After my job at the conference , it was time for another holiday! I thought I should take this opportunity to venture into the US East Coast for the first time, and I chose Boston as my destination (from 11 to 13 January) so that I could visit some friends there at the same time. I certainly made sure I didn't miss out on the best things Boston has on offer: universities and lobsters! It was already early evening when I've settled into my hotel. An Australian friend of mine currently studying at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) took me on a visit to the institution after a dinner nearby. MIT has a long tradition of not only academic excellence but also ingenious pranks known as 'Hacking'. It helps that many of the 'hackers' are good engineers or seasoned technicians of other types. Otherwise how could someone have attempted to put a police car on top of the dome of the main building without a crane? (My friend explained that those pranksters w...