How we lost the living Now
Before 1840, noon in Bristol happened about ten minutes after noon in London, and nobody much cared. The railway needed a common minute or it couldn't run - and that common minute is now a common nanosecond, shipped in real time.
I tell this story periodically, but it seems like it's time again: General Motors ran an automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, that was one of the worst in the country. Accident rates and defects were astronomical. Absenteeism
I tell this story periodically, but it seems like it's time again:General Motors ran an automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, that was one of the worst in the country. Accident rates and defects were astronomical. Absenteeism was through the roof. They decided…— Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub (@allenholub) December 4, 2025
A funny thing happened in the Atmosphere - Pardy Time DevLog
The Atmosphere Challenge
Weaponized Sacredness
On March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam, just north of Los Angeles, California, failed catastrophically and sent a wave of water through the valley that caused…
25th Anniversary
But Stand.earth was not built for nostalgia—we were built for this moment.
USIR260228a
On the morning of February 28, 2026, at least 157 people were killed – the vast majority of them children – after at least two alleged U.S. missiles hit the Shajara Tayyiba elementary school and ad…
Did Reddit’s April Fools’ gag solve the issue of online hate speech?
Nations battled, voids came and went, and one million pixels said a lot about humanity.
Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why
California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.
Opinion: Dystopia Arrives in Columbus During Anduril Site Visit - Columbus Underground
Having sat through many similar types of media events over the past 25 years, it felt like a pretty run-of-the-mill event. And that normalcy left me uneasy.
Catastrophic AI misuse | 80,000 Hours
On July 16, 1945, humanity had a disturbing first: scientists tested a technology — nuclear weapons — that could cause the destruction of civilisation.
The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest
When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.
After the Las Vegas Shooting, the Nation Moved On. Many Survivors Did Not. (Published 2018)
More than 400 were struck by gunfire last year. The survivors are still searching for a new normal.
9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
Disaster preparedness in the US
Starting with some articles I saved during/after the January 2025 wildfires in Southern California
Cheat Sheet: These are the steps fire victims need to take to make an insurance claim
What to do — and not do — when you get home after a fire evacuation
High winds and fires mean power outages. Here's how to prep
Evacuation terms can be confusing. Here’s what they mean and how to sign up for alerts
Every day is now fire season. Let's get you ready for the next wildfire burning near you
Cheat sheet: A quick roundup of SoCal fire coverage and safety resources
