Isaac Stevens 🚇🚍🚲🏠🏢
@isaacstevens.bsky.social
Land use and transportation advocate in NW Arkansas.
Planning Commissioner, Rogers, AR
Planning Commissioner, Rogers, AR
It seems to me that the whole human experiment is an effort to answer the question, "Which is stronger? The desire of most men to be free, or the desire of some men to be monsters?"
May 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It seems to me that the whole human experiment is an effort to answer the question, "Which is stronger? The desire of most men to be free, or the desire of some men to be monsters?"
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okay sure so it worked in Denver
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases
Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high.
www.denverpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
okay sure so it worked in Denver
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
and in Austin
and it worked for downtown Oakland and for Sacramento
and yes, it’s worked for decades in Tokyo
but how can we be *sure* that building a lot more homes will make California a more affordable place to live??
So... JD Vance killed the Pope, right? /j
April 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So... JD Vance killed the Pope, right? /j
It is truly concerning the amount of AI slop that people are falling for. I fear we're genuinely at the point where whoever controls social media algorithms controls America. (Hint: it's billionaires)
April 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It is truly concerning the amount of AI slop that people are falling for. I fear we're genuinely at the point where whoever controls social media algorithms controls America. (Hint: it's billionaires)
Stop saying "with justice and liberty for all" if you don't mean "all."
April 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Stop saying "with justice and liberty for all" if you don't mean "all."
One potential solution to the Fermi Paradox is that developing nuclear weapons is apparently much easier than developing stable, resilient, benevolent democracies.
April 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
One potential solution to the Fermi Paradox is that developing nuclear weapons is apparently much easier than developing stable, resilient, benevolent democracies.
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
I have a coworker who habitually disagrees with anything you say, just to play "devil's advocate."
The devil does not need an advocate. He's the devil. Don't advocate for him. Stop it.
The devil does not need an advocate. He's the devil. Don't advocate for him. Stop it.
April 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I have a coworker who habitually disagrees with anything you say, just to play "devil's advocate."
The devil does not need an advocate. He's the devil. Don't advocate for him. Stop it.
The devil does not need an advocate. He's the devil. Don't advocate for him. Stop it.
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Hope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing.
April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing.
Imagine living in a country where public officials are held accountable for their crimes... Doesn't that sound nice?
March 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Imagine living in a country where public officials are held accountable for their crimes... Doesn't that sound nice?
Every once in a while I run across a statistic that demonstrates just how many people run their lives through religion and superstition (i.e., black cats being the least adopted color), and I get sad.
March 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Every once in a while I run across a statistic that demonstrates just how many people run their lives through religion and superstition (i.e., black cats being the least adopted color), and I get sad.
When I start a new D&D campaign, I have a rule for the players joining the game: "no evil characters." To help my players, I give evil a simple definition: "unnecessary cruelty."
Reading the news these days, I wish the real world followed those rules too.
Reading the news these days, I wish the real world followed those rules too.
March 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When I start a new D&D campaign, I have a rule for the players joining the game: "no evil characters." To help my players, I give evil a simple definition: "unnecessary cruelty."
Reading the news these days, I wish the real world followed those rules too.
Reading the news these days, I wish the real world followed those rules too.
I have a pet peeve regarding "would this superhero beat that superhero/supervillain" questions because the true answer is, "Only if the writer wants them to." Every. Single. Time.
March 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I have a pet peeve regarding "would this superhero beat that superhero/supervillain" questions because the true answer is, "Only if the writer wants them to." Every. Single. Time.
I encourage you to read the copy on this box and imagine anyone other than an early 2010s manic pixie dream girl with a Tumblr profile being the one who wrote it
March 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I encourage you to read the copy on this box and imagine anyone other than an early 2010s manic pixie dream girl with a Tumblr profile being the one who wrote it
Let it be known that I am HILARIOUS in the hypothetical conversations I have with myself
March 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Let it be known that I am HILARIOUS in the hypothetical conversations I have with myself
It seems like the answer here, if you're a fed employee, is just to answer "I eliminate needless government spending to reduce waste and fraud" and then go on with doing your actual job
NEW: Info gathered from Musk's 5 accomplishments email is expected to be run through an AI system to determine whether or not someone's work is mission-critical, according to three sources with knowledge of the system
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses from federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond to an email from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It seems like the answer here, if you're a fed employee, is just to answer "I eliminate needless government spending to reduce waste and fraud" and then go on with doing your actual job
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
I'm about to start texting coworkers links to cheap bluetooth earbuds if they don't stop blasting Facebook reels in the break room
January 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm about to start texting coworkers links to cheap bluetooth earbuds if they don't stop blasting Facebook reels in the break room
It has taken me a long time to get here, but... I think I'm finally to the point where I can allow myself to try things I'm not automatically excellent at. And more importantly, be willing to do the work of getting better.
As the "gifted and talented" kid growing up who never studied, that's growth
As the "gifted and talented" kid growing up who never studied, that's growth
January 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It has taken me a long time to get here, but... I think I'm finally to the point where I can allow myself to try things I'm not automatically excellent at. And more importantly, be willing to do the work of getting better.
As the "gifted and talented" kid growing up who never studied, that's growth
As the "gifted and talented" kid growing up who never studied, that's growth
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It’s simple: in congested urban areas, the supply of free roads can’t keep up with demand to drive. Pricing allows faster movement for people who need to drive (e.g., deliveries), while investing money into better transit for people who don’t.
Pricing isn’t punishment, it’s making the roads work.
Pricing isn’t punishment, it’s making the roads work.
New York's new congestion charge has dramatically reduced traffic congestion.
We should copy their success, as recommended by @grattaninstitute.bsky.social.
grattan.edu.au/news/why-its...
We should copy their success, as recommended by @grattaninstitute.bsky.social.
grattan.edu.au/news/why-its...
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It’s simple: in congested urban areas, the supply of free roads can’t keep up with demand to drive. Pricing allows faster movement for people who need to drive (e.g., deliveries), while investing money into better transit for people who don’t.
Pricing isn’t punishment, it’s making the roads work.
Pricing isn’t punishment, it’s making the roads work.
The most recent Major Order in #Helldivers 2 has players help construct a "Centre for Citizen Surveillance" after Super Earth passes the "FREEDOM Act"...
I love how non-subtle this game's political commentary is
I love how non-subtle this game's political commentary is
January 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The most recent Major Order in #Helldivers 2 has players help construct a "Centre for Citizen Surveillance" after Super Earth passes the "FREEDOM Act"...
I love how non-subtle this game's political commentary is
I love how non-subtle this game's political commentary is
When the Illuminate update dropped and I felt my inner Helldiver coming back to life...
a man wearing a helmet with the words desire to know more intensifies
ALT: a man wearing a helmet with the words desire to know more intensifies
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:53 PM
When the Illuminate update dropped and I felt my inner Helldiver coming back to life...
Mankind really peaked with soup and bread. No notes, really.
December 24, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Mankind really peaked with soup and bread. No notes, really.
that's a white-people amount of pepper
December 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
that's a white-people amount of pepper
@hankgreen.bsky.social I think you'll like this question- Would human civilization have been able to flourish if not for trees?
So much of early humanity relied on wood, for fire, bows, spears, construction materials... What alternative to wood would have allowed *gestures broadly* to happen?
So much of early humanity relied on wood, for fire, bows, spears, construction materials... What alternative to wood would have allowed *gestures broadly* to happen?
December 9, 2024 at 12:59 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social I think you'll like this question- Would human civilization have been able to flourish if not for trees?
So much of early humanity relied on wood, for fire, bows, spears, construction materials... What alternative to wood would have allowed *gestures broadly* to happen?
So much of early humanity relied on wood, for fire, bows, spears, construction materials... What alternative to wood would have allowed *gestures broadly* to happen?