This is great writing, a great rebuttal to vibecession stat waving, and an interesting insight into what it’s like to swim in the new sysadmin wave pool that is our lives. Short story: it sucks.
– via @greglindsay.org
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.
This is such a curious listen. @greglindsay.org and Daniel Safarik from Unfrozen: chat with legendary critic Paul Goldberger on Trump’s Mussolini-like architectural ambitions—and the broader implications for American democracy, urbanism, and design.
This is why last week I spoke to Greg Lindsay, co-author of Aerotropolis, who was very clear that Florida’s account of the research is wrong.
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The continuum from the Toronto board of trade to ford & his ancient ideas about Niagara being “Vegas” and the same old - we don’t talk about the mediocrity of the Canadian business establishment enough & how it undermines Canada. Maybe they stink.
Florida's not just wrong on this score, he's totally disingenuous. He's read all the same literature I have regarding the importance of large, centralized hubs versus a constellation of smaller airports. I know because he told me himself when he agreed to *blurb my book.*
At this @bsky.app @theonion.com thing with Jeopardy's Greg "@handle.invalid" Lindsay trying to get his account reactivated. #freegreg
Would jets downtown be good for Toronto’s economy? As it turns out, no. @greglindsay.org explains the truth behind the vibes:
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By linking the smart glasses to Google’s image generator, Nano Banana, Bohn shows how you can instruct them to doctor up an image on the fly. In the video demo, Bohn asks Gemini to take a picture of people in the room using the smart glasses, but then superimpose them over the “really cool church in Barcelona that I forget the name of.” Based on the demo, it seems to do exactly that, taking people in the room and using AI to essentially Photoshop them in, so it looks as though they’re standing in front of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
What is the pro-social use of this feature.
The assertion that Pearson could simply absorb Billy Bishop's traffic was Alex's, not mine — I haven't looked at those numbers and thus don't have an opinion.
But I definitely agree with you re: movements and slots, hence my argument to invest in expanding Pearson's.
Also, people, “I really like this charming small airport we should make it more like the one I hate” is not a smart position to take.
I won't bore anyone with citations, but global hubs are vital to exporting services and attracting FDI, and it's puzzling to me why the Carney government would go along with this when they should be crafting a global aviation strategy aligned with their goal to diversify Canada's trading partners. 🤔
Not only would it be a mistake at the urban level — akin to paving over downtowns with parking lots to attract suburbanites and in the process destroying the amenities they came for — but at the provincial and federal level as well.
Had a great time dipping back into the academic literature underpinning AEROTROPOLIS to explain to The Globe and Mail's @alexbozikovic.bsky.social why expanding Toronto's Billy Bishop is purely vibes-based and would be a mistake. #makepearsongreatagain
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Not a single city in the world is expanding a downtown airport right now. Not one. All of this is rationalization for the fact that executives like having an airport that nobody else uses. Textbook elite capture.
Who will pay me to say what I really think, which is: shut Billy Bishop down sooner rather than later.
(I promise my fees are less than Ritch’s. 😉)
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I'm certain being 26yo at the time has something to do with it.
"Grimshaw also proposed a “new airport city development” surrounding Dulles."
Literally AEROTROPOLIS Chapter 1.
We had Kate (and @zachmortice.bsky.social) kick off 2025 at
Unfrozen with their worst fears and predictions for the year ahead — including which firms would build the ICE detention camps... unfrozenarch.net/episodes/90-...
In other Unfrozen news, @katewagner.wehwalt.net pours dirt on The Line's grave and calls for participant firms to be held account, citing AECOM in particular. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
9-4 seasons and NY-adjacent bowls? I'll take it.
Is this... what being competent... feels like??
Funny part is that this ran in the FT Wealth supplement, implying this is just the latest dumb rich guy hobby
Excellent points! Maybe a better reference material would be Glengarry Glen Ross — I just want to see a dramatization of the manic sales pressure inside these orgs. Boiler Room came to mind because the ages and the hunger are similar...
Excellent title: The Screen Killed the City. I’m jealous I couldn’t be in Vancouver for this. I promise I’ll visit one day.
My favorite talk of the fall, and it isn't close. Thanks again to
WRLDCTY for having me!
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