🚄✈️ Why is it still so hard to choose a train over a plane?

On many long-distance routes in Europe, choosing the train can feel like a borderline heroic decision. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and can be less reliable when connections are tight.

This week we spoke to cross-border rail advocate @jon about what Europe would need to change to make rail the obvious choice, not a moral gesture.

Here’s his recipe. THREAD:

#trains #travel #europe #infrastructure

Learning about ONION—Osaka University's computing and storage infrastructure!

The philosophy there is to bring huge storage close to compute. This enabled not only the ease of use but also the sharing of data. 💡

Event: https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/default/files/2026-01/260227-sympo-pamph.pdf

Paper: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jacn/26/1/26_87/_pdf/-char/ja

#OsakaUniversity #RDM #infrastructure #HPC

'Awkward situation': Community angst continues over 3m waterfront wall
By Sandy Powell

Tasmania's West Coast Council is holding monthly community meetings until April as it continues consultation over a concrete wall locals say is blocking views and restricting access to the working wharf.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-27/strahan-wall-council-consulting-with-community/106390240

#CommunityandSociety #Infrastructure #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #SandyPowell