by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
Wikipedia was created as an example of the openness-will-lead-to-goodness online world – an “encyclopedia that anyone can edit.” But as it has grown in size and importance, this philosophy (forward-looking and delightful or pitifully naive, depending...
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
New Hampshire is close to having a huge new hydroponic farm, Lef (pronounced “leaf”) Farms, a $10 million soil-free greenhouse being built in a former gravel pit in Loudon, with plans to provide fresh greens year round with largely automated systems....
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
“Ten years ago, the best-selling jacket at L.L. Bean was a heavily insulated parka rated for temperatures between 10 degrees and minus 40. Today, the top seller is an ultralight down jacket rated between 25 and minus 25. Coming on strong is a down sweater that...
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
Yeah, I know: “very carefully.” But seriously, what’s next for Vermont Yankee – especially now that the owner, Entergy, wants to sell it to a firm that specializes in such work? (No, I don’t know how that can be a business model, but...
by David Brooks | Nov 15, 2016 | Newsletter
If you’d like to watch relatively short discussions about the Dyn attack, the alternative-voting initiative in Maine and other geek-ish stuff, check out an upcoming episode of the talk show Capitol Connections from a local TV company called Yankee Communications...