Category Archives: infrastructure

Why protected bike lanes are more valuable than parking spaces

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief transportation official for New York City in 2007, she took a page out of Denmark’s playbook and created America’s first parking-protected bike lane, right in the middle of downtown Manhattan. A parking protected … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Author AJ Jacobs embarked on a quest with a deceptively simple idea at its heart: to personally thank every person who helped make his morning cup of coffee. More than one thousand “thank yous” later, Jacobs reflects on the globe-trotting … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Norway’s $47BN Coastal Highway | The B1M

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

The Norwegian government are embarking on the largest infrastructure project in the country’s history.

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Fracking at Lancashire site paused after seismic event detected- Guardian

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

Magnitude 0.4 tremor follows several others recorded since Cuadrilla restarted drilling Source: Fracking at Lancashire site paused after seismic event detected

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

“I Was Devastated”: The Man Who Created the World Wide Web Has Some Regrets – Vanity Fair

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

Tim Berners-Lee has seen his creation debased by everything from fake news to mass surveillance. But he’s got a plan to fix it. Source: “I Was Devastated”: The Man Who Created the World Wide Web Has Some Regrets

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cyclo Knitter: A Bicycle-Based Machine That Knits a Scarf in Five Minutes – Colossal

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

The Cyclo Knitter is a bicycle-based machine by design student  George Barratt-Jones. The contraption is made from a simple combination of wood and bike parts, and allows one to knit a scarf through light exercise. Barratt-Jones came up with the … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

POV Footage of a Log Going Through a Sawmill Line – Laughing Squid

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

Red Stag Timber commercial manager Paul Laing, attached a GoPro camera to a log and captured awesome POV footage of the log going through their sawmill line.via Digg Source: POV Footage of a Log Going Through a Sawmill Line

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Does Sustainable, Fair Trade Coffee Mean? — Discover

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

Shannon O’Donnell at A Little Adrift explores what “sustainably produced” really means: “I will spend more to ensure that the root communities behind our goods are treated with respect. Stemming from my physical journey to understand coffee came a new … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RSA – Simon Sinek – Intensity vs Consistency

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

Animation is the process of making small, repetitive, consistent actions, over and over, until you suddenly find you have created something you are proud of. Simon Sinek’s wonderful talk for The RSA is about applying that positive attitude to work … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What if we were free to work? | Olivier Schneller | TEDxBSEL

Posted on February 11, 2018 by

To Olivier, today’s common perception of work as a burden we must bear to finance our living is one of the biggest misconceptions of our time. Looking at the past and present of work life, he illustrates why he strongly … Continue reading →

Posted in infrastructure | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment