4 options offered to fix Storrow tunnel. State officials have unveiled four options to fix or replace a half-century-old tunnel on Storrow Drive, raising the curtain on a mammoth construction project that could require at least 18 months and up to four years of major construction on one of Boston's busiest thoroughfares. [Boston Globe —… Continue reading 4 options offered to fix Storrow tunnel

Rails 1.1: RJS, Active Record++, respond_to, integration tests, and 500 other things!. The biggest upgrade in Rails history has finally arrived. Rails 1.1 boasts more than 500 fixes, tweaks, and features from more than 100 contributors. Most of the updates just make everyday life a little smoother, a little rounder, and a little more joyful.… Continue reading Rails 1.1: RJS, Active Record++, respond_to, integration tests, and 500 other things!

Pope sees expanded role for cardinals. VATICAN CITY — Giving each of his new cardinals a gold ring that symbolizes their bond to the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI yesterday used an ancient ritual to reinforce a modern point: He intends to rely ever more heavily on cardinals for advice. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

It's a great time to start a business. Caterina Fake has a peculiar list of reasons why starting a company today is a bad idea. I say it's never been a better time to start a business. You know, the kind that develops a product or service and asks money for it. Yes, it's a… Continue reading It's a great time to start a business

I finally got a chance to watch a couple of episodes of the new BBC series Doctor Who.  I loved the original and the new one seems great so far.

Today Boston's Archbishop Sean was made one of 15 new Cardinals of the Catholic Church.

Annenberg Center Principles: Net Neutrality. (Via boingboing) In February, the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of California convened a group of senior communication experts to discuss the hot topic of net neutrality. They agreed on a set of principles: The Annenberg Center Principles for Network Neutrality The goal of the Annenberg Center Principles… Continue reading Annenberg Center Principles: Net Neutrality

Morningstar.com: The best designed information-heavy site on the web. For years I’ve been impressed with the design of Morningstar’s site. Beautiful data tables, clean charts, crisp text, tasteful icons. They use font sizes and shades of grey wisely. The leading on their longer articles is spot on too. It’s really the gold standard in information-heavy… Continue reading Morningstar.com: The best designed information-heavy site on the web

Bush: I'll obey the law if I feel like it. I wonder what it’s like to be in President Bush’s world, a world unconstrained by checks and balances or, apparently, reality. That’s where it seems our president spends his days, anyway, based on this Boston Globe analysis of the President’s “signing statement” for the Patriot… Continue reading Bush: I'll obey the law if I feel like it

Airport Passenger Screening. It seems like every time someone tests airport security, airport security fails. In tests between November 2001 and February 2002, screeners missed 70 percent of knives, 30 percent of guns and 60 percent of (fake) bombs. And recently (see also this), testers were able to smuggle bomb-making parts through airport security in… Continue reading Airport Passenger Screening