Data centres in space might actually work, sorry (Odds and Ends #99)

Plus why is the government juicing demand during a supply crisis, and more banging on about Japan.

Nagasaki’s Hashima island. (Pic: Liz Lutgendorff.)

POD! On YIMBY Pod this week, I finally find an opportunity to bore on at Martin about the Postcode Address File, and we speak to Lord Mark Pack about the problem with secondary legislation – and how it is slowing down government. Listen here, or wherever you get your pods!

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Hello! It’s time for Odds and Ends, your semi-regular round-up of the most interesting links I’ve seen this week, plus some shorter takes.

This week, I’m showing incredible restraint by limiting myself to just two short stories from my trip to Japan – one of which is about the mysterious island above. Plus, I’ve got some great reads on:

• The government’s crazy response to the Iran energy crisis

• How AI is flying planes now

• Why data centres in space… might actually work (seriously)

• …and how Japan does railways right!

Now let’s get started!