A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.

Sound efficient?

HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

It's #FictionFriday, when we look at a fictional waterway and what it can tell us about the fluvial world

And this week, it feels right to discuss the "river of rebellion" in Nemik's manifesto in #Andor

Not a physical body, this river is instead an evocative metaphor about the nature of resistance

Elon Musk is a good example of how terrible people become increasingly radicalized into the far right simply because the far right is a community that accepts cruel, terrible people.

It's tempting to say Elon is going "mask off", but I'd wager Elon didn't know who Tommy Robinson was 5 years ago. 1/

Ahem

Read this just now and I was reminded of two things: of the murderous, abusive, and rape-filled language of Rodrigo Duterte and his crimes against humanity… and Trump.

Maybe I'm being pedantic, but when people say that AI is their "thought partner" I wonder how to have a thought partner that cannot think (or feel, or communicate with intention). What appears to be thought is an illusion that only achieves meaning through the human interpreting it.

Slashing the subsidies of Philheath to zero is tantamount to slashing the funding for indirect members of PhilHealth under the National Health Insurance Program.

Is the Bicam passing on the responsibility of subsidizing indirect members to PhilHealth's direct contributors?

a lot of you seem to basically believe that politics is over, history has ended and the absence of legal or electoral consequences for trump means that he is the only person with agency. you all are recapitulating the basic conceit of trump’s alleged invincibility, but from the center left

PARIS: In the last 20 years, 44 hectares of Paris car parking has been transformed, making room for wider sidewalks, bikes and buses (15ha), bike racks, EV spots, accessible space, & 2.2K new patios/terraces for outdoor dining. 90% of trips in the city are via walking, biking & transit.

This morning's lap warmer. #dogsofbluesky

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

So about ten years ago I found a small network of bots on Reddit dedicated to spreading hate. The thing about it is that these weren't even responding to political topics - they were just responding to random keywords with insults and hate.

The same bots are now here. You should understand why. 🧵

The Pillage People

bsky.app/profile/rpsa...

How does one decouple Messenger from Facebook, if it's even possible? My Freedom app can only block both or neither, which is annoying. I really only need to use Messenger.

Attending one of my few Christmas parties in a bit. Grateful that it's a tricycle ride away, and worst case, I can walk (it's fifteen to twenty minutes). Unwilling to deal with Manila traffic in December.

Thanks @paulcatiang.bsky.social! I was so invested in your Cubao–Alabang commute. I might have to make that trip one of these days.

There is a perception in the Philippines that e-bikes "cause traffic" and are "unsafe." This is an extension of the error that roads are for cars first and we should question the presence of any other road user. Sad that DOE is not pushing back on this.

www.philstar.com/the-freeman/...

My take on the targeted murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare, and the response of contempt, sarcasm, and even glee from many Americans who feel screwed by health insurance companies and the 1%.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-target...

We want the throne of power.
God arrives in a manger.

We want generals.
Angels call shepherds.

We want religious uniformity.
Magi come.

We want political uniformity.
Foreign kings gather.

We want a warrior prince.
Jesus comes as the prince of peace.