concerned about the response of the government and the mainstream mass media. I think it's time we have a conversation … [Read more...]

I have frequently opined here about my desire for us to build our public transportation infrastructure towards our future, rather than from our past. Here is an example of what I envision. One of the major problems facing system … [Read more...]

The page load performance of BMG has been getting worse and worse over the past few weeks. For some time now, I've noticed that when I open a thread, I'll get just far enough into the comments to start reading when some background activity … [Read more...]

We are talking about one man, presumably wounded. I am far more concerned, verging on freaked out, by uniformed and heavily-armed police using "public safety" as an excuse to impose immediate martial law. I'm as concerned about the … [Read more...]

None of us know much about what happened today, beyond at least three tragic and untimely deaths and more than one hundred injuries. I hope that we who call Boston home will react to this horrific event with compassion and courage. … [Read more...]

This video was shot by a Red Line passenger yesterday (April 2). It shows a Red Line train traveling at full speed with an open door. That's right, an open door. According to NECN: Spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said: "…the (MBTA)…has … [Read more...]

Just a quickie — thank you for fixing the "preview" button. … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe buried the truth about the impact of climate change , while promoting the lie that cheaper oil is a good thing. The truth is that anthropogenic climate change already greatly multiplied the strength of "frankenstorm" Sandy … [Read more...]

My snow-blower, like every other snow-blower, is useless without shear bolts/pins. I bought it from Home Depot three years ago. Home Depot still sells them. I need some spares (I'm down to my last set), so I checked the Home Depot website … [Read more...]

I know the editors are working furiously to get comment preview working again, and I don't at all want to be a nudge. At the same time, it would be nice to have some sort of status update about such things. Could the editors (or, perish … [Read more...]