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“MIT Rising”, But Not Because of Startups
The November issue of Boston magazine has an article “How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World” by Chris Vogel. It talks about how MIT students are better dressed these days, more articulate, and more out-going. In fact, … Continue reading
Tech Tourism Around Boston
Boston has been industrialized for 200 years, so there’s plenty to see around the city for the technically-minded traveler, or for the local looking for a family outing. Since it’s hard to decide which are my favorites, I’ll just put … Continue reading
Keurig Dumps Inventor, Builds Millions of Junk Coffee Makers
Keurig single-cup coffee makers are the most unreliable appliances I’ve ever owned. My most recent machine failed after only three weeks, and thus this rant. I’ve owned several of them, and used many more at work, but they never seem … Continue reading
Boston Power becomes Beijing Power
Well here’s a depressing story – a local lithium-ion battery startup, Boston Power, has recently been bought out by Chinese investors and the Chinese government, and will be moving most of its R&D operations to Beijing. The American execs are … Continue reading
“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
When People Were Proud of Their Government
If you happened to be driving around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Boston and saw this building, what would you imagine it to be? A town hall? A library? Those are certainly the kinds of buildings that got this Richardsonian … Continue reading
Crowd-sourced Ecology – the Picture Post
Near our house in Arlington Massachusetts is a nice little park called Menotomy Rocks. It’s a paradise for dogs, with fields to chase balls in, a pond to splash around, woods for interesting smells, and wide walking paths where you … Continue reading
Made in MA, Bought by CA (E.g. “Get Lamp”)
One of the depressing things about the Massachusetts economy is how many startups here get bought up by firms from other states, particularly California. Lots of good ideas start here, but move elsewhere before they scale up to significant size, … Continue reading
