2019-06-03
Making & Manufacturing. * A good overview of how Huawei's US trade ban will affect their hardware and software development. The story with Huawei
The Prepared Archive
From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.
2019-05-27
Transportation & Infrastructure. * An investigation into exploitative New York taxi medallion loans, which created an artificial asset bubble that enriched an industry of creditors while
2019-05-20
Planning & Strategy. * As I hinted last week (facepalm) I want to make a Longbet on the prospects on AR/VR in engineering, manufacturing, and
2019-05-13
Planning & Strategy. * Me, writing about my accidental career as a marketer. * An interesting essay on politics, corporations, and organizational structures. Contemporary western corporations are
2019-05-06
Planning & Strategy. * Huawei's ownership structure is... unclear. * How the Waymo factory ended up in Detroit: Fibs, chance, and one person's
2019-04-29
Notes, 2019-04-29. Six months ago I asked for proposals on cathedral construction, a topic that at the time seemed both topical (the BBC