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The pump in my espresso machine died on Thursday after 9 years of service. I went online, ordered a new pump, and it was delivered today. 30 mins of work and the machine is back in service. Good quality serviceable equipment like this should be standard.

Noted on 9th May 2020 Details

Smart lifts, lonely workers, no towers or tourists.

Another interesting take on changes to architecture and urban living post-coronavirus.

Linked on 2nd May 2020 Details

What Do Famous People’s Bookshelves Reveal?

The New York Times takes a peek at background celebrity bookshelves as they get interviewed from home.

Linked on 1st May 2020 Details

Cholera Outbreaks and the 1918 Flu Transformed Architecture.

Interesting take on the influence of previous pandemics over architecture and how the current coronavirus may do the same.

Linked on 27th April 2020 Details

Covid-19 information

I'm not going to start posting a ton of things about the current pandemic but I wanted to point to Dr. John Campbell's YouTube channel which has been rational and informative throughout the whole thing and well worth a watch.

Linked on 19th March 2020 Details

How to destroy a megalopolis

A perfect analogy for how climate change will affect us: by wearing us down, not through some singular event.

Linked on 16th February 2020 Details