David Thurlow

Any community with values, goals, and a plan is a "Smart City".

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

How classes in agriculture and baseball aim to rejuvenate two rural schools in Alberta https://t.co/z07inYA8C6

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

So true

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

My kid: Climate change is intergenerational genocide. We must all be ready to sacrifice.

Also my kid: I want a towel warmer for Christmas.

Love her. ❤

[Dr. Anna Artyushina 🇨🇦 @socioanna]

Techno-utopianism via Google: "In the future, we'll all have cyberservants."
Existing digital economy: we are all cyberservants to 5 tech monopolies.

[Lee Vinsel @STS_News]

No.

Where do I pick up my prize?

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

@socioanna That's outstanding, Anna! They are lucky to have you!

[Ian Gilman @iangilman]

@pdxkitty1 We need ranked choice voting ASAP, so third parties have a chance!

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

The European Union's new data governance strategy "represents a radical shift in the EU’s focus, from protecting individual privacy to promoting data sharing as a civic duty," writes public policy scholar @socioanna. https://t.co/VOE1Iu4509

[Launch NY @Launch_NY]

Q4. What is often overlooked or forgotten by business owners when thinking about closing their businesses? #LaunchHour

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

I keep hearing seemingly smart people say "we had a strong economy a month ago," as a way to argue for corporate bailouts now. No, we had a huge asset bubble, not a strong economy. The underlying economy is really fragile, a fact only a couple weeks of idle has demonstrated.

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

"And there will be a next time. One can very nearly fix the date."

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

If you've never read E M Forester's short story #TheMachineStops, now would be a great time. Incredibly relevant. #CoronaVirus #Covid_19 #SocialDistancing #STS https://t.co/gmNekjhaRr

[Ann Chavie @Ann_Chavie]

@notbeforenoon @DisabledResist In addition to front line medical care providers, it is the grocery employees, the garbage collectors, the package deliverers, and many, many others like them that are keeping us from falling completely into chaos right now.

[Naomi Brockwell priv/acc @naomibrockwell]

@thepennyhoarder You’re either paying for the product, or you are the product.

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

@TheCurrentCBC Please tell me that bit about the Facto App (40 min in) was real.

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

This looks like an outstanding game! Nice work @PuzzlingPixel

[Puzzling Pixel Games @PuzzlingPixel]

You don’t want to miss this #rollandwrite. Join our mailing list: https://t.co/2glTBLxO78 and don’t miss a beat. Learn more about Seven Bridges: https://t.co/S9mWfWqyUk #boardgames #bgg #dice

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

An outstanding, well-written piece from @StrongTowns @DanielStrTowns. A must-read for anyone concerned about housing supply and eighborhood change.

[Anthony Sanders @IJSanders]

This new piece from @DanielStrTowns at @StrongTowns is so so good. Neighborhoods must be allowed to change. The easiest, and smoothest, way to do that is just let individuals tinker with their properties.

https://t.co/xHQvs5cJID

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

Way to hit the nail on the head, @Strongtowns!

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

After decades of pedestrian deaths on their streets, Nashville is making a big move: they're banning cars completely, then gradually allowing them back on the streets new commitment to safety.

Wait...sorry...uh...they're banning *scooters* instead. https://t.co/ML9OJeQl2v

[Urban Robotics Foundation @BernGrush]

Salvatore Babones writes in Foreign Policy: “If you really want to understand the detailed architecture of autonomous vehicle policy planning, go with Grush and Niles’s The End of Driving …”

https://t.co/aFqcwv8dMn

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

Great find, Anna! So important to balance economic interests with social (and environmental). #TheMachineStops #AloneTogether

[Dr. Anna Artyushina 🇨🇦 @socioanna]

"However, there exist no large-scale alternative smart city models, partly because most cities have generally embraced a pro-business and entrepreneurial governance model of urban development" https://t.co/wlwInMcPEV #SmartCity

[David Thurlow @DavidThurlow]

For economic and pro-business reasons, a lot of bad decisions are made.

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

I fought (and lost) to make this street more walkable and friendly but was told it had to be a wide highway for economic, pro-business reasons. Here's a snapshot of Brainerd's primary street at 11:20 a.m. on the 4th of July. When do we stop believing this theory?