What the duck?

Why is there a giant duck outside Cambridge City Hall right now? A. Cambridge opens its gates to admit the Trojan Duck B. A giant rubber duck admonishes Cantabrigians to reduce litter to keep local waters clean C. The city of Cambridge finally recognizes Duck Day as a...

American Shinkansen, part 2.5

I’m not sure that I’ve geeked out on this train thing quite fully enough. I’m no train otaku, but I did look up the details of the Acela’s speeds. It’s actually much faster than I thought, but only operates at its fullest potential in...