"No, I don't think we want a playground there; right now we just want make make sure we have as much parking as possible." #OverheardInDevelopment

pictured: the English language completely failing to make critical distinction of past vs. future

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thinking about streaming the sound of children playing in the background during conference calls. gotta fit in to the culture of the workplace

Fun read on r&d, organizational efficiencies, and tacit knowledge. And happens to be through the lens of bioweapons, which keeps it engaging.

ok team, we designed this cool building but it needs a little decorative relief at the top. what aspirational imagery can we use? “ancient gods?” nah “allegorical gods of capitalism?” nah “symbols of the working class?” nah “…a little picture of the same building?” YES

try saying that 3 times fast

from a quick Wikipedia dive, looks like Indy interestingly has the highest concentration of Ukrainians per capita (~1% of city’s pop) and 7th highest absolute # (19k) in the US

working theory: the demise of online April Fools jokes caused by 1) fear of PR disasters 2) trauma of pandemic news cycles 3) remote work eliminating the kind of in-person brainstorming and collaboration needed to concoct truly good stunts

Great explanation of what goes into creating the vast majority of affordable housing in the US. Super fraught process

With KC being a close analogue to Indy, curious if we’ll see any impact on Indy’s future debt issuances

Bottom left corner is a great reminder that the circle is single-lane, one-way road that should only need 12’ width. Today it’s what, 40’? Give us some Parisian jumbo sidewalk cafes plz

Yep. In certain markets without labor availability sure maybe it works, but doesn’t keep up in metros.

Indiana is leading the pack on post-Covid growth in the Midwest (but it’s no Sunbelt). Some quick charts I made from Monday’s census data:

Spoiler: modern buildings are not made out of stone simply because we pay workers far more than we used to. Masons used to be cheap. Buildings got uglier, but workers got wealthier.

New landscaping between I70 and 16th. Just begging for a linear park/trail instead of a drainage ditch.

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