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Sometimes you need to read up on a problem; other times you need to find some problems to work on–as well as the possibility of finding the answers (or at least some help finding those answers). Unlike the resources I’ve … Continue reading →

Fifth graders in Arlington public elementary schools all have the opportunity to attend “science camp” for almost a full week at the W. Alton Jones Environmental Education Center at the University of Rhode Island, in West Greenwich RI. We just … Continue reading →

Open Sauce, July 2007 It’s just something like three and a half years since this was written, but these things just keep staying as important as ever. I’ll add a few more editorial comments in-line here, but slowly AND surely … Continue reading →

In the beginning, there was ASCII text format, and everything was compatible with everything else. Text still makes sense for many applications: it’s the format used for everything from email and the web to configuration files and source code. Although … Continue reading →

The town of Arlington Public Works Department has several functions, with the following links listed on the town website: Highway Department: maintain and clean streets, snow and ice removal, catch basin cleaning, and more. Trash, Recycling & Composting: listed in … Continue reading →

I’m still looking at plugins, but also stumbled over a link to an article about How to Write a WordPress Plugin. Meanwhile, here are some of the plugins that caught my eye as being particularly useful:

Here’s the link to instructions for getting the flu shots from the town, 2010 Seasonal Flu/Pneumonia Clinic Schedule. From the town website: Date Location Who is Invited Clinic Time Wednesday October 13 Arlington Recreation Veterans’ Memorial Skating Rink (422 Summer … Continue reading →

Links to maps and schedules at the MBTA website for bus routes that run through Arlington: 350 – North Burlington – Alewife Station via Burlington Mall 67 – Turkey Hill – Alewife Station via Arlington Center 77 – Arlington Heights … Continue reading →

I’ve owned this domain for a long time; I originally intended to go all around my town, Arlington MA, taking photos and interviewing store owners and just generally mapping the real world into a website. Then Google stole my idea, … Continue reading →

I signed up for Amazon Associates account years ago, but never got the momentum or initiative to promote it very much. My brother makes a fair amount of cash with it, promoting his own books, but I’ve never tried doing … Continue reading →