by David Brooks | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Rising sea levels cause all sorts of problems, of course, but one of them is invisible: It increases the likelihood of salt water oozing into fresh-water aquifers, which taints wells. Here’s a story from the New Bedford Light in Massachusetts: This phenomenon is...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
In a rational world, we would pay for road construction and upkeep by charging cars, trucks and motorcycles on a per-mile basis with a weight multiplier, thus reflecting the actual usage and damage that we do. It could also include a small set fee to reflect the fact...
by David Brooks | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Jon “maddog” Hall is many things, most notably a Linux guru and New Hampshire’s most famous software evangelist, but here’s what he isn’t: Reassuring about the arrival of the technologies known as artificial intelligence. Consider this exchange during a recent...
by David Brooks | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The hunt for large trees in New Hampshire is a delightful pasttime, which is why I have written about it many times. But another story is always fun, so check out this piece from New Hampshire Bulletin, the independent online news source, which notes the...
by David Brooks | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Noticed while putting together the weekly list of New Hampshire patents: Dean Kamen’s DEKA Research has filed a patent application for a Security Robot that has not of the cutesy roundness of most such robots. It looks like a wingless StarFighter on end placed...
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