Ben Siverly
@bensiverly.bsky.social
Good design, great places, better returns, sometimes AI and culture
Well the stonk market is way down but at least my bitcoin will be…
Wait that’s down another 10% as well?
Wait that’s down another 10% as well?
March 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Well the stonk market is way down but at least my bitcoin will be…
Wait that’s down another 10% as well?
Wait that’s down another 10% as well?
Remember, you get a dopamine hit when you read something you already agree with.
Beware the echo chamber
Beware the echo chamber
March 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Remember, you get a dopamine hit when you read something you already agree with.
Beware the echo chamber
Beware the echo chamber
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so this reddit thread on the surviving housing in the palisades is... interesting.
says it is 'passive house inspired'
the comments are *full* of misinformation
www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
says it is 'passive house inspired'
the comments are *full* of misinformation
www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
so this reddit thread on the surviving housing in the palisades is... interesting.
says it is 'passive house inspired'
the comments are *full* of misinformation
www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
says it is 'passive house inspired'
the comments are *full* of misinformation
www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
$1600 robot vacuum announced - arm that picks up refuse included in design, but the arm comes disabled until YOU SUBSCRIBE TO AND PAY UP THROUGH AN APP
I hate the future sometimes
I hate the future sometimes
Roborock’s Roomba competitor gets a robot arm
Roborock’s Roomba competitor gets a robot arm
iRobot’s on-going financial crisis aside, the world of robot vacuums is still humming along. At CES Sunday, Roborock announced the Saros Z70. The Roomba competitor showcases what the company believes will be the next big step in robovac evolution: an arm.…
tcrn.ch
January 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
$1600 robot vacuum announced - arm that picks up refuse included in design, but the arm comes disabled until YOU SUBSCRIBE TO AND PAY UP THROUGH AN APP
I hate the future sometimes
I hate the future sometimes
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One of my favourite things about humans is how we have enormous spaces for cars to “sleep” (parking lots) but (a) not that much for humans; and (b) it is illegal for no good reason to sleep in said cars even with engines off. May the asteroid come soon 👍🏽
January 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
One of my favourite things about humans is how we have enormous spaces for cars to “sleep” (parking lots) but (a) not that much for humans; and (b) it is illegal for no good reason to sleep in said cars even with engines off. May the asteroid come soon 👍🏽
2025
Might fuck around and instead of buying some crap condo
Builder’s Remedy in the bay and build a penthouse I can walk my daughter to school from
Might fuck around and instead of buying some crap condo
Builder’s Remedy in the bay and build a penthouse I can walk my daughter to school from
January 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
2025
Might fuck around and instead of buying some crap condo
Builder’s Remedy in the bay and build a penthouse I can walk my daughter to school from
Might fuck around and instead of buying some crap condo
Builder’s Remedy in the bay and build a penthouse I can walk my daughter to school from
Spent my new years morning making mermaid videos on Sora with my 2-year old
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
January 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Spent my new years morning making mermaid videos on Sora with my 2-year old
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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"NIMBY group uses lawsuit to stop wharf retrofit citing lack of a proper environmental review that leads to part of said wharf collapsing and killing someone due to weather" sounds like it would be an Onion headline attacking California but it's actually what happened in Santa Cruz this monday
The Santa Cruz Wharf needed repairs. A court battle followed instead
Santa Cruz's plan to restore and expand the city's historic wharf was held up by court losses and its huge price tag.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 28, 2024 at 1:35 AM
"NIMBY group uses lawsuit to stop wharf retrofit citing lack of a proper environmental review that leads to part of said wharf collapsing and killing someone due to weather" sounds like it would be an Onion headline attacking California but it's actually what happened in Santa Cruz this monday
A series of genAI windows
Same prompt ran a few times with varying results.
Same prompt ran a few times with varying results.
December 28, 2024 at 8:46 PM
A series of genAI windows
Same prompt ran a few times with varying results.
Same prompt ran a few times with varying results.
Good thing tariffs reduce construction material costs…. Right?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
December 27, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Good thing tariffs reduce construction material costs…. Right?
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Age 16: "Why the fuck would anyone want oranges at Xmas?"
Age 50: "Hell yeah, Xmas orange."
Age 50: "Hell yeah, Xmas orange."
December 27, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Age 16: "Why the fuck would anyone want oranges at Xmas?"
Age 50: "Hell yeah, Xmas orange."
Age 50: "Hell yeah, Xmas orange."
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Elegant and efficient floorplan in this design for 60 apartments in Paris
➡️ Three cores, each serve 2-3 units (no long corridors)
➡️ Most apartments dual aspect
➡️ Solid stone and timber structure
By L’Atelier Senzu and Majma
➡️ Three cores, each serve 2-3 units (no long corridors)
➡️ Most apartments dual aspect
➡️ Solid stone and timber structure
By L’Atelier Senzu and Majma
December 26, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Elegant and efficient floorplan in this design for 60 apartments in Paris
➡️ Three cores, each serve 2-3 units (no long corridors)
➡️ Most apartments dual aspect
➡️ Solid stone and timber structure
By L’Atelier Senzu and Majma
➡️ Three cores, each serve 2-3 units (no long corridors)
➡️ Most apartments dual aspect
➡️ Solid stone and timber structure
By L’Atelier Senzu and Majma
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
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It turns out the most effective tool to get more housing built might just be: stop forcing people to build parking….
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
www.sightline.org
December 22, 2024 at 1:13 AM
It turns out the most effective tool to get more housing built might just be: stop forcing people to build parking….
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Ran into my babysitter at a rave tonight
December 6, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Ran into my babysitter at a rave tonight
Just got a tsunami emergency alert in San Francisco
December 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Just got a tsunami emergency alert in San Francisco
The new SF mayor is talking a lot about getting people back working downtown, but not saying much about fixing public transit so people can get back downtown without multi-hour commutes.
December 2, 2024 at 8:18 PM
The new SF mayor is talking a lot about getting people back working downtown, but not saying much about fixing public transit so people can get back downtown without multi-hour commutes.
The solo Frank Ocean Biking version is 10x the Jay Z + Tyler the Creator version
December 1, 2024 at 10:29 PM
The solo Frank Ocean Biking version is 10x the Jay Z + Tyler the Creator version
What I used LLMs for outside of work; Thanksgiving edition:
Took a photo of my mom’s “year in review” notes and had chat write the yearly holiday letter for her
Told it my brother’s blood work results and a brief health history to get a pretty comprehensive response about what some of it meant
Took a photo of my mom’s “year in review” notes and had chat write the yearly holiday letter for her
Told it my brother’s blood work results and a brief health history to get a pretty comprehensive response about what some of it meant
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 PM
What I used LLMs for outside of work; Thanksgiving edition:
Took a photo of my mom’s “year in review” notes and had chat write the yearly holiday letter for her
Told it my brother’s blood work results and a brief health history to get a pretty comprehensive response about what some of it meant
Took a photo of my mom’s “year in review” notes and had chat write the yearly holiday letter for her
Told it my brother’s blood work results and a brief health history to get a pretty comprehensive response about what some of it meant
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A micro-theatre. Love it. Every park could have one.
December 1, 2024 at 12:53 PM
A micro-theatre. Love it. Every park could have one.
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every city should allow at minimum a 4 story building with 1 stair, no elevator, cover up to 65% of the lot if they feel like it, no floor area limitation, no setbacks, no modulation requirements, and no parking minimums. on every lot. minimum.
December 1, 2024 at 4:25 AM
every city should allow at minimum a 4 story building with 1 stair, no elevator, cover up to 65% of the lot if they feel like it, no floor area limitation, no setbacks, no modulation requirements, and no parking minimums. on every lot. minimum.
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we should fire every single American transit profesional and replace them with Spaniards
December 1, 2024 at 2:38 AM
we should fire every single American transit profesional and replace them with Spaniards
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Nah that Kendrick album got sum laced in it cause I just can’t get enough 😂
November 30, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Nah that Kendrick album got sum laced in it cause I just can’t get enough 😂