Hi All: Just found this on the internet: http://westroxbury.patch.com/a... The City of Boston is raising property tax rates by the maximum of two and half percent for the coming year. The current school budget is actually a decrease from … [Read more...]
NU College Dems Fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen this Tuesday 11/30
Please come support the Northeastern University College Democrats on this Tuesday November 30 2010 at the California Pizza Kitchen in the Prudential Center, Boston, MA by bringing the flyer below (and all of your friends) and showing the … [Read more...]
The perils of twittering
So I've been getting into the Twitter lately, and I have to say it's pretty fun. There's something satisfying about pushing out 140-character tidbits of information, links, argument, and snark, without feeling like you have to flesh … [Read more...]
Climate Collaboration Contest
I voted for the 350 alternative, the closest this simulation can get to zero emissions, and entered a zero emissions scenario in the last iteration of Climate Collab. The new program is more detailed than the last but there is still a … [Read more...]
Off topic: worst name for new service award [open thread]
This has exactly nothing to do with MA politics, but it struck me as very funny. Barnes and Noble has announced a new service that allows authors to self-publish books and then make them widely available. A fine idea, I suppose. … [Read more...]
Tech@State
I learned of this series through Jan Chipchase, formerly of Nokia and presently with Frog Design, http://janchipchase.com/2010/0... His presentation http://designmind.frogdesign.c... - text and slides http://www.ustream.tv/recorded... - … [Read more...]
Progressive Rhetorical Failure and the Decline of Faith in Government
My broader point is that progressives do themselves a serious disservice by frequently invoking government failure as the problem. All this does is feed the decades-long image of government, built up by right-wingers, that government is … [Read more...]
Vote Youk!
Justice will prevail! OK, I happily admit this isn't the most important issue facing the planet, but let's face it, there's no way Nick Swisher should make the All-Star game ahead of Kevin Youkilis. Youk even has more triples and steals, … [Read more...]
On Music Appreciation, Part Two, Or, Records Only Have One Groove
When I asked Dangerfield how old he was he had to think for a minute. "I'm 22," he said finally, "but I used to be much older." --From "The "Hashbury" Is the Capital of the Hippies", Hunter S. Thompson If you weren't here yesterday, the … [Read more...]
On Music Appreciation, Or, I’m Taking The Day Off
The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place, Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face --From "Three Years She Grew", by … [Read more...]
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