Category: Infrastructure
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Queuing at Stupid Traffic Lights
There is some math associated with the agony of waiting in traffic. Or any kind of line. Since moving to Seattle, I’ve become convinced that the traffic flow is particularly sub-optimal here. I wanted to explore why that might be and highlight some implications.
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A Deep Dive on Some Power Grid Tweets
I wrote about some tweets by Brian Bartholomew and Casey Handmer about the United States Power Grid and explore the implications of some assumptions about batteries.
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Oh, What Massive Monuments We Make
We haven’t truly harnessed the power of the free-market to create trailblazing monuments of the modern era analogous to the decade or century-long construction projects undertaken by those that came before us. Why?
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Blockchain and the Mess We Make
Individuals are quick to forget that other people around them exist. I cannot think of a claim on human nature less difficult to defend. Just yesterday, a person on the trail I was cycling on suddenly moved into my path in an effort to pet a cute dog on the other side of the path.…
To Be Determined 