Notes, 2024-02-09.
A few pithy threads to tug on at the end of the week.
Writing about work, attention, and the built world
A few pithy threads to tug on at the end of the week.
Natasha Balwit-Cheung on the enduring appeal of Antarctic exploration.
Spencer Wright on cobblestone construction, tire dust collection, and File Filosophy.
Spencer Wright on adoquines, the Nacirema, and public benefit corporations.
Here’s a partial list of surprising things about human technology: * Throughout history, when someone has learned something that they really wanted to pass on
TW Lim on how we went from mining nature for particular fats, to mining fats for their components.