Month: September 2007

  • Warbussing

    So, for kicks, I kept the iPod Touch on active scan the entire length of the 1 and 71 bus routes. Along Mass Ave. there were generally at least 15 detectable wireless networks at any given time, thankfully all password-protected. Among some of the network name highlights: Wirenizzle MobileSex Bush is a Cocksucker Bluetooth

  • Victory!

    My local Star Market now carries Victory beers, including Storm King Imperial Stout, Golden Monkey Trippel, and Hop Devil. I win.

  • XKCD Meetup

    Well, I survived. My best estimate is that 700-800 people were there at the event’s peak, which was far more than I expected. I suspect that the SWIL equivalents at nearby academic institutions helped mobilize everyone. There was a preponderance of geeky t-shirts, not just ones from XKCD. I was weird in that I was…

  • XKCD Meetup

    In about an hour, I’ll be at some coordinates in North Cambridge that were specified in this web comic. If you don’t hear from me, assume it was all a trap and that I’ve been eaten by raptors.

  • Suzanne Vega in Concert

    put out a call on the Boston [FUN] list that there was a ticket for tonight’s Suzanne Vega concert at the Somerville Theater. I was ‘s last-minute replacement; I also got to chat briefly with Amy (Why am I blanking on your LJ? Stupid brain.), , and before and after the show. It was good;…

  • Traffic Law Question

    A motorcycle officer passes you in the left lane while you are in the right lane; his lights are blinking, but there is no siren. He pulls into the intersection you are approaching, and stops traffic (your light was already red, anyway). What do you do? I signaled my braking and stopped at the red…

  • Things I Learned This Week

    To get into the building where you get your Harvard ID, you need a Harvard ID. Yelling “share the road” at a car looks like “asshole” (same vowels) if said car’s windows are closed. I can go on a blind date. I like the new Dr. Who. There is such a thing as Dalek porn.…

  • Irregular Verbs

    So, I was having a discussion about verb tenses with a friend who is a copyeditor at a newspaper. The subject turned to us complaining about “pleaded” – the newspaperese past tense of “to plead”. Both of our NESIs say that it should be “pled”, by analogy with “to lead”/”led”. That got us talking about…