No Cars Go

4th November 2011

I've been in the Silicon Valley for the past few days, attending an event in a hotel with its own café, bar, restaurant, and laundromat. A hotel claiming that the closest bus stop or tram station is 4 or 5 miles away.

Twitter timeline of the #fuckyeahcalifornia tag

Twelve-lane roads and the great car park in the sky

Amidst the sarcasm I've unleashed on Twitter ever since landing in SFO and taking the 12-lane road to the valley, I can't help feeling lucky my urban lifestyle allows me, on a daily basis, to go to work, grab a coffee, eat out, visit a museum or pay a visit to friends without ever setting foot in “my car”. This place should be a mandatory visit for every urbanists whose view of the “car culture” errs on the side of the theoretical.

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A Web Artisan's Manifesto

2011-08-15

One day, perhaps, Web historians will be arguing vehemently about the term “web site” (circa end of 20th Century, origin unknown). I am afraid my site and its history – if any trace remains, will puzzle them a fair bit.

Le monde est plat, la pente est rude

2011-11-12

À quel âge peut-on conclure que toutes les villes sont à peu près les mêmes, et qu'il ne sert vraiment à rien de voyager? Toutes ces grandes villes ont leurs échoppes aux mêmes enseignes, les mêmes exotismes culinaires, et trop souvent la même couleur de peau sur leur misère. (Notes sur la globalisation, de San Francisco à Londres en passant par Paris)

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