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“Basically now, diplomats would rather take precedence over men of action. The time would be round tables and relaxation, huh, what do you think?” (Paul Volfoni/Jean Lefebvre).
Infrastructure: Reopening Paris internal railways. Hacking through EV charging stations. New wind turbines. Social impacts of passive houses. Less people - less houses - demolition as a service.
Electrons: Excel TikTokers, 6figures a day - and the Rise of the Digitally-Native Job. Z-Library seized and closed. Cybersecurity opportunities. Only two OSes for cars - means war? Ironies of automation. Technology and restaurants: a bad idea?
People: MBA applications drop. Italy stops raves. Unretirement. Coworking stabilizes. Young and eco-anxious.
Random: CIA trends for 2040. “Neoplants” for air cleaning.
Consuming: finished the Dragon never sleeps. Back to the first of Doctorow, Down and Out in the Magical Kingdom.