Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++May 14Welcome to the unlikely capital of rock’n’rollverified_publisherThe EconomistTO WALK AROUND Lititz on a perfect spring day is to see small-town America at its picture-postcard best. Pensioners stroll along the main street, …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++6 days agoThe last metro? Crossrail and the uncertain future of urban transitFinancial Times - Gill PlimmerThe opening of the world’s first metro system in London in 1863 was a chaotic event: steam in the tunnels obscured signals and choked drivers, the gas lighting frightened travellers — and “there were so many anxious passengers trying to get on board, that there were fights for seats”, according to …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++The mystery of the mogul, the casino and the heist that rocked MayfairFinancial Times - Miles JohnsonJust before 10am on a rainy June morning, a lone man wearing a black balaclava and a blue boiler suit approached the brass-plated entrance of the Park Lane Club in London. The man carried a dark bag up the marble and gold-fronted staircase inside and barged into the casino’s reception area. When a …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Viewpoint: Putin now faces only different kinds of defeatbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsWhatever else Russia's Victory Day parade is supposed to represent, it won't be any sort of victory over Ukraine, regardless of the spin President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin will try to put on it, writes defence analyst Michael Clarke. This war is one that Russia cannot win in any meaningful …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++How phantom forests are used for greenwashingbbc.co.uk - By Navin Singh KhadkaCapturing carbon by increasing forest cover has become central to the fight against climate change. But there's a problem. Sometimes these forests exist on paper only - because promises have not been kept, or because planted trees have died or even been harvested. A new effort will now be made to …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Beyond Aggregation: Amazon as a Servicestratechery.com - Ben ThompsonFive months and $134 billion in market cap ago (before the stock slipped by 68%), Bloomberg Businessweek purported to explain How Shopify Outfoxed …
