Efficient Economics: The Blueprint for a Sustainable Future
At its core, economics is simply the study of efficient resource management. While we humans often complicate this straightforward concept, its fundamental principles offer us a blueprint for creating a world where everyone has enough without destroying our planet in the process. One of the most powerful tools economics gives us is the framework of […]
Is fare-free MBTA more economical for the Commonwealth?
Many years of commuting on the T has made it clear that one of the biggest impediments to a more efficient and reliable system is our insistence on collecting fares. When I was younger, the Green Line above ground simply did not collect fares. It did seem a bit silly the T would let us […]
#FixTheMBTA: Why I’m running for Governor of Massachusetts
The majority of my life I’ve lived in Boston, Massachusetts and used the MBTA for commuting to school and work daily. When I was 13, I began commuting to Boston Latin School from Dorchester via the red and green lines. I’m now 34 and am constantly shocked and appalled that if anything the MBTA has […]
Universal Healthcare in Two Easy Steps
Nine years ago I wrote a post on how the USA could get to a universal healthcare system in five steps. I’m proud to announce we’ve made great progress since then and now can have a healthcare system that covers everyone in just two steps! That’s right, just two easy steps! Rename Medicare to Trump […]
The Most Boston Thing Ever
Tucked into the Polish Triangle section of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston lies the most Boston intersection ever, the most Boston street ever, the most Boston Boston ever, basically the most Boston thing ever. Here we have a typically Bostonian street configuration where you can be on street X and make a turn onto a […]
Musings from a habitual MBTA user
While sweating on a hot and humid subterranean MBTA platform watching packed trains come and go one typically ponders upon many things. Will I ever get out of here? Who are all these people and where are they going? Why do I have more fans in my apartment than this T station? Did it get […]
Top Ten Reasons Programming is Hard
Of course while writing a post about why programming is hard one of the reasons came and bit me right in the behind. You see I originally started writing this list in Coda, my main code editor. About 70% of the way through I stepped aside to grab some more coffee and when I came […]
Ronald Jenkees – Disorganized Fun Review
Back when the Ronald Jenkees dropped his debut album, I was one of the first to buy and review the album. Being a great guy who really appreciates his fans, a couple weeks ago Ronald sent over a free copy of his latest album, Disorganized Fun (yes, that is an affiliate link), and I’ve been […]
Ashmont Moves to North Dorchester
While Milton was preparing for an invasion from Mattapan, looks like we should’ve taken a closer look inside Dorchester as Ashmont recently got up and moved itself to North Dorchester. At least according to Google Maps, which places Ashmont right between Upham’s Corner & Savin Hill: So, is ‘Old Ashmont’ up for grabs now?
Reddit owns Digg Top Ten
Reddit is taking up all ten spots on digg.com right now.