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    How to build something that lasts 10,000 years

    How to build something that lasts 10,000 years - BBC Alexander Rose and a team of engineers at The Long Now Foundation are building a clock in the Texan desert that will last for 10,000 years. He explains what he's learnt about designing for extreme longevity. When I visited Japan recently...
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    The demise and rebirth of the Ethical Engineer

    The demise and rebirth of the Ethical Engineer - Techcrunch Whatever happened to the ethics of engineering? We’ve seen just one disastrous news story after another these past few years, almost all knowable and preventable. Planes falling out of the sky. Nuclear power plants melting down...
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