Snowy sleet

My three-year-old son today exclaimed “Look Mommy it’s snowing and raining at the same time.”

If I were there I would have informed him that this meteorological phenomenon is known as “sneet” or, more simply, late winter in Chicago.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons, remade for a post-climate change world

Interesting merger of data sonification and dystopoian remixing of a classic.
Why We Can’t Stop Longing for the Good Old Days

Spoiler: there never were good old days.
The secret history of messages etched into records

Not all deadwax is a tabula rasa.
How Poland Uses Clams To Control Its Water Supply

I can confirm that clams are finicky as hell about water quality. This is a smart idea.
Booting from a vinyl record

The warm crackle of DOS.
New luxury train adventure will bring passengers between Denver and Moab

I would like to ride this choo-choo.
The Birds Are Outside

"We stay inside and look out." Sinker brings the truth.
What the World Can Learn From Life Under Tokyo’s Rail Tracks

Historically overlooked, high-value urban space.
How 2020 Will Impact Smart Cities

"A global pandemic, police protests and privacy pushbacks (not to mention a major recession) are changing the future of smart city tech."
No, ‘PR-chitecture’ won’t save us from the pandemic

"The next time you see a starchitect propose something insipid like 'blockchain but for architecture,' send a letter to the editor saying 'stop publishing this bullshit'."