
Spencer Wright
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I guest curated this week’s Scope of Work, a weekly newsletter mostly about manufacturing. Read about cryogenic rate solder 👩🏽🏭, spacesuit gloves 👩🏼🚀 , and the future of ERP systems 🛍 here! theprepared.org/newsletter-arc…


More reflections on time in this week's issue by Spencer Wright - from the pocket watch enabling accurate longitudinal measurements to the cesium clock enabling GPS. theprepared.org/newsletter-arc…

A great history lesson on just-in-time manufacturing and how it played into the supply chain issues of today theprepared.org/features-feed/… Scope of Work

Hey you! Are you in the New York area? Interested in hardware-oriented stuff? Drop by the workshop of Scope of Work in Brooklyn this evening! 5:30 or so; we’re hosting a Hardware Happy Hour with Helen Leigh ⚡ of Crowd Supply. Details here: eventbrite.com/e/hardware-hap…

When considering single-use plastic, we don't usually visualize warehouses and industrial containers. Here is a fascinating account on stretch wrap by our friends kelly p. and Anna Pendergrast, via Scope of Work theprepared.org/features-feed/…



In NYC on April 27th? I'm hosting a pre-Open Hardware Summit Hardware Happy Hour in Scope of Work's awesome Brooklyn workshop. Join us for onigiri, beers and nerding out! eventbrite.com/e/hardware-hap…

"The world before rubber came into its prime – which is to say, the world before about 1900 – was inflexible, slippery, and poorly cushioned." Really enjoyed this week's Scope of Work on latex: scopeofwork.net/on-latex/?ref=…


Check out this morning's Numlock, which features stories by @a_w_gordon @emilyrsiegel @bbc Daniela Sirtori Stephen Wilmot Spencer Wright Steve Dent @krupapadhybbc Bob Van Voris numlock.com/p/numlock-news…


