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Notes, 2024-02-09.
A few pithy threads to tug on at the end of the week.…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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Notes, 2024-02-01.
Spencer Wright on cobblestone construction, tire dust collection, and File Filosophy.…
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Notes, 2024-01-29.
Spencer Wright on adoquines, the Nacirema, and public benefit corporations.…
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On Documentation
Here’s a partial list of surprising things about human technology:
* Throughout history, when someone has learned something that they…
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Let a Hundred Mechanisms Bloom.
Spencer Wright on antique apple parers, and how an old tool can force you to confront a problem anew.…
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Ford and Macadam.
It used to be rare that more than a couple of sentences at a time were cut from drafts of…
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A More Fun Ride
Jan Heine on the physics of pneumatic tires, the rise of gravel cycling, and his role in the bike industry.…
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Cars.
Since the introduction of the Model T, the rubber industry has evolved in tandem with the automobile industry – and American car culture.…
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On Pneumatic Tires.
Pneumatic tires were invented (and then promptly forgotten) in 1846. Then, they became perhaps the quintessential twentieth-century transportation technology.…