ancient mechanisms and modern towers: technological bookends

links, etc

• A Mirror of Nature | Mike Edmunds | Inference

  i cannot look away when i see articles about the the antikythera mechanism.

• Let the Rich Have Their Supertalls - The Atlantic

  technological innovation is really the only place where trickle down economics works. (yes, i’m being loose with that term.) besides, if you put all the rich in towers, it’s that much easier to find them when you want to eat them.

• High gas prices have a solution, but Americans won’t like it

  my single car family, bus pass and fleet of bikes shrugs at high gas prices. that said, where’s my bitchin’ small electric 4-wheel drive pickup?