Ian Hutchinson
@ianhutchinson.bsky.social
Comms guy at Rhodium Group. Old bikes, photography, and Irish sports.
Things are shit, but here are some mushrooms I found in the woods.
May 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Things are shit, but here are some mushrooms I found in the woods.
They really did the cover dirty with the image crop though, really ruins the whole message:
January 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
They really did the cover dirty with the image crop though, really ruins the whole message:
Greetings from my neighborhood feathered friends in the recent DC snow.
January 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Greetings from my neighborhood feathered friends in the recent DC snow.
Looks like some editor had a change of heart lol
November 28, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Looks like some editor had a change of heart lol
Some good news! Clean energy and transportation investment in the US continued really strong growth in the third quarter this year, hitting a new record high of $71 billion!
November 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Some good news! Clean energy and transportation investment in the US continued really strong growth in the third quarter this year, hitting a new record high of $71 billion!
The report highlights some discrepancies that at least track with my perceptions of social media pundits: in general they're more conservative, they're on The Bad Place, and they're monetized in some way or another.
November 20, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The report highlights some discrepancies that at least track with my perceptions of social media pundits: in general they're more conservative, they're on The Bad Place, and they're monetized in some way or another.
A significant chunk of new Chinese announced investments are in the auto sector, mostly coming from auto parts manufacturers who have followed other carmakers to Mexico. While some demand comes from the local market, ultimately the most important thing is access to the US.
November 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A significant chunk of new Chinese announced investments are in the auto sector, mostly coming from auto parts manufacturers who have followed other carmakers to Mexico. While some demand comes from the local market, ultimately the most important thing is access to the US.
With the impending arrival of more tariffs, China's FDI presence in Mexico seems like an important item to watch.
By using transactions-based accounting instead of BOP, we've tracked significantly more Chinese investment in Mexico than official numbers suggest.
By using transactions-based accounting instead of BOP, we've tracked significantly more Chinese investment in Mexico than official numbers suggest.
November 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM
With the impending arrival of more tariffs, China's FDI presence in Mexico seems like an important item to watch.
By using transactions-based accounting instead of BOP, we've tracked significantly more Chinese investment in Mexico than official numbers suggest.
By using transactions-based accounting instead of BOP, we've tracked significantly more Chinese investment in Mexico than official numbers suggest.
A lot of this funding is piling up in sectors that are already facing overcapacity issues. The new three (EVs, batteries, and solar) are standouts in receiving growing grants, which help power growing capacity.
September 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
A lot of this funding is piling up in sectors that are already facing overcapacity issues. The new three (EVs, batteries, and solar) are standouts in receiving growing grants, which help power growing capacity.
Bank credit is also doubling down on legacy industries and state-owned giants. Total funding is growing, but banks are piling in on "safe" returns from state-owned (and implicitly state-guaranteed) firms.
September 11, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Bank credit is also doubling down on legacy industries and state-owned giants. Total funding is growing, but banks are piling in on "safe" returns from state-owned (and implicitly state-guaranteed) firms.
If you look at grants, the largest recipients are getting a growing amount of grants, but smaller firms are getting less. Strategic sectors (with exceptions like batteries and autos) also don't get more grants than non-strategic sectors. Struggling SOEs also get a larger share of grants.
September 11, 2024 at 1:43 PM
If you look at grants, the largest recipients are getting a growing amount of grants, but smaller firms are getting less. Strategic sectors (with exceptions like batteries and autos) also don't get more grants than non-strategic sectors. Struggling SOEs also get a larger share of grants.
It's been so long since I'd really seen a dark sky, so I spent an ungodly amount of time just sitting here in West Virginia, staring slackjawed at the sky.
August 11, 2024 at 11:12 PM
It's been so long since I'd really seen a dark sky, so I spent an ungodly amount of time just sitting here in West Virginia, staring slackjawed at the sky.
What greater joy of travel is there than to befriend the local shop cat
August 10, 2024 at 10:55 PM
What greater joy of travel is there than to befriend the local shop cat
I wasn't familiar with MacWeeney, but these just sent me on a run through his whole website archive there. Some really phenomenal time capsules of Ireland.
Particularly liked this one, has a ghostly feel:
Particularly liked this one, has a ghostly feel:
July 12, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I wasn't familiar with MacWeeney, but these just sent me on a run through his whole website archive there. Some really phenomenal time capsules of Ireland.
Particularly liked this one, has a ghostly feel:
Particularly liked this one, has a ghostly feel:
Great stuff at Bourbon and Bluegrass at Lincoln's Cottage today. :)
May 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Great stuff at Bourbon and Bluegrass at Lincoln's Cottage today. :)
Definitely a sign of nationalization of news, but the NYT's staff as a percentage is probably padded out pretty significantly by the fact that the total pool of newspaper employees has cratered.
February 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Definitely a sign of nationalization of news, but the NYT's staff as a percentage is probably padded out pretty significantly by the fact that the total pool of newspaper employees has cratered.
Time for an evening of jamming with the boy
January 25, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Time for an evening of jamming with the boy
My friends I cannot get over the fact that this packet of noodles is described as “oriental linguine”
January 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
My friends I cannot get over the fact that this packet of noodles is described as “oriental linguine”
It finally went below freezing last night after a balmy 50-something Christmas.
Time for frost and grey days now.
Time for frost and grey days now.
December 27, 2023 at 2:16 PM
It finally went below freezing last night after a balmy 50-something Christmas.
Time for frost and grey days now.
Time for frost and grey days now.
That’s a beautiful shop and looks like a lovely table on the way. :)
My dad’s been out in the garage working on a scratch-built pedal plane for my niece. :)
My dad’s been out in the garage working on a scratch-built pedal plane for my niece. :)
December 26, 2023 at 2:43 AM
That’s a beautiful shop and looks like a lovely table on the way. :)
My dad’s been out in the garage working on a scratch-built pedal plane for my niece. :)
My dad’s been out in the garage working on a scratch-built pedal plane for my niece. :)
The proper way to spend a Sunday afternoon—with a cat in a blanket tent under your legs.
December 17, 2023 at 7:26 PM
The proper way to spend a Sunday afternoon—with a cat in a blanket tent under your legs.
The good people at @washingtonpost.com are doing the important data science—documenting the decline of eating corn on the cob, something near and dear to my Indiana heart.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 4, 2023 at 12:57 PM
The good people at @washingtonpost.com are doing the important data science—documenting the decline of eating corn on the cob, something near and dear to my Indiana heart.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
This thanksgiving included the first steps of inculcating a love for public transit in my two year old niece, featuring a train set that my dad handmade for my sister and I when we were little.
November 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM
This thanksgiving included the first steps of inculcating a love for public transit in my two year old niece, featuring a train set that my dad handmade for my sister and I when we were little.
Somebody tagged the EPA's sign on the corner of 14th and Constitution and I happened to snap this right as somebody went by on a scooter.
November 19, 2023 at 12:44 AM
Somebody tagged the EPA's sign on the corner of 14th and Constitution and I happened to snap this right as somebody went by on a scooter.