Author Archives: rben13

About rben13

I'm a writer/programmer/QA Analyst living near Boston with my beautiful wife, Heather, and our two cats, Aran and Sam.

Good On Martha Mullen

Martha Mullen is under fire for her role in getting bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev laid to rest in an Islamic cemetery in Virginia. Good on her. She, and those who helped her, did the right thing. Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s actions were … Continue reading

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Graves are for the Living, not the Dead

While I share and understand the anger all Bostonians feel towards Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother, I don’t feel that same anger toward their mother or other relatives. Instead, I feel a great sadness that they, too, lost someone dear … Continue reading

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Boston Bomber is in Custody

Hats off to all the branches of law enforcement that participated in capturing the second of the two suspects that attacked our city. It’s been a terrible, stressful week. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief.

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Boston Marathon Bombing

Bombers are the worse sort of cowards. There is no honor or nobility in attacking innocent civilians with such a device while hiding in the shadows. We’ll find who bombed the marathon, and I hope we find him or her … Continue reading

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Google Nexus 10 Screen Locking Mystery Solved

My Google Nexus 10, which quickly became my constant companion, started doing some really bizarre things about a month ago. The screen would go dark for no particular reason. It became more and more of a problem. When I’d try … Continue reading

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