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LED lighting for cities
I’ve started to notice significant numbers of LED streetlights around my town. This makes me happy for a few reasons: the lights use less energy, they last longer, the color is more pleasant, and they...
View ArticleWhat the good drones are up to
We know what bad drones can do, but what about the good ones? Sensefly is a company that can map a disaster site with a few hand-held robot planes. Their latest PR move is to map the Matterhorn with...
View ArticleTrading Places in the Podcast News
This is your Podcast Recommendation Post. I have a half hour commute every morning and evening, and I almost always listen to books on Audible. But between books, I usually plow through a bunch of...
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Newton Family Singers concert this Sunday
The singing group that I’m in with my daughter is having a concert this Sunday (November 17th) at 4 PM. The location is the Newton Highlands Congregational Church at 54 Lincoln Street, Newton...
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Traffic waves, cars peak
Have you ever had that experience of waiting through a traffic jam only to find that there was no accident, no construction, no constriction, no cop by the side of the road. Just a giant vehicular...
View ArticleOld MacDonald had a ‘bot
When the robots come, how will they come? Here’s one answer: the robot sheepdog. Researchers in Australia have built a robot that does an admirable job herding cattle, as you can see in the video...
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Happy Crepusculus!
Today is the special day that I celebrate each year. At my latitude (42 degrees North), the earliest sunset of the year is December 9th. At my exact location, that sunset time is 4:12:06 PM, Eastern...
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The Feast of Crepusculus Winter-Rise
Okay, one more post about this solstice business, and then we’ll put it to bed for another six months or so. January 3rd was the day, at my latitude, with the latest sunrise. Having safely passed that...
View ArticleLicense plate scanners and public privacy
Here’s a story from last month about the Boston police and the use of license plate scanners. The scanners in question are just video cameras with some clever software designed to read plate numbers as...
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Pencil and Paper
This is a review of the Pencil from Studio 53 designed for use with the Paper app. I sprang for the walnut version. It looks nice, and it feels nice. That’s the best thing I can say about it. I’ll get...
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