Tag Archives: Tech life in New England

Rural High Tech

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jlredford

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 →

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When People Were Proud of Their Government

Posted on May 16, 2011 by jlredford

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 →

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Crowd-sourced Ecology – the Picture Post

Posted on January 24, 2011 by jlredford

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 →

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Made in MA, Bought by CA (E.g. “Get Lamp”)

Posted on October 21, 2010 by jlredford

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 →

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A Failed High-Tech Gamble

Posted on May 12, 2010 by jlredford

Ten miles north of Boston is the National Historic Site of  the Saugus Iron Works, site of the first heavy industry in the country.   It’s a pretty spot, and a great place for a picnic, which my family took advantage … Continue reading →

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Promoting a Local Industry – Nobel Generation

Posted on November 16, 2009 by jlredford

So I saw a nice sign in the Raleigh Durham airport a while ago: “Congratulations to Prof Oliver Smithies of UNC Chapel Hill for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine”.  There’s something for an area to be proud of!  Chapel … Continue reading →

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