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tomstandage.bsky.social
Author, deputy editor at The Economist, maker of pizzas, drummer, gamer, history nerd
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No, not Mars. This is Rådhuset subway station, my favourite of several I saw in Stockholm last week

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.

submitted 39 days ago • 446 comments

Fascinating: Nokia’s internal presentation in response to the launch of the iPhone, 18 years ago this month “Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials” aalto.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

How could I have chosen any other headline?

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

The next pandemic? H5N1 is the most likely candidate www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

Some exciting news from @economist.com. All American service members—all 1.3m active duty, and those retired—now have free access to The Economist's website, thanks to a deal with DoD. If I'm not mistaken, you can access it through DoD's library pages: www.dodmwrlibraries.org. Happy reading.

submitted 98 days ago • 83 comments

Starlink kit contains Mars-related in-jokes from Elon Musk uk.pcmag.com/networking/1...

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Ten trends to watch in 2025, from my excellent colleague @tomstandage.bsky.social www.economist.com/the-world-ah... from The Economist

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Fine explainer by @tomstandage.bsky.social about how computer scientists are slowly beginning to "read" the texts in ancient Pompeii scrolls which were so charred by the volcano that buried the city that the scrolls can't be opened without them falling to bits.

submitted 499 days ago • 1 comment

“…and he’s holding a thermal detonator!” #Maythe4thBeWithYou

submitted 664 days ago • 0 comments