July 9, 2023

Hit and Miss #305: Extra extra extra!

Hello!

Coming off a lovely weekend full of T time, family time, friend time, and hobby time—very glad for all the people I get to share life with. It’s left me quite tired, though, so I’ll just share some links with light annotation. T and I are finishing The Terminal and an ice cream cake tonight, so there’s much to save my brain for!!

• Commentary, history, and links to more history on Ethernet, which just turned 50 years old.
• I didn’t know the Ontario Food Terminal is publicly owned, nor that it primarily serves the not major brands.
• On the use (or not) of secret intelligence in government, and what it says about political-bureaucratic incentives.
• I am shocked but not at all surprised to learn that Pimisi station—one of the Ottawa LRT stations likeliest to host large crowds—is not built for large crowds.
• To rebuild Notre Dame, they have to first reforge the medieval axes that dimension the timber. I find the expense and extravagance poured into restoring this church to be mindboggling, but if you’re going to go all out, I guess you really need to go all out.
• Morning routines, yes, but also being more chill about said routines. Rach Smith, thank you for this.

Thank you for being a wonderful part of my week, every week. If I haven’t replied to an email from you recently, I hope to soon! All the best for the week ahead!!

Lucas