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Tim Robinson
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urbanist, recovering architect. child of the oil crisis, parent raising low carbon kids. Friding. all views my own. Auckland NZ via India, east Midlands and t'north.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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For a century people being endangered on our roads have been told they are the problem.

This from 1927.
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Hong Kong requires two stairs in high-rise apartment buildings. The problem, which seems to have been lost in the British reaction to Grenfell, is that two stairs are a poor substitute for the exterior of your building not being consumed by fire.
Breaking News: The death toll rose to 13 in a fire that engulfed several apartment towers in Hong Kong. Firefighters were struggling to contain it.

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Hong Kong Fire Live Updates: At Least 13 Killed as Fire Engulfs Apartment Buildings
Firefighters were still trying to extinguish the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Good.

George Clarke wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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x.com/bryce_edward... This doesn't seem to be published elsewhere than on Twitter and LinkedIn, which is a shame as Bryce Edwards makes some good points about how entrenched landlordism is with our rulers. See also: Nepal.
x.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Strictly speaking, it's not a façade that's cracking up at 432 Park Ave. in NYC; it's a "load-bearing, concrete exoskeleton." This makes the problem much harder to fix. The engineers called it back in 2012, but hubris and vanity overruled them. lloydalter.substack.com/p/schadenfre...
SchadenfreudeTower in New York City is cracking up
The problems at 432 Park Avenue never end.
lloydalter.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Amtrak ridership went up 5 percent in the past year while revenue grew 10 percent, a win for an agency that has been fighting to preserve support for passenger rail under an administration skeptical of public transit.
In a tumultuous year, Amtrak got more riders at higher prices
Flight cancellations during the government shutdown gave Amtrak a boost, while more customers are choosing pricier business-class seats.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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One of my books was on this list so recommend that if you have published a book, look yourself up at link below
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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If you want to know where H2 as a transportation fuel source is heading…

etrucks.co.nz/october-2025...
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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By the way, no one really needs this level of performance in car, but the point is to show that electrotech is only already here, but is also still only at the beginning of its evolution. Combustion has done evolving. Next are cars that are super light with just enough range, and super cheap.
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Fossil cars are a sad old technology, the steam trains of our era, it’s all over. Very soon they too will only be in quaint museums and on closed joyride tracks for nostalgics…
Dongfeng are working on a solid state battery they claim to deliver 1000km range, Megawatt levels of charging, (450Km in 5 mins) and operating temp range of -30 to 130 deg C.
Coming next year.. time will tell.
insideevs.com/news/779149/...
Chinese EV Maker Plans 620-Mile Solid-State Battery Cars In 2026
Dongfeng is also working on an ultra-high-voltage EV platform capable of charging at a whopping 2 megawatts.
insideevs.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Who is gonna re-start the non-AI Internet directory? Quality over slop..
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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China is bringing the hammer down on hyper-fast EVs, setting a minimum 5 seconds for accelerating from 0 to 100 KMH (62 MPH).

For context, the Rivian R1S hits 60 MPH in 2.6 seconds, as does the Tesla Cybertruck in "Beast Mode." (H/t @reillybrennan.com)
China mulls limiting cars' default performance as EV crashes frequently occur
China plans to require passenger vehicles to default to a state where acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes less than five seconds upon each startup.
cnevpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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"Save the shack" is a perfect encapsulation of 90% of heritage preservation in this continent.

You can't make this up.
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Auckland’s PT *network* “easily the best in Australia” 🔫 thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-1...
Controversial: Public transport in Auckland is actually pretty good
Though it might be a controversial opinion, these days public transport in Auckland is in many respects fine, and in a number of areas, bordering on good.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Seattle (& beyond!) architecture and urbanism people - @michaelburchert.bsky.social has kindly offered to host a virtual presentation on prefab straw panel building + Q&A.

Monday, Dec 1 at 11:00 am PST

Please fill out the interest form if you'd like to attend!
Straw Panel Building with Michael Burchert
Regenerative construction educator, activist, and builder Michael Burchert will be presenting his method of machine-free straw panel fabrication along with an overview of various global straw panel ma...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Oh my
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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What I love most about this story is the NYT’s obliviousness to the fact that in other anglophone cultures the slang for tight male underwear or swimwear is ‘budgie smugglers’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Man Who Stuffed Parakeets in His Pants Faces Smuggling Charge
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Just made this. I’m a widely respected intellectual, you know
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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new update to MAPQVEST
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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2kms per month. Way too fast. For a glacier to melt.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Total Recall II: Get Ready Not To Be Surprised
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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IT GOT BETTER

📍Central MN
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?

Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes

The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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It shows how architecture evolved into the wrong direction in the background.
Dubai courtyard installation examines how "architecture evolved in the region": www.dezeen.com/2025/11/11/courtyard-installation-some-kind-of-practice-dubai-design-week/
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM