Binnig at Hanging Rock
@binnig.bsky.social
Portlander. Transportation & housing hobbyist.
It’s better as a concept than as a novel (but it has to be, given the concept). Ursula Le Guin’s review is right on:
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November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It’s better as a concept than as a novel (but it has to be, given the concept). Ursula Le Guin’s review is right on:
www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissu...
www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissu...
The piece itself is a rejection of Helen Andrews’ thesis, arguing for the opposite of its headline.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The piece itself is a rejection of Helen Andrews’ thesis, arguing for the opposite of its headline.
“Is it still the same ship?”
“No.”
I was going to try the Chinese Room but she flatly told me computers can’t think.
“No.”
I was going to try the Chinese Room but she flatly told me computers can’t think.
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“Is it still the same ship?”
“No.”
I was going to try the Chinese Room but she flatly told me computers can’t think.
“No.”
I was going to try the Chinese Room but she flatly told me computers can’t think.
I think the parsimonious explanation is that they want Democrats to win elections.
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I think the parsimonious explanation is that they want Democrats to win elections.
Yeah this seems fine to me. Doesn’t degrade the public/pedestrian experience (certainly relative to current use) and presumably reflects some real demand from future residents.
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yeah this seems fine to me. Doesn’t degrade the public/pedestrian experience (certainly relative to current use) and presumably reflects some real demand from future residents.
I’m excited about this happening but “apathy” is a wild thing to name your apartment project.
(I guess the Greek sense is more like “equanimity” but still.)
(I guess the Greek sense is more like “equanimity” but still.)
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m excited about this happening but “apathy” is a wild thing to name your apartment project.
(I guess the Greek sense is more like “equanimity” but still.)
(I guess the Greek sense is more like “equanimity” but still.)
I believe the plan is 30 parking spaces, ground level, tucked on the side away from Chavez.
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I believe the plan is 30 parking spaces, ground level, tucked on the side away from Chavez.
I will probably regret this but –
Orcs : Morgoth :: white people : Yakub.
Orcs : Morgoth :: white people : Yakub.
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I will probably regret this but –
Orcs : Morgoth :: white people : Yakub.
Orcs : Morgoth :: white people : Yakub.
Realizing now this is an old post, but is there an Old English word for gender as a concept, as opposed to particular gendered things?
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Realizing now this is an old post, but is there an Old English word for gender as a concept, as opposed to particular gendered things?
(Stirring things like ‘gold’ and ‘kind’.)
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
(Stirring things like ‘gold’ and ‘kind’.)
Should at least retire the number of major bills that pass.
(Looking at you, OR HB 2001 [2019] and OR HB 2001 [2023].)
(Looking at you, OR HB 2001 [2019] and OR HB 2001 [2023].)
October 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Should at least retire the number of major bills that pass.
(Looking at you, OR HB 2001 [2019] and OR HB 2001 [2023].)
(Looking at you, OR HB 2001 [2019] and OR HB 2001 [2023].)
I’m maybe biased on this because Portland has a 20 mph limit on neighborhood streets and the 20 mph assist on class-1 ebikes feels like a nice fit with that.
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m maybe biased on this because Portland has a 20 mph limit on neighborhood streets and the 20 mph assist on class-1 ebikes feels like a nice fit with that.
“Favorite” isn’t quite right but I respect the choices here.
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“Favorite” isn’t quite right but I respect the choices here.
Also Bubba Sparxxx’s “Deliverance” is somehow still the best solo album by a white rapper.
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Also Bubba Sparxxx’s “Deliverance” is somehow still the best solo album by a white rapper.
“Ugly” is peak-period Timbaland, no need to be apologetic.
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
“Ugly” is peak-period Timbaland, no need to be apologetic.
I’m mostly not a huge fan but Aliens is probably the best-ever sequel by someone who didn’t direct the original?
October 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m mostly not a huge fan but Aliens is probably the best-ever sequel by someone who didn’t direct the original?
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Cities used to be full of co-living spaces. But Seattle demolished almost half of its downtown SROs in the 60s and spent the 00s layering building restrictions.
Luckily WA re-legalized SROs in 2024 (kicking in now-ish), building on a similar OR win in 2023.
Luckily WA re-legalized SROs in 2024 (kicking in now-ish), building on a similar OR win in 2023.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Cities used to be full of co-living spaces. But Seattle demolished almost half of its downtown SROs in the 60s and spent the 00s layering building restrictions.
Luckily WA re-legalized SROs in 2024 (kicking in now-ish), building on a similar OR win in 2023.
Luckily WA re-legalized SROs in 2024 (kicking in now-ish), building on a similar OR win in 2023.
In context I think Alinsky was engaged in a critique of the late-period SDS approach, in the same way that some of MLK’s later writing is an argument with Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture.
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In context I think Alinsky was engaged in a critique of the late-period SDS approach, in the same way that some of MLK’s later writing is an argument with Stokely Carmichael/Kwame Ture.
Alinsky on persuasion:
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Alinsky on persuasion:
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
Alinsky: “[The organizer] is seeking bridges of communication … he will view with strategic sensitivity the nature of middle-class behavior with its hangups over rudeness or aggressive, insulting, profane actions. All this and more must be grasped and used to radicalize parts of the middle class.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Alinsky: “[The organizer] is seeking bridges of communication … he will view with strategic sensitivity the nature of middle-class behavior with its hangups over rudeness or aggressive, insulting, profane actions. All this and more must be grasped and used to radicalize parts of the middle class.”
Saul Alinsky: “Tactics must begin within the experience of the middle class, accepting their aversion to rudeness, vulgarity, and conflict. Start them easy, don't scare them off. The opposition's reactions will provide the "education" or radicalization of the middle class. It does it every time.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Saul Alinsky: “Tactics must begin within the experience of the middle class, accepting their aversion to rudeness, vulgarity, and conflict. Start them easy, don't scare them off. The opposition's reactions will provide the "education" or radicalization of the middle class. It does it every time.”