Category Archives: Fabulous Wonder

Miscellany and commentary, with a technical and social bent

Confessions

Posted on November 16, 2005 by Victor Chudnovsky

Knox was sweet enough to get me the new Madonna CD last night. So far, Confessions on a Dance Floor strikes me as, well, disappointing. The first track, “Hung Up”, is catchy and danceable. But the other tracks? They’re just … Continue reading →

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Palimpsest

Posted on November 12, 2005 by Victor Chudnovsky

The Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and West Roxbury once hosted thriving Jewish communities. The people there were mainly orthodox Jews from Eastern Europe who immigrated in the late 1800s and moved to the area from their first Boston homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Boston, Fabulous Wonder, Judaism, Knox, Oddities | 1 Comment

Polio outbreak in the US

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Victor Chudnovsky

The New York Times reports on five cases of polio in an Amish community in Minnesota.

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Printing to Lexmark Z52 under Linux

Posted on November 7, 2005 by Victor Chudnovsky

Over a year ago, I got a second-hand Lexmark Z52 ink-jet printer. I set it up to work on my Linux box, using the driver that Lexmark provided for download. Unfortunately, I could not get the printer calibration program to … Continue reading →

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Boston’s Jewish Renaissance

Posted on November 7, 2005 by Victor Chudnovsky

The Boston Globe Magazine has a cover story on the Jewish renaissance in Boston: To be sure, Greater Boston’s Jewish community is as diverse as any and its newfound unity relative. In addition to Reform and Conservative congregations, Orthodox and … Continue reading →

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