Blog from the Loft

The northbound of Boston’s I93 highway, the tunnel that goes under Boston downtown, connecting to the Lenny Zakim Bridge, opened to the public Saturday night. I decided to try it out on Sunday afternoon when the traffic is light(er)…
I started into I93N from the south end Mass Ave on ramp (which is not really on [...]

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Ok. I am counting this as Sunday, day 2 at the loft. More cleaning. I actually got the aero bed setup now so that I can sleep here. Minor problem with the curtain in the bedroom. Until I replace the broken curtain rod I think I am going to be awoken by sunlight at 6 [...]

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This blog entry marks the first actual blog entry made from the Loft. Via a RCN MegaModem line last clocked at 1.9Mb download. Finally !! (Update — Now I am clocking 3Mbit download, 597Mbit upload !! yippy). Or use this test to see how fast is your own connection.
* Update: Verizon — so typical of [...]

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Will Mitch Kapor’s Chandler project become the ultimate Outlook killer? The Personal Information Manager that is as good as the old Agenda?

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Today is final walk through before closing day on the loft. I visited the loft with the brokers. The current owner is still there doing his final cleaning. The place looks great. I can’t wait. Afterwards, instead of heading back to the office with my broker in her car, I decided to walk it. It [...]

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Director Zhang Yimou’s epic chinese movie, Hero, is not yet available official in the States. It was released in China end of last year to be eligible for a Best Foreign picture Oscar nomination. However, DVD’s (official or not is still unclear) is popping up all over the place. I got the chance of viewing [...]

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Hero the movie — for those who watched the subtitled DVD and are wondering what the chinese text at the beginning and at the ending of the movie say, here is my translation of them:
The beginning text:
About two thousand years ago, it is a period of internal wars in China. There were seven kingdoms within [...]

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Well, this time next week I will be in my loft. Up to this point I have been pretty cool about the whole thing, but now that it is only 7 days away, I am getting antsy now. Let’s move already !
What’s the most important thing for moving in? Connectivity of course. The phone company’s [...]

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In search of the perfect electronic notepad — light, long battery life, easy to type and draw with, connected. Why is it so hard? The Sony picture book (wifi via PC-Card only, no built in antenna), or the U3 (only in Japan), the Sharp actius (too big), the Libretto L3 (Japan only again), the Fujitsu [...]

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This morning I ordered, as part of my breakfast, a sesame bagel. Apparently they ran out. So the server brought over the breakfast with a poppy seed bagel and ask if that was okay as a substitute. I said sure. The observation is why did she think a poppy seed bagel is the right substitute [...]

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