More Ads

Another T Station ad space buy out. This time by Macy's in the Downtown Crossing station. I wonder if ad spaces are getting cheaper or these large buy in's command a significant discount. I do appreciate the element of uniformity of seeing all the ads together (even if I don't care for the ads themselves).

Appropriate Tools

A Boston Public Works employee appropriates two screwdrivers to remove a street hatch. I am curious as to what the original designer thought might be used to open up such a hatch. Additionally, if new or old screwdrivers are used, and how such use effects durability. Finally, I am curious if this employee was shown this technique, or improvised it.

After removing the cover, he examined the hole for about 4-5 seconds, and then replaced the cover, by stomping it down with his foot.

First Snow

From the night of one of the first snowfalls this winter season in Cambridge.

Brussel Sprout Tower

This photo was taken a few weeks ago, and the stem was placed in a flower arranging base. When standing up, it looks something like a smoke plum. I had only recently seen brussel sprouts in this kind of arrangement over the past year. It is odd to think that I have been so out of touch with what something I ingest into my body looks like in its natural form. It is something of a leap of faith many people in urban areas take everyday with the various foods we eat and technologies we trust.

Happiness

Just take the outbound train in the opposite of its intended direction, and you'll be able to find it. It's hard to argue against this kind of graffiti. (It has since been removed, I think they tagger used an expo marker)

Sulfur

This is a processing plant of Conoco Phillips Inc in California that can be viewed from an Amtrak train. The bright yellow mountain in the center of the photo is sulfur. It glows fluorescent in the middle of the day.

Mr. Daily Talk

Mr. Daily Talk (Alfred Sirleaf of Liberia, read more about him in this NY Times Article) talks to Erik Hersman, of Afrigadget, at Maker Faire Africa about how he crafts his chalkboard news.