Justin S
@pleasedontatme.bsky.social
busy dad, chair of @sydney.yimby.au
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Being a developer is technically pretty easy. The general skills are not hard to acquire and Australia is very well provided in professional service firms that do the rest.
It’s the economics of it that’s punishing, it’s low margin, high risk, high costs. Developments die in the spreadsheet.
It’s the economics of it that’s punishing, it’s low margin, high risk, high costs. Developments die in the spreadsheet.
March 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Being a developer is technically pretty easy. The general skills are not hard to acquire and Australia is very well provided in professional service firms that do the rest.
It’s the economics of it that’s punishing, it’s low margin, high risk, high costs. Developments die in the spreadsheet.
It’s the economics of it that’s punishing, it’s low margin, high risk, high costs. Developments die in the spreadsheet.
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An absolute housing-planning myth I keep seeing is that because DA refusals are low, supply is not a problem. It misunderstands the process: a proponent first goes to a pre-DA, to make sure non-compliant applications aren’t made. Refused DAs are a sign of unprepared applicants, not of roadblocks. >
March 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
An absolute housing-planning myth I keep seeing is that because DA refusals are low, supply is not a problem. It misunderstands the process: a proponent first goes to a pre-DA, to make sure non-compliant applications aren’t made. Refused DAs are a sign of unprepared applicants, not of roadblocks. >
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Every time I read The Great Gatsby, the final paragraph brings me to tears. Breathtakingly powerful writing:
March 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Every time I read The Great Gatsby, the final paragraph brings me to tears. Breathtakingly powerful writing:
I don’t think we should spend time bending the knee for concessions on tariffs which will be abolished in three months anyway when they cause the US economy to collapse.
February 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I don’t think we should spend time bending the knee for concessions on tariffs which will be abolished in three months anyway when they cause the US economy to collapse.
today kids’ sleep and breathing specialist started explaining the plot of catch-22 to the children but said it was ‘kurt vonnegut novel slaughterhouse 5’ to the children
“he was named major major because his parents thought it was funny. but then he joins the army and he’s major major major major”
“he was named major major because his parents thought it was funny. but then he joins the army and he’s major major major major”
February 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
today kids’ sleep and breathing specialist started explaining the plot of catch-22 to the children but said it was ‘kurt vonnegut novel slaughterhouse 5’ to the children
“he was named major major because his parents thought it was funny. but then he joins the army and he’s major major major major”
“he was named major major because his parents thought it was funny. but then he joins the army and he’s major major major major”
back to school omen: multiple bins with five year old art and last years maths worksheets in the basement
February 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
back to school omen: multiple bins with five year old art and last years maths worksheets in the basement
damn that’s crazy www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
January 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
damn that’s crazy www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
there should be a more robust queuing system for the light rail after events at moore park
January 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
there should be a more robust queuing system for the light rail after events at moore park
borrowed the kids a book on the history of aviation and they spare no detail
January 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
borrowed the kids a book on the history of aviation and they spare no detail
new season of Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals is here
January 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
new season of Geoffrey Robertson’s Hypotheticals is here
seagull DESTROYED by cricket ball
January 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
seagull DESTROYED by cricket ball
this newcastle clash strip is very good
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
this newcastle clash strip is very good
sydney fireworks really coast on the fact all other major australian cities are built around brown rivers
December 31, 2024 at 1:09 PM
sydney fireworks really coast on the fact all other major australian cities are built around brown rivers
watching robbie williams get progressively more agitated at the Syd NYE punters
December 31, 2024 at 12:40 PM
watching robbie williams get progressively more agitated at the Syd NYE punters
these guys are actors impersonating the authors and i think that’s messed up
December 31, 2024 at 11:02 AM
these guys are actors impersonating the authors and i think that’s messed up
just found out they fused powderfinger and something for kate. ill omen for 2025
December 31, 2024 at 10:10 AM
just found out they fused powderfinger and something for kate. ill omen for 2025
I don’t think this is actually a problem that needs solving (300 free spots at Mosman, 100 at Cammeraygal) but if it were then turning North Sydney Boys/Girls into ordinary public schools would be the funniest outcome. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
This Sydney school is full and turning students away – before 3255 new homes are built nearby
Just 10 years after a new north shore public high opened, it is over capacity.
www.smh.com.au
December 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I don’t think this is actually a problem that needs solving (300 free spots at Mosman, 100 at Cammeraygal) but if it were then turning North Sydney Boys/Girls into ordinary public schools would be the funniest outcome. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
$30 for 2L of hard solo, Sydney could never
December 23, 2024 at 8:40 AM
$30 for 2L of hard solo, Sydney could never
IMO this take that LLMs will make software engineers redundant is wrong.
SWEs are in high demand because they produce things you can leverage 1000x over with very little extra investment (just hardware).
To the extent AI has an impact it will *increase* that leverage.
SWEs are in high demand because they produce things you can leverage 1000x over with very little extra investment (just hardware).
To the extent AI has an impact it will *increase* that leverage.
December 21, 2024 at 8:54 AM
IMO this take that LLMs will make software engineers redundant is wrong.
SWEs are in high demand because they produce things you can leverage 1000x over with very little extra investment (just hardware).
To the extent AI has an impact it will *increase* that leverage.
SWEs are in high demand because they produce things you can leverage 1000x over with very little extra investment (just hardware).
To the extent AI has an impact it will *increase* that leverage.
made an all time clown move last night leaving adelaide united/sydney fc when it was 3-1 at 87 minutes (finished 3-3)
December 21, 2024 at 1:06 AM
made an all time clown move last night leaving adelaide united/sydney fc when it was 3-1 at 87 minutes (finished 3-3)
wanted to get one of these types of things to address my daughter’s current obsession with planes and man what a loss. we forgot how to build them
December 19, 2024 at 10:43 AM
wanted to get one of these types of things to address my daughter’s current obsession with planes and man what a loss. we forgot how to build them
ashbury christmas lights fell off hard
December 15, 2024 at 8:54 AM
ashbury christmas lights fell off hard
real missed opportunity to do cow tools here
December 11, 2024 at 8:19 PM
real missed opportunity to do cow tools here
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We’re going to fall well short of our housing accord target and DPHI is responding by watering down their reforms to the consistency of skim milk.
People are sleeping in their cars and they’re handwringing over whether four storey apartments are “discordant” with $3m terraces adjacent to the CBD.
People are sleeping in their cars and they’re handwringing over whether four storey apartments are “discordant” with $3m terraces adjacent to the CBD.
December 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM
We’re going to fall well short of our housing accord target and DPHI is responding by watering down their reforms to the consistency of skim milk.
People are sleeping in their cars and they’re handwringing over whether four storey apartments are “discordant” with $3m terraces adjacent to the CBD.
People are sleeping in their cars and they’re handwringing over whether four storey apartments are “discordant” with $3m terraces adjacent to the CBD.
thinking about the british journalists who docked Say Nothing points for being too pro-IRA
December 10, 2024 at 10:02 AM
thinking about the british journalists who docked Say Nothing points for being too pro-IRA