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Costco Board of Directors, Ben Baker, 2009

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I found a Dunks that still looks like this

Westwood, Massachusetts

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1998 MCI coach bus

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Old ass landline phone collection (mostly Sony)

Clockwise from top right:

Sony SPP-320 base unit: works, but the speakerphone function howls. It does not currently transit mid-40 mHz range frequency to cordless unit due to signal interference. This design looks like it belongs in an office more than a home, but was sold as a household system.

Brother IntelliFAX-2840: My cactus keeps it company. I use the output tray as a tissue box holder, when I seldom do print something I just take the tissue box off. This does not actually work as a fax machine in my setup, because the bridge I use to connect my cell phone to the analog devices, Cell2Jack, only transmits with enough fidelity for voice signals.

Sony IT-B3: not actually connected to the wall jack, just hooked on the same wall plate and daisy chained to the other phones. The end of the RJ-9 cord that connects to the dial pad broke off, so it had to be super glued in.

Sony SPP-320 cordless handset: powers on, but does not work due to above mentioned radio frequency interference. I would love to get it working at some point, but I've read that since so many modern objects - household appliances, IoT devices - emit signals of various frequencies, the technology this device uses is rendered useless due to the interference. Brick is beautiful.

Sony IT-B5: purchased in order to have full modularity, and due to slight difference from IT-B3 - three one-touch dial keys, mute function, heavier handset. Currently connected to my computer via RJ-9 to 3.5mm audio jack adapter. I plan to add the dial pad into the network and use the AirPods case as a hook weight.

Sony TAM-100 answering machine: works almost flawlessly. One of the grip feet underneath broke off, so it wobbles. The "three mailbox" function does not seem to be working, also perhaps due to the limitations of the Cell2Jack. I discovered this model at a thrift store, but upon getting a power adapter for it, I found that the unit did not work, so I purchased a second (pictured), and plan to repurpose the first broken machine. It and the SPP-320 base are placed on top of a pair of stereo speakers.

Cortelco 2500: the company that manufactures these phones is still in business, and is a direct descendent of Western Electric, the company that manufactured phones for the AT&T monopoly before the breakup of the Bell system. I love the simplicity of this phone, and wanted to make it as old school as possible, so I placed lace underneath, and a phone book in the drawer below, along with a pen and notepad. This reminds me of the phone setup my great aunt had, complete with a gossip bench. I also wrapped the cord around the base, just like the front man had it in Squid Game.

This is definitely overkill. This fascination overtook me sometime last fall, so I figured I could look into a few different models, but had to restrain myself. I really want a functioning cordless unit, but the one I found on eBay would be about $50 with shipping and taxes included. I know price gouging when I see it. I put in an offer for $20, and it was automatically rejected. This is it for now and for the foreseeable future. Maybe I will find a fix for the current cordless unit I have.

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If you need a lot of 23 iPod touches from 2010, the Connecticut Department of Education gotchu for $100

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T-Mobile U.S. website, June 2003

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EVA Airways website, June 15 2004

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October 16

Two months late with this one - since I wasn't in town, I requested my dad to take a photo of the tree that gets uneven light distribution in peak autumn. Don't mind the sent through WhatsApp, shot on Nokia 3V quality.

Springfield Massachusetts September 18 2024

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Truck Fuel Payment Kiosk (one of three terminals) at the Service Plaza in Westborough, Massachusetts on the Mass Pike (Interstate Highway 90).

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We’ve got a date!

The stuff of suburban nightmares

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TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.

via ift.tt

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The stuff of suburban nightmares

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This was in the great Gatsby

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A moment of peace, within a traditional New England scene (Papa Gino’s, Dunk’s billboard, packie, Gillette Stadium, fall leaves). Walpole, MA.

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“The cables under your desk can’t hurt you”

the cables under my desk:

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Springfield Massachusetts September 18 2024

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Another spotting

Why am I getting a boner for this 2000-2003 Nissan Maxima