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Eight year old: Who is the pope?
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
April 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Eight year old: Who is the pope?
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
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Really proud to have written a piece in the Globe and Mail with @wklumpen.bsky.social about why investing in transit is a great approach to soften the blow of the trade war!
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s real comparative advantage is public transit. That should be our trade-war strategy
This country stands head-and-shoulders above the United States when it comes to urban transportation, and the trade war offers a powerful opportunity
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Really proud to have written a piece in the Globe and Mail with @wklumpen.bsky.social about why investing in transit is a great approach to soften the blow of the trade war!
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Sean Baker wins Best Film Editing for Anora at the #Oscars
Sean Baker is the third director to win Best Film Editing after James Cameron (Titanic) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity).
Sean Baker is the third director to win Best Film Editing after James Cameron (Titanic) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity).
March 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Sean Baker wins Best Film Editing for Anora at the #Oscars
Sean Baker is the third director to win Best Film Editing after James Cameron (Titanic) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity).
Sean Baker is the third director to win Best Film Editing after James Cameron (Titanic) and Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity).
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The writer-director Sean Baker thanked sex workers in his acceptance speech for best original screenplay and editing for his film “Anora.” Follow more updates from the Oscars here. nyti.ms/4i76IQD
March 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The writer-director Sean Baker thanked sex workers in his acceptance speech for best original screenplay and editing for his film “Anora.” Follow more updates from the Oscars here. nyti.ms/4i76IQD
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You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
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The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
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I have a simple motto which I hold myself to:
"Don't look for reasons to be unhappy"
You'll know when you have a real problem on your hands, and it's much more fun to ask how that problem can be solved using your own brain and your own skills rather than an app or a widget.
That's the fun in life
"Don't look for reasons to be unhappy"
You'll know when you have a real problem on your hands, and it's much more fun to ask how that problem can be solved using your own brain and your own skills rather than an app or a widget.
That's the fun in life
January 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I have a simple motto which I hold myself to:
"Don't look for reasons to be unhappy"
You'll know when you have a real problem on your hands, and it's much more fun to ask how that problem can be solved using your own brain and your own skills rather than an app or a widget.
That's the fun in life
"Don't look for reasons to be unhappy"
You'll know when you have a real problem on your hands, and it's much more fun to ask how that problem can be solved using your own brain and your own skills rather than an app or a widget.
That's the fun in life
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My crankiest belief is that we are now being sold on solutions to problems which only exist because we've let others convince us they exist. That is what "innovation" seems to be in 2025.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
January 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My crankiest belief is that we are now being sold on solutions to problems which only exist because we've let others convince us they exist. That is what "innovation" seems to be in 2025.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
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Oscar Noms, by the numbers:
Emilia Perez - 13
The Brutalist - 10
Wicked - 10
A Complete Unknown - 8
Conclave - 8
Anora - 6
Dune: Part Two - 5
The Substance - 5
Nosferatu - 4
I'm Still Here - 3
Sing Sing - 3
The Wild Robot - 3
The Apprentice - 2
Flow - 2
Nickel Boys - 2
A Real Pain - 2
Emilia Perez - 13
The Brutalist - 10
Wicked - 10
A Complete Unknown - 8
Conclave - 8
Anora - 6
Dune: Part Two - 5
The Substance - 5
Nosferatu - 4
I'm Still Here - 3
Sing Sing - 3
The Wild Robot - 3
The Apprentice - 2
Flow - 2
Nickel Boys - 2
A Real Pain - 2
January 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Oscar Noms, by the numbers:
Emilia Perez - 13
The Brutalist - 10
Wicked - 10
A Complete Unknown - 8
Conclave - 8
Anora - 6
Dune: Part Two - 5
The Substance - 5
Nosferatu - 4
I'm Still Here - 3
Sing Sing - 3
The Wild Robot - 3
The Apprentice - 2
Flow - 2
Nickel Boys - 2
A Real Pain - 2
Emilia Perez - 13
The Brutalist - 10
Wicked - 10
A Complete Unknown - 8
Conclave - 8
Anora - 6
Dune: Part Two - 5
The Substance - 5
Nosferatu - 4
I'm Still Here - 3
Sing Sing - 3
The Wild Robot - 3
The Apprentice - 2
Flow - 2
Nickel Boys - 2
A Real Pain - 2
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The #Oscars nominees for Best Picture are…
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
January 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The #Oscars nominees for Best Picture are…
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
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Are policies to be counted a success only when a party wins the next election? Was Medicare a failure after being enacted in 1965 because Democrats lost in 1968? Many policies with long-run benefits take time to prove themselves—and win elections.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
In the @nybooks.com I offer historical perspectives on the political failure of Bidenomics: a massive program built thru business and nonprofit welfarism. Market-making, as I call it, has its place, but it must be embedded within more direct social benefits.
In the @nybooks.com I offer historical perspectives on the political failure of Bidenomics: a massive program built thru business and nonprofit welfarism. Market-making, as I call it, has its place, but it must be embedded within more direct social benefits.
Bidenomics: Farewell to an Idea? | Brent Cebul
As the Democratic Party reckons with another loss to Donald Trump, no issue looms larger than its continued hemorrhaging of working-class voters. It’s not
www.nybooks.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Are policies to be counted a success only when a party wins the next election? Was Medicare a failure after being enacted in 1965 because Democrats lost in 1968? Many policies with long-run benefits take time to prove themselves—and win elections.
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Yes, 2025 isn't looking like it will be a great year. Right wing authoritarianism is rising. Global warming continues unabated. The world is as fractured as ever.
But at least we can count on one positive thing: it is the Year of Linux Desktop.
But at least we can count on one positive thing: it is the Year of Linux Desktop.
January 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yes, 2025 isn't looking like it will be a great year. Right wing authoritarianism is rising. Global warming continues unabated. The world is as fractured as ever.
But at least we can count on one positive thing: it is the Year of Linux Desktop.
But at least we can count on one positive thing: it is the Year of Linux Desktop.
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If you are interested in urban public policy, you should be reading more novels.
Crushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...
Crushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...
Crushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
How big things (used to) get done
open.substack.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you are interested in urban public policy, you should be reading more novels.
Crushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...
Crushing the NIMBYs of Middlemarch
open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...
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my jaw genuinely dropped at how beautiful the new jwst image is.
January 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
my jaw genuinely dropped at how beautiful the new jwst image is.
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Iceman is the hero of Top Gun.
Mav is a whiny man child, gets Goose killed, can barely do his job, sucks at relationships. He plays volleyball shirtless in jeans and we’re supposed to think he’s the coolest? Uh no.
Mav is a whiny man child, gets Goose killed, can barely do his job, sucks at relationships. He plays volleyball shirtless in jeans and we’re supposed to think he’s the coolest? Uh no.
December 29, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Iceman is the hero of Top Gun.
Mav is a whiny man child, gets Goose killed, can barely do his job, sucks at relationships. He plays volleyball shirtless in jeans and we’re supposed to think he’s the coolest? Uh no.
Mav is a whiny man child, gets Goose killed, can barely do his job, sucks at relationships. He plays volleyball shirtless in jeans and we’re supposed to think he’s the coolest? Uh no.
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And just so we aren't just relying on one study in one city, a study of cycle network construction in Oslo found health benefits of $22,000/QALY. Higher than $1,300 but still much lower than most direct health interventions. (Image is from @multimodalexplorer.bsky.social's YouTube channel.)
December 19, 2024 at 6:16 PM
And just so we aren't just relying on one study in one city, a study of cycle network construction in Oslo found health benefits of $22,000/QALY. Higher than $1,300 but still much lower than most direct health interventions. (Image is from @multimodalexplorer.bsky.social's YouTube channel.)
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Written over a century ago by Scottish author and minister John Watson, I think this Christmas message is even more relevant today - don’t you?
Written over a century ago by Scottish author and minister John Watson, I think this Christmas message is even more relevant today - don’t you?
December 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Written over a century ago by Scottish author and minister John Watson, I think this Christmas message is even more relevant today - don’t you?
Written over a century ago by Scottish author and minister John Watson, I think this Christmas message is even more relevant today - don’t you?
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If you want to contribute to open source but don't know how to start, this guide's for you.
In it, Fanny helps you get set up.
She also explains version control basics and walks you through the process.
In it, Fanny helps you get set up.
She also explains version control basics and walks you through the process.
How to Contribute to Open Source Projects as a Beginner
Recently, I attended an open-source summit and was struck by an unexpected revelation. During a panel discussion about community contributions, a question was posed to the audience: “How many of you…
www.freecodecamp.org
December 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
If you want to contribute to open source but don't know how to start, this guide's for you.
In it, Fanny helps you get set up.
She also explains version control basics and walks you through the process.
In it, Fanny helps you get set up.
She also explains version control basics and walks you through the process.
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“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story
By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Following a period when homele…
oecdecoscope.blog
December 30, 2024 at 7:35 AM
“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
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