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50 Things I’ve Learned

Brian Potter | Construction Physics | 17th April 2025

Reflections drawn from writing 600,000 words about construction and technological progress. Interesting throughout. Bricks haven't become cheaper since the 19C. The roads in Los Angeles and San Francisco are the worst of any US metro area. Tenants of skyscraper apartments tend not to care what the building's exterior looks like. Construction has become safer at a faster rate than other industries (1,900 words)

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On “Eleanor Rigby”

Ian Leslie | LitHub | 17th April 2025

This 1966 song rewards a closer look for what it reveals about the Lennon-McCartney partnership. "Nobody had created a pop song like this before. Its cultural ubiquity has stopped us from noticing how strange it is... Both John and Paul were living up to Arthur Schopenhauer's definition of genius: unlike talent, which hits a target nobody else can reach, genius hits a target nobody else can see" (2,600 words)