Geekgasm as well as London Fog

I was delighted by the remarkable story in the NYTimes today about modular/prefab bridge building. A steel-concrete bridge that customarily required two years of road and rail closures was fixed in a weekend.
( link to story and video )

Our lovely Madison-based book group, beer_marmalade, recently read China Miéville's YA book, Un Lun Dun. ( I was disappointed. )

Luckily for me, kestrell recommended a perfect palate cleanser: Boris Starling's VISIBILITY. ( Highly recommended! )