One of the specialized delights of crossing the Bay Bridge while its new eastern span was under construction was seeing the Left Coast Lifter at work. Especially in a tech world where the witchcraft and magic of Maxwell’s equations rule and stuff is just bits in a cloud. “Wow,” I said to myself, “I bet that’s close to the biggest crane in the world!” and I was right. Coming soon to a river near our northeast readers, and renamed I Lift New York. Don’t miss it if you like drop-dead awesome machinery.
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bradrowe2014 says
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nogatorfan says
I just tried to read the 119 comments on the recent Kleiman post of Megan McArdle. But I ended up in a discus thread with no comments. Where are the original comments? And when did discus get rolled out for comments?
Keith Humphreys says
The comments will re-appear in a day or two as we complete our Disqus adoption.
JamesWimberley says
Is it really a good idea to try to lift the coast? It seems an extreme techno-macho solution to climate change adaptation.