Scooped

Damn it! I’ve been scooped by a glossy! The editor and chief from Technology Review, the MIT uber-geek magazine, came to our class to speak today. Apparently, they are about to do a huge, front-page feature on the Sony rootkit, the exact same topic that I have been writing about all semester. I could kick myself for waiting on that one. I was hoping to get my piece published somewhere this summer, but now I can’t because it will look like a copycat piece instead of a cutting edge article. Plus, because I haven’t yet pitched it to anyone, I don’t even get to look like a badass for thinking of something that a major magazine then later did. Oh well. I suppose this happens constantly in the real world.

I’m afraid of the real world.

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When the Puck Sank

Well, I finally finished my radio documentary about underwater hockey. I’m trying to sell it to the local radio station, but I’m not too sure that they will go for it. Apparently, they already ran one like it a few years ago. I’m like, if it’s old news, why hasn’t anybody heard of it? Anyway, follow this link to have a listen.

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Marathon Madness

I watched the Boston Marathon today. This was one of the most amazing sporting events I’ve ever attended, except perhaps a world cup game. I got all choked up watching the physical rawness of the runners dragging themselves along on mile 23. It amazed me how exhausted and focused they all looked. And, they no longer seemed to care that they looked terrible. I guess it takes energy to suck in your tummy and straighten your gym shorts, energy that you really don’t have to spare when you are running 26 miles.

Bostonians are just crazy for this race. The spectators were out of control. All the screaming and cheering deafened me to the point where I considered putting paper in my ears. This one lady had a sign that said “Go Japan!” and then something in Japanese, and she would go ape shit every time an Asian runner went by. If one of the runners stopped to stretch or catch their breath, everyone would yell and cheer until they started up again.

Plus, it’s not enough to just run a marathon up here. You also have to do it with a twist. One guy has been running it while pushing his wheelchair-bound son for 25 years. These other two guys do the whole thing while “joggling.” See if you can guess what that means from the picture below. I saw them both today. Apparently they are vying from some kind of world record.

[Image from: http://www.wcsh6.com/home/article.asp?id=34092]