archive 2024 Year in Review This year's writing on The Drafting Table and general life updates. In 2024, I wrote 9 posts including this one. That's down slightly from last year, but on par with 2020; my annual average from 2020 - 2024 has been 9.6. Having two kids under
Industry Urban Metabolism and other Topics Vaclav Smil's book Growth is wide-ranging enough that this isn't a comprehensive review. Rather, I decided to mainly explore just a few topics from it. Introduction Growth was one of my five 500+ page books from last year (Lord of the Rings and Journey to the
Links Assorted Links (Summer 2024) This summer has been very busy with work and family life, so I haven't had much time for writing. The title of this post, set when I started putting it together, reflects this. This blog is not defunct, however, so I wanted to at least share a link
Links Assorted Links (Winter 2024) Previously. Let's start with a few links related to current events. Scroll down for stuff that's less timely but of more enduring interest if you're reading this page sometime not in the winter of 2024. * This winter has seen (large and at times intense)
Industry INDUSTRY: A Global Overview Aiming for the proverbial ten-thousand foot view both in terms of geography and categories. Introduction What do we mean when we talk about Industry? In this post (and others on the same theme that I have planned for this year), I'm using "Industry" in its narrower
archive 2023 Year in Review ... I believe themes of technology and industry will be useful/productive to continue reading, thinking, and writing about in the year ahead.