El Yobo
@elyobo.bsky.social
Software dev. Somewhere on the left. Australian Kiwi. Build more homes.
YIMBY Melbourne and VIC Greens member.
I ride a bike sometimes: http://strava.com/athletes/elyobo
YIMBY Melbourne and VIC Greens member.
I ride a bike sometimes: http://strava.com/athletes/elyobo
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Is it good when a major international news organization is actively soliciting stories about people leaving your country because the government has fucked it so hard?
Tell us: are you a New Zealander planning to leave the country?
We want to hear from people in New Zealand who have or are thinking of leaving
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Is it good when a major international news organization is actively soliciting stories about people leaving your country because the government has fucked it so hard?
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Sure. But before you get too impressed, remember anything you build in layers with pasta sheets is a "lasagne" by default, and anything you build in layers can be either or both a "lasagne" or a "trifle" - and this is essentially "an ecumenical matter". Hope that's useful.
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Sure. But before you get too impressed, remember anything you build in layers with pasta sheets is a "lasagne" by default, and anything you build in layers can be either or both a "lasagne" or a "trifle" - and this is essentially "an ecumenical matter". Hope that's useful.
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Ah so that’s the play. “Mistakenly” let the Nazis March to provide the excuse pass a law to ban the peaceful protests.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ah so that’s the play. “Mistakenly” let the Nazis March to provide the excuse pass a law to ban the peaceful protests.
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my new AI powered lamp is trained on millions of lamp interactions so it understands that 50% of chain pulls are to turn it on and the other 50% are to turn it off. and honestly, it's a little spooky how it knows exactly what i want almost half of the time
March 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
my new AI powered lamp is trained on millions of lamp interactions so it understands that 50% of chain pulls are to turn it on and the other 50% are to turn it off. and honestly, it's a little spooky how it knows exactly what i want almost half of the time
This situation is insane, wtf?!
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This situation is insane, wtf?!
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The saddle distribution of cycling by income
(yes, I know measuring mode share by how people get to work is a limiting frame, but I imagine this pattern would extend)
(yes, I know measuring mode share by how people get to work is a limiting frame, but I imagine this pattern would extend)
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The saddle distribution of cycling by income
(yes, I know measuring mode share by how people get to work is a limiting frame, but I imagine this pattern would extend)
(yes, I know measuring mode share by how people get to work is a limiting frame, but I imagine this pattern would extend)
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A commendable Edmund Fitzgerald cover. (The sinking was 50 years ago today.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
Punch Brothers cover Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" 3/3/22 Boston, MA
YouTube video by Less Than Face Productions
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A commendable Edmund Fitzgerald cover. (The sinking was 50 years ago today.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU...
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The SA Legislative Council will vote on minimum standards for rental homes tomorrow. If you care about renters, you know that minimum standards are a no-brainer: no other service that provides shelter to human beings for any extended period of time operates without standards for health/safety.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The SA Legislative Council will vote on minimum standards for rental homes tomorrow. If you care about renters, you know that minimum standards are a no-brainer: no other service that provides shelter to human beings for any extended period of time operates without standards for health/safety.
Great read, clearly and politely argued. I wish I could write so well.
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
On The Tension Between YIMBYism and Strong Towns — Max Dubler
Special thanks to those who gave their thoughtful feedback on this piece. The past couple of months have seen quite a bit of Discourse about the differences between Strong Towns and YIMB...
www.maxdubler.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Great read, clearly and politely argued. I wish I could write so well.
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
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Two things on this. First, it makes perfect sense a flat city like Melbourne chose cable trams, despite them emerging in a hilly city: cable trams thrived in relatively flat cities with long, straight streets. Melbourne and Chicago joined San Francisco as having the largest networks for good reason
Tomorrow is the 140th anniversary of Melbourne's first cable tram.
It's been 85 years since the last cable tram ran, and they're largely forgotten now but they laid the foundations of today's extensive electric tram network.
Nice story by Ishkander Razak
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
It's been 85 years since the last cable tram ran, and they're largely forgotten now but they laid the foundations of today's extensive electric tram network.
Nice story by Ishkander Razak
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The public transport punt that changed Melbourne
Melbourne's history with trams goes back 140 years. The city got its first tram in 1885 and the fleet has grown to become the world's largest tram network.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Two things on this. First, it makes perfect sense a flat city like Melbourne chose cable trams, despite them emerging in a hilly city: cable trams thrived in relatively flat cities with long, straight streets. Melbourne and Chicago joined San Francisco as having the largest networks for good reason
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10 years into a 50-year loan of $1m at 6% you'll have made $631,686 in payments $588,414 of which will be interest and just $43,272 equity
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
10 years into a 50-year loan of $1m at 6% you'll have made $631,686 in payments $588,414 of which will be interest and just $43,272 equity
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And not just more housing. Density makes cycling and PT more convenient than driving. Also simple arithmetic: double the density means twice the catchment per service.
Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
And not just more housing. Density makes cycling and PT more convenient than driving. Also simple arithmetic: double the density means twice the catchment per service.
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The Mamdani text generator has some important messages to share.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The Mamdani text generator has some important messages to share.
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I'm worried Predator Free WLG are creating the evolutionary foundation for a kind of super-rat that loves airports but doesn't know why, and just bores you shitless with plane trivia while you're waiting for boarding.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I'm worried Predator Free WLG are creating the evolutionary foundation for a kind of super-rat that loves airports but doesn't know why, and just bores you shitless with plane trivia while you're waiting for boarding.
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Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
This looks tantalisingly close to completion.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This looks tantalisingly close to completion.
Maybe people who own cars should not be allowed to object to new housing near them on the basis of cars.
Of course, one of the reasons they’re concerned about traffic is that it would affect their own car usage - storing them in public space, generally for near no cost, in particular.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Maybe people who own cars should not be allowed to object to new housing near them on the basis of cars.
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Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why does the House, the larger of the two legislative bodies, not simply eat the Senate
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My favorite thing about this thread is the reply guys who have never encountered Australian-style sarcasm before.
WOLFERS: “.. I can’t tell you why the president lies, but I can tell you that everything he has said about prices being lower is a lie. .. I’m starting to think that he doesn’t actually care about the cost of living.”
@justinwolfers.bsky.social @svdate.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
@justinwolfers.bsky.social @svdate.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My favorite thing about this thread is the reply guys who have never encountered Australian-style sarcasm before.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I’m honoured to be featured alongside some of Australia’s biggest names in wonkdom in the summer issue of Inflection Points.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’m honoured to be featured alongside some of Australia’s biggest names in wonkdom in the summer issue of Inflection Points.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
My paper is the culmination of 4 years work on declining civic participation — and why other researchers into the phenomenon have a blind spot for political parties.
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🚨Issue 03 | Inflection Points | OUT NOW🚨
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🚨Issue 03 | Inflection Points | OUT NOW🚨
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
- Flavio Menezes
- Brendan Coates
- Matthew Maltman
- Travis Jordan
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‘Australia’s economy is in a post-pandemic slump. To dig us out, state and federal governments must tackle the chronic shortage of housing in our biggest cities.’
Catch our latest piece in Pearls and Irritations:
Catch our latest piece in Pearls and Irritations:
To fix the economy, fix housing
Australia’s economy is in a post-pandemic slump. To dig us out, state and federal governments must tackle the chronic shortage of housing in our biggest cities.
johnmenadue.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
‘Australia’s economy is in a post-pandemic slump. To dig us out, state and federal governments must tackle the chronic shortage of housing in our biggest cities.’
Catch our latest piece in Pearls and Irritations:
Catch our latest piece in Pearls and Irritations:
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'The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.'
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
'The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.'
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
- by Arash Azizi
#Iran #women #rights
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...