@friedlad.bsky.social
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Geometry hates cars
Really can't overstate how problematic robotaxis become at scale:
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
Self-driving cars will transform urban economies
A robotaxi boom is coming. The impacts might be broader than you expect
www.economist.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Geometry hates cars
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Buses already do this better.
Op-ed: Waymo May Finally Teach Americans the Speed Limit - sf.streetsblog.org/2025/11/24/o...
Op-ed: Waymo May Finally Teach Americans the Speed Limit - Streetsblog San Francisco
Do Americans even understand that posted speed limits aren't advisory?
sf.streetsblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Buses already do this better.
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may i remind you waymo glazers that in sf waymo killed a bodega cat, one of the only examples of a true unqualified good left on this godforsaken planet
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
may i remind you waymo glazers that in sf waymo killed a bodega cat, one of the only examples of a true unqualified good left on this godforsaken planet
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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This is an advocate plan that - presented to the Office of the Mayor today - achieves this end. You can find out more about the advocate plan at sfparcels.org.
But it's not clear the Mayor believes that supporting more Muni service is politically popular. We need to demonstrate that it is.
But it's not clear the Mayor believes that supporting more Muni service is politically popular. We need to demonstrate that it is.
Parcel Tax Calculator
Find parcel information for San Francisco buildings and parcels
sfparcels.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is an advocate plan that - presented to the Office of the Mayor today - achieves this end. You can find out more about the advocate plan at sfparcels.org.
But it's not clear the Mayor believes that supporting more Muni service is politically popular. We need to demonstrate that it is.
But it's not clear the Mayor believes that supporting more Muni service is politically popular. We need to demonstrate that it is.
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Daniel Craig would have the time of his fucking life acting with only Muppets
I feel like we need to to do it for him, as a treat
I feel like we need to to do it for him, as a treat
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Daniel Craig would have the time of his fucking life acting with only Muppets
I feel like we need to to do it for him, as a treat
I feel like we need to to do it for him, as a treat
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Be kind to people.
That’s all I have to say to people.
Like I went through a violent rape, a pregnancy loss and lost the job I had.
Be kind to people. They’re doing the best they can.
That’s all I have to say to people.
Like I went through a violent rape, a pregnancy loss and lost the job I had.
Be kind to people. They’re doing the best they can.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Be kind to people.
That’s all I have to say to people.
Like I went through a violent rape, a pregnancy loss and lost the job I had.
Be kind to people. They’re doing the best they can.
That’s all I have to say to people.
Like I went through a violent rape, a pregnancy loss and lost the job I had.
Be kind to people. They’re doing the best they can.
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Just got back from protesting ConnectedSF's gala. This org's leader Marie Hurabiell tweeted that trans women aren't women and undocumented people are violent criminals. And Mayor Lurie was a featured guest helping her fundraise! Clearly, Lurie is not good at vetting people. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Just got back from protesting ConnectedSF's gala. This org's leader Marie Hurabiell tweeted that trans women aren't women and undocumented people are violent criminals. And Mayor Lurie was a featured guest helping her fundraise! Clearly, Lurie is not good at vetting people. 🧵
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I may have to form a rock band, so I can use this as the cover of our first cd.
www.livescience.com/space/the-su...
www.livescience.com/space/the-su...
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required met...
www.livescience.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I may have to form a rock band, so I can use this as the cover of our first cd.
www.livescience.com/space/the-su...
www.livescience.com/space/the-su...
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Demand based parking pricing is happening at BART!
I worked for years to pass this policy, and succeeded in my last year on the BART Board.
And now there’s enough demand to increase prices at most stations. This will cover actual costs of parking and encourage folks to walk, bike, transit to BART.
I worked for years to pass this policy, and succeeded in my last year on the BART Board.
And now there’s enough demand to increase prices at most stations. This will cover actual costs of parking and encourage folks to walk, bike, transit to BART.
If Donald Shoup were still with us, he’d be glad to see #BART using performance-based parking prices to balance supply and demand.
“BART will raise parking fees up to 30% in January, in line with a policy that ties pricing to inflation and demand.”
“BART will raise parking fees up to 30% in January, in line with a policy that ties pricing to inflation and demand.”
BART to raise parking fees by up to 30%. Here’s when
Parking revenue has become more critical as BART faces a deepening financial predicament, since the agency relies on fares and parking fees to run service and perform maintenance.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Demand based parking pricing is happening at BART!
I worked for years to pass this policy, and succeeded in my last year on the BART Board.
And now there’s enough demand to increase prices at most stations. This will cover actual costs of parking and encourage folks to walk, bike, transit to BART.
I worked for years to pass this policy, and succeeded in my last year on the BART Board.
And now there’s enough demand to increase prices at most stations. This will cover actual costs of parking and encourage folks to walk, bike, transit to BART.
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Talking to people with different views has certainly backfired on me at times.
But I love being a visibly young, non-traditional transit creator with a broad range of supporters.
Listening and talking to different people has become unpopular, but it’s how we win.
But I love being a visibly young, non-traditional transit creator with a broad range of supporters.
Listening and talking to different people has become unpopular, but it’s how we win.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Talking to people with different views has certainly backfired on me at times.
But I love being a visibly young, non-traditional transit creator with a broad range of supporters.
Listening and talking to different people has become unpopular, but it’s how we win.
But I love being a visibly young, non-traditional transit creator with a broad range of supporters.
Listening and talking to different people has become unpopular, but it’s how we win.
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Grateful today for Chris Arvin #byebybreda www.sfmta.com/bye-bye-bred...
Bye Bye Breda Fun Map
www.sfmta.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Grateful today for Chris Arvin #byebybreda www.sfmta.com/bye-bye-bred...
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I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
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We could go a long ways toward fixing this if we broke up California into several states. I think five million is a good size for a state, which would turn California into seven states. Or we could mandate that each state must have a minimum and maximum population. Or we could get rid of the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
We could go a long ways toward fixing this if we broke up California into several states. I think five million is a good size for a state, which would turn California into seven states. Or we could mandate that each state must have a minimum and maximum population. Or we could get rid of the Senate.
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yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
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Listening to these pathetic rationalizations from King, Hassan, Shaheen, whoever else they have queued up.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Listening to these pathetic rationalizations from King, Hassan, Shaheen, whoever else they have queued up.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
Disappointed that they're not having windup speech by Sen. Neville Chamberlain.
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thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014