Tim Hunkin
I mentioned the Fixers blog here a couple of weeks ago. If you didn’t start following them then, you might at least want to go check out their recent post about one of my...
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New Year’s
We didn’t stay up late last night. We did celebrate a bit after Tom hit submit on another college application. It’s not his last one, but he’s getting pretty close to the end. Today...
SIGGRAPH Pioneers
There’s a group within SIGGRAPH called the Pioneers. They’re people who’ve been part of the SIGGRAPHH community for more than 20 years. I’ve been a member for a couple of years now because they’re...
Media Lab 25th Anniversary
At this time of year the folks at the Media Lab usually demo the things they’re working on to the sponsors. This year the fall sponsor meeting was taken to the next level by...
John McPhee
John McPhee has always been one of my favorite writers. I remember when I was young and would go over to my grandmother’s house. I would sit on the couch and flip through her...
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert is writing some of the best stuff on the web at the moment. For a good example check out this article about the hotel he used to stay at when he was...
Brother Blue
A local icon died this week. If you’re from the Boston area, you’re familiar with Brother Blue and his stories. He was one of the people who made Harvard Square special. If you’re not...
J. C. R. Licklider as the Antichrist
David Byrne had a post on his blog the other day in which he laments the fact that so many of the physical objects which we have valued for decades or centuries will disappear...
