We're having a little internal discussion here at Blue Mass. Group over the "diary" feature of our new site.  The discussion isn't over whether it's a good idea - it's a great idea, and it's the main reason we switched platforms.  … [Read more...]

This new site, which operates on a platform called soapblox, supports diaries, nested comments, and other features that you might be used to seeing at Daily Kos and other scoop sites.  However, to use most of them, you need to … [Read more...]

Welcome to version 2.0 of Blue Mass. Group!Blue Mass. Group now runs on SoapBlox, instead of TypePad.  SoapBlox requires that a user register before they can post a comment, while TypePad does not.However, if you always used the same … [Read more...]

Here's my full disclosure regarding open-source/Free software issues: My brother once worked for the Free Software Foundation, which essentially invented open-source; he now works for, and I have stock in, Red Hat, a company which makes … [Read more...]

I'm heading off to the homestead for the traditional gathering of family and friends, and the annual exercise in overeating.  I chipped in a donation to Rosie's Place this morning.  If you have a chance, pick a similarly worthy … [Read more...]

The NYT reports: In a replay of a similar 1997 incident, the M&M balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City flew out of control, struck a lightpost, and fell to the ground.  Two people suffered minor … [Read more...]

From the always hilarious Editors over at Poor man, this fantastic graph of political figures and pundits, plotted on an x-axis of wankery vs. a y-axis of wingnuttery (click to enlarge).  Read the whole post to understand why they went … [Read more...]

So, we've been doing this for a year. I thought I'd share some personal thoughts...Early on in 2004, David and I started sending emails back and forth about doing a musical fundraiser for John Kerry. Like many folks, we had been shocked by … [Read more...]

A full 12 months have passed since David approached Charley and me with the idea for Blue Mass Group. Hurray for the thousands of activists that have united around this site to work for progressive change in Massachusetts and an end to … [Read more...]

As Bob said earlier this morning, today is Blue Mass. Group's first birthday.  Frankly, a year ago I had no idea whether the three of us were cut out to be bloggers - would we be able to post often enough?  Would we think of … [Read more...]