Industry Industry series retrospective A round-up of my writing theme for 2024 (that spilled over into 2025), along with some highlights from what I learned or that stood out in some way Over the past year and a half, I've been working on a series/theme about industry (and closely-related stuff like
Industry Materials, Processes, and Supply Chains: Recent Readings on Technology and Industry steel, silicon, jet engines, microchips, cars, phones, paper, and pipe organs
Industry Baie des Chaleurs' industrial patrimony The category of things that must exist as a going concern or not at all
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.