Can You Outrun Boston's Subway?
I enjoyed this well-edited video about Boston's runner culture, problems with the T, and the Charlie Card Challenge race in which a group of 150 runners see if they can outrun the green line over a 6.6 mile stretch from Boston College to Park Street.
Nevermind that, what weird place are you in that calls Halloween "beggars night"??
Three Dog, the radio DJ for "Galaxy News Radio" within Fallout 3, was one of the best parts of the game.
The Fallout series has lots of other media within media too, like the Grognak the Barbarian comic series or Cat's Paw magazine.
I would like to see Zach Braff as a lead or regular in something new.
I'm not the author. 🙂 Just posting interesting stuff to try and get this sub more active.
Nope, not the author. 🙂 Just thought it was interesting. Trying to post more here to get the sub more active.
A Totally Objective Ranking of US License Plate Designs
>I’ve taken every plate in the USA — one from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, the five US overseas territories, and special plates used by the Federal Government, and sorted them according to my preferences, ranking on originality of design, technical execution, and quality of the concept. I’ve also awarded bonus points for some which I think are particularly fun.
MBTA board looks back at what's gone wrong with funding the T, while the state secretary of transportation is silent on new revenue sources.
Monica Tibbits-Nutt, the secretary of transportation, a member of the MBTA board, and the co-chair of the transportation revenue task force, said nothing during the T board’s discussion about new revenues.
New public art installation hides "climate monsters" in scenery viewfinders to surprise tourists outside Boston Children's Museum
Artist Sarah Brophy reimagines the risks of climate change as colorful antagonists in “Climate Monsters,” a virtual reality installation outside the Boston Children’s Museum on the city’s waterfront.
Seems like a clever and quite positive way to raise awareness of how climate change will impact Boston.
>“The idea was that this narrative about the climate monsters would be driven by kids, because their generation and future generations are the ones who will face the most volatile effects of climate change,” says Brophy. “It’s empowering them to approach this overwhelming problem from a new perspective, and to think about ways that they can write themselves into being the heroes of the story.”
In recent months, city officials say homelessness has surged throughout the area.
Cambridge Brewing Company in Kendall Square is shutting down after 35 years. Last day will be December 20th.
"35 years, one hell of a run," a Massachusetts brewery wrote in a post announcing its closure.
In its final four months, the brewery will still have Patio Season, Festbier and a new fall menu.
10 things to do in Boston this weekend
Free live music in Cambridge, Fisherman's Feast in North End, 4 museums with free admission, Dine Out Boston, and more.
Lawsuit in works over National Grid methane gas leaks
The Conservation Law Foundation said its lawsuit will be based on data submitted by National Grid to state regulators and the foundation’s own field work testing methane levels in the Boston area.
>Over a seven-day period in July, the foundation said it identified 15 locations where methane gas concentrations posed the risk of fire or explosion.
>CLF found more than 200 public shade trees dead or dying from methane poisoning from leaking gas pipelines.
>"National Grid’s leak data shows it allows hazardous Grade 1 leaks to continue leaking for more than 2 ½ years."
Ready to see gradients in a whole new light? We're sharing five creative ways to work with gradients that will put a fun twist on this modern color trend.
Does Lemmy have anywhere I can see a log of which posts I've upvoted?
Book clubs in Camberville for every age and taste
>I wondered: Do people still host book clubs? Meet up to chat about books? Yes, it turns out. Whether you want to attend a book group in a library (where chosen books can be loaned instead of bought), a cafe or a brewery and talk about fantasy, romance or general fiction, there’s one for you here, all on stress-free monthly schedules.
Book clubs in Camberville for every age and taste
>I wondered: Do people still host book clubs? Meet up to chat about books? Yes, it turns out. Whether you want to attend a book group in a library (where chosen books can be loaned instead of bought), a cafe or a brewery and talk about fantasy, romance or general fiction, there’s one for you here, all on stress-free monthly schedules.
State wastewater data shows COVID levels in Massachusetts are more than twice the national average.
State wastewater data shows the levels in Massachusetts are more than twice the national average. That's based on testing done at the end of July. National numbers are also higher than normal.
Massachusetts is among the 19 states in the CDC's "very high" range. The rest of New England is also in that range. Emergency room visits are at their highest rates since February.
This is the most COVID activity in Massachusetts since last winter.
The catch: Municipal red tape might stop the statue even before it can be cast.
- The city has a moratorium in place for all new memorials in the Public Garden or on Boston Common, according to Lynn Page Flaherty from the Friends of the Public Garden, the nonprofit group that advocates for the city's oldest green spaces.
- The bench is also already dedicated in memory to another person, which presents a problem for the effort to honor Williams.
via Axios' brief article covering this.
One of the most famous scenes from "Good Will Hunting" was shot in Boston, and Matt Damon wants to make the filming location even more special.
Damon said in an interview with the YouTuber Jake Hamilton that an artist wants to add a permanent bronze statue of Williams in the lagoon area of the Garden [in the spot where where they filmed the famous bench scene in Good Will Hunting].
“The idea being that if you feel alone you can go sit next to him, which I think is the coolest idea. It would be like the most beautiful installation and like such a tribute to that guy, who I think would’ve loved that.”
My first thought after reading was also that the charges seemed excessive.
Brittany Drake shouted “for the baby monkeys!” before she showered interim President Alan Garber with glitter ahead of a speech.
After dumping the glitter, she yelled, “For the animals in the labs! Harvard, shut down the baby monkey labs now!” The crowd erupted in jeering and booing, while Garber could be heard off-camera saying, “It’s fine. I could use a little glitter.”
Boston's music community has mourned the loss of Great Scott since it shuttered in 2020. Now, the beloved venue is being revived and reimagined in just a few blocks away from its original location.
Over 44 years of operation, Great Scott evolved into a small-but-mighty haven for artists across genres — from punk and hip-hop to freak folk, industrial, indie and metal. Local bands and national acts packed the intimate, 240-capacity room, including Phoebe Bridgers, Jack Harlow, Ty Segall, Palehound, Pile, Oompa, Clairo and Speedy Ortiz.
Thank you for your efforts! I've been up voting regularly and will try to start posting occasionally again as well.
The main things we need to do to grow the community are:
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continue to get the word out to people who haven't yet joined. Post in c/NewCommunities, post on Reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives, do a regular search for Lemmy posts / comments in other communities and invite posters to join.
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we should encourage everyone to UPVOTE posts here whenever possible. Upvotes not only encourage existing posters and incentivize new ones, posts with good upvote momentum could help more Bostonians across Lemmy find the community through the popular Hot or Top Day sorts on Lemmy.
I understand the desire behind this suggestion, but I think it would actually result in fewer people contributing, because it adds another hurdle to posting content.
For anyone else who was concerned like I was about the credibility of reporting by "The Grouch," here's an alternate source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry
No need to beat yourself up, just make simple changes to improve. Write a one paragraph summary for yourself after each chapter, or list key points you want to remember. The next day, review it and take 10 minutes to think about how that chapter applies to your life or other things you've read.
Once you've finished the book, rewrite & combine your notes into one or two pages and flip back through the book to find a quote or two that stands out to you. Then set a reminder on your calendar one month in the future to review your summary page.
Note-taking, rewriting notes, and spaced repetition are all proven study techniques. It's a little extra time, but it's nothing compared to the time you're spending reading, and it'll make a big difference in how well you remember your takeaways from it.
Looks cool. I'm most concerned about the tone of the show; the games are filled with absurd, exaggerated, and cartoonish elements that work well in that medium, but might come across as unbearably cheesy in live action.
No reason not to give it a shot though. 🤞
It's funny because he's not nice on TV to people asking him for money so it's okay to murder him amirite
Copyright protects small creators. If it weren't for copyright and trademark laws, any new and trending song / story / media would be instantly ripped off by corporations that would exist solely to throw budget at reproducing and popularizing their own soul-less versions of peoples' work, without any compensation for the original creators. Artists and photographers would never see a dime from the countless t-shirts, mugs, stickers, etc. other corporations would create and sell using their pictures.
I know there are many frustrating issues with how copyright law has been abused by large corporations who have gotten it extended way past the point of its original intent, but remember not to throw out the baby with the bathwater. Copyright as as a basic legal concept is the only thing that gives many creators a chance to make a living from their work.