Notes, 2021-04-09.
After almost seven and a half years in publication, this newsletter crossed 10,000 subscribers last month - and then…
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Excellent writing about the physical world.
2021-04-05
The White House’s American Jobs Plan's fact sheet is littered through with infranerd catnip: Over $100B in mass public transit; $20B in improved...…
2021-03-29
I crack up every time I see this LinkedIn post about bullet holes in WWII aircraft. It’s supposed to be about thinking outside the box, but...…
2021-03-22
After the 1956 consent decree allowing AT&T a monopoly over the US telephone network, all of Bell Labs’ patents were issued royalty-free; Bell was...…
2021-03-15
As engineers we stand on the shoulders of giants. The laws of physics we take for granted because Newton saw an apple fall..…
2021-03-08
It’s the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing, and I re-read a fascinating piece on the first iPhone keynote and all the planning that went into...…
2021-03-01
Two interesting metal 3D printing startups emerged from stealth last week, both of whom I’ve been tracking since 2016...…
2021-02-22
Many of my friends here in San Francisco dream of starting a company, getting investor money, and then somehow making the world better...…
2021-02-15
In a twist on the “I can’t access my bitcoin fortune because I forgot my password” narrative, we were struck by the story of this guy in Wales...…
2021-02-08
Last week I got a tip that Dragon Innovation, Avnet’s supplier vetting & manufacturing oversight business, shut down last October. Founded in 2009...…
2021-02-01
Notes, 2021-02-01.
It's a snow day in NYC - a messy time, but one in which stuff more…
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