Category Archives: OldStuff

North Korea’s Secret Infrastructure

I’ve been spending 10+ hours / a day at work and unpacking from my move, so the posts have been few and far between this week. I hope to pick it up next week. Check out this great article: Infrastructurist, one of the best blogs on the net IMO, did a story on the DemocraticContinue reading “North Korea’s Secret Infrastructure”

How To Hide An Airplane Factory

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air. via Think or Thwim » How To Hide An AirplaneContinue reading “How To Hide An Airplane Factory”

What Should We Do With a Semi-Abandoned U.S. City? » INFRASTRUCTURIST

We’ve never had a situation quite like Detroit in modern American history: A major U.S. city — once the fourth largest in the country — losing over half of its population in a few decades, following the collapse of its principal industry. Just how bad has it gotten? Unemployment in the city has hit 27%,Continue reading “What Should We Do With a Semi-Abandoned U.S. City? » INFRASTRUCTURIST”