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Monthly Archives: September 2011
“MIT Seeks to Flatter Wealthy Businessmen”
… is what the headline should have read on this Boston Globe article, “Stars of invention – Walk of Fame in Kendall Square celebrates technology and the entrepreneurial spirit”. Apparently MIT and the city of Cambridge have set up a … Continue reading
The Last Factory
My town of Arlington Massachusetts was first settled in 1635. Its first factory was a water-powered grist mill built just two years later by a Captain George Cooke. Its last factory, an ice cream plant, is just being torn down … Continue reading
Rural High Tech
I’ve been vacationing with the family at a camp in western Maine owned by some friends of ours. It’s in the foothills of the White Mountains and is fairly rugged, with deep forests and lots of pretty lakes. It’s scenic, … Continue reading
A Niche in the Library of Babel 