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[Dot Boston] Face-Off with a Deadly Predator

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Here's a cool National Geographic video I found via reddit. Quite amazing the interaction the seal had with the cameraman. Related Posts:Beautiful Global Collaborative Covers by Street MusiciansEveryday by Carly ComandoROCKING: The Final Countdown on Kazoo and UkuleleBuild Me Up, Buttercup...on Ukulele!IPhone...

[Dot Boston] Battlestar Galactica in Reverse

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

If you don't already know, I am a huge fan of the superb science-fiction show Battlestar Galactica. I am also a huge fan of the social voting site reddit. While browsing through the latest stories this morning, I came across...

[Dot Boston] The John McCain Language Explained

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. -from 1984 by George Orwell While browsing reddit.com this morning, I came across a link to an op-ed piece in the Washington Times by none other than internet expert John McCain. In the article, John...

[Dot Boston] iPhone Irony

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

In the you can't make this stuff up category, check out what happened right as I clicked to read about how AT&T stated its network is fine in the mobile Google Reader site on my iPhone. AT&T: Our Network is Fine! Yeah,...

[My Mystic Self] A simple question?

Fousty — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Simply the best question ever from a marriage prep book. Are you gay and marrying me to cover it up?*(*True question from an actual marriage prep book)...

[Dot Boston] One Reason the iPhone Will Be Disrupted

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Robert Scoble published a post yesterday that raised 85,000 reasons why the iPhone will continue to dominate smart mobile sales. But, there's one giant reason that Scoble skipped. The network. Yes, the topic was been raised and covered multiple times before,...

[Dot Boston] Historic Moments from Adam's Storied Sports Career

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

If you're not a subscriber to Josh Gans' Sports Fan 4 site, you're missing out. Head over there and subscribe today. Today's a perfect time for Dot Boston readers to head over as I just posted an article about the...

[Medium News] Producer

Andy Montgomery, Josiah Roe — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Producers at Medium produce. Can you?We're looking for a fanatically organized, confident and capable individual to be responsible for the day-to-day management of interactive projects, working either as a project lead on small-to-medium sized projects or in a support role...

[Dot Boston] Five Things I Adore about Dorchester

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Today is ADORE-Chester! day, a celebration of Dorchester, my home neighborhood where I was born, raised, and live in today. There's many great things about Dorchester, but for today's article we'll talk about five of them. For more great points...

[Dot Boston] A New Name for an Old Blog

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

If you look closely, you'll spot that I've retitled this blog. It's the third title in the history of this site and in my opinion the best one yet. What once was Adam Pieniazek, and then was Prose of a...

[Dot Boston] ClickToFlash: A Must Have Safari Plugin

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Do you ever have issues with Safari going crazy? As mentioned in my 45 Free Mac Apps list, I love Safari and spend most of my browsing time in its friendly confines. But every now and then, the safari turns...

[Medium News] Front-end Engineer

Andy Montgomery, Rob Righter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

CSS, HTML, Javascript, and Photoshop. Do you like to build the web? Front-end Engineers at Medium breathe life into creative concepts and bridge the gap between the design and development teams. Applicants should be comfortable with creative...

[My Mystic Self] Growing Up

Fousty — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

There are many rites of passage in life. First kiss. Graduating High School & College. First job. I am about to embark on another. The first house. Over the past two months I have been getting pre-approved for obscene amounts...

[Medium News] Software Developer

Andy Montgomery, Rob Righter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

UNIX, Python, jQuery, and git. Do you speak our language? Developers at Medium will interface with a wide variety of technologies and platforms. Applicants should be comfortable in the UNIX development environment and with the following:...

[Medium News] Extending Virtualenv

Ben Weaver — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

When many Python projects are maintained in the same development environment, managing package dependencies can be difficult. Each project may have different needs, but packages and modules are installed into the same space by default. To help address this problem, Ian Bicking created...

[Medium News] Smart Grid. Smart Partners.

Rob Righter, Josiah Roe — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

We're proud to announce that Medium has partnered with EPB, Alcatel-Lucent and Tantalus Systems Corp. to bring a fiber-optic based smart grid network to EPBÃ¢ÂÂs 170,000 customers in East Tennessee and North Georgia. Medium is serving as a financial...

[Dot Boston] We MUST Go to Mars

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Last night I watched the first episode of Cosmos. Having read the book while in high school, I was excited to watch the video of Cosmos, especially as I've heard a ton of good things about it. Plus, space absolutely...

[Dot Boston] Music is Math

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

You might not know it from reading this blog, but I'm very intrigued in the overlap of science and arts. While on the surface they seem to be completely unrelated, in practice logic and creativity tend to combine together in...

[Dot Boston] Michael Flaherty Now Engages on Twitter

Adam Pieniazek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Though blogging and social media are quite old now, many people still doubt it's power. Well, what if I told you that a blog post here may have encouraged a Boston City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate to not only re-vamp their...

[My Mystic Self] Tradition and Culture

Fousty — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Image via WikipediaThis past week I gained a new appreciation for tradition and culture. Specifically religious traditions and cultures. Every church had it's own traditions, meaning it's customs and beliefs, Every church has it's own culture, meaning they way their...