by David Brooks | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name. By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire in the week through March 8. Ionospheric Delay Measurement for Reduced GPS Power...
by David Brooks | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
One of the greatest information-sharing devices of the past century is about the disappear. But before I go into Boomer Lamentation Mode and bemoan the decline of modern society, there’s another side of the equation that I’ll address. The device in question is the...
by David Brooks | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
The Boston chapter of the Axios news network has a quickie piece about Boston lamentation that they don’t do as good a job removing snow as they do in Montreal. The article is here. There is some discussion about policy and technology, but the key point is this:...
by David Brooks | Mar 6, 2026 | Newsletter
If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter and want to subscribe, add your email at the Granite Geek blog: granitegeek.concordmonitor.com Suggestions or comments? Drop me a line: dbrooks@cmonitor.com I’m on Bluesky and Mastodon (the newsie.social server) these...
by David Brooks | Mar 4, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
A dirty, nasty former oil-storage site will become home to New England’s biggest (for the moment, anyway) battery, in Everett< mass., report WCVB: With 700 megawatts of power capacity and 2.8 gigawatt-hours of stored energy, the project will include two...