T Etiquette 2
I had always been under the impression that if you had a backpack on public transit, the polite thing to do was take it off and hold it, so you […]
Author Archives : dan
Voting 1
It’s hard for today’s blog post not to be about politics. So, for the next best thing, I’ll talk about voting. Voting in Cambridge today was interesting. It was my […]
Vote! 1
The tagline of this blog is “Tales of IT, Telecom, and life in Boston” but I occasionally talk about politics and myself, two things which I often don’t think go […]
Children 1
I can’t talk to children. I just can’t. I don’t know what they want, and I can’t use sarcasm, which I’m pretty sure was my first language. I also have […]
They put a splint on the Internet
It looks like Sprint has re-connected to Cogent for the time being, but Sprint has put out a fairly agressive press release. After seeing both sides, I have no idea […]
Inspiration? 2
I saw Zack and Miri Make a Porno today, and while I’ve always been a fan of Kevin Smith, I realized I am now more a fan of Seth Rogen. […]
The Internet broke today 1
Today, the Internet broke. Due to some contract litigation between Cogent (a tier 1 ISP) and Sprint, Sprint decided to cut Cogent off from its network. What this means is […]
Bruegger’s Redux 2
This morning, I was hungry. I decided to once again tempt fate. I walked past Bruegger’s and noticed a short line, so I decided to go in. It’s Thursday, and […]
Salespeople 2
I’m beginning to wonder if salespeople are overrated, and possibly unnecessary. In this information age, I don’t need a salesperson to convince me to buy something; I look up facts […]
Why I hate my iPhone 1
As you most certainly know, I work in the IT Department of a law firm. More specifically, I work in the Telecommunications department and even more specifically than that I […]