Scott J. Forman
@sjforman.me
Accomplished indoorsman, intermediate outdoorsman, founder @ Vote Forward, proud Opower alumnus
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A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine
This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...
jamanetwork.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I just called. Couldn't be easier.
916-445-2841
You: "I'm a California voter and I'm calling to encourage the governor to sign SB 79."
Staffer: "Ok, I've registered your support, thanks."
If you're a CA voter and you think it should be legal to build homes near mass transit, call today.
916-445-2841
You: "I'm a California voter and I'm calling to encourage the governor to sign SB 79."
Staffer: "Ok, I've registered your support, thanks."
If you're a CA voter and you think it should be legal to build homes near mass transit, call today.
That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference.
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
Tell the Governor: Sign SB 79!
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near certain transit stops, like train and dedicated bus rapid transit lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these ...
actionnetwork.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I just called. Couldn't be easier.
916-445-2841
You: "I'm a California voter and I'm calling to encourage the governor to sign SB 79."
Staffer: "Ok, I've registered your support, thanks."
If you're a CA voter and you think it should be legal to build homes near mass transit, call today.
916-445-2841
You: "I'm a California voter and I'm calling to encourage the governor to sign SB 79."
Staffer: "Ok, I've registered your support, thanks."
If you're a CA voter and you think it should be legal to build homes near mass transit, call today.
Reposted by Scott J. Forman
That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference.
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
Tell the Governor: Sign SB 79!
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near certain transit stops, like train and dedicated bus rapid transit lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these ...
actionnetwork.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That's where you come in: Call Gov. Newsom and tell him to sign SB 79! Get five friends to do the same. Post about and tag him! This is all trivially easy, but it could make a big difference.
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
916-445-2841
actionnetwork.org/letters/sign...
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"He is sitting, standing, and lying down at the same time"
Ele tá sentado, de pé e deitado ao mesmo tempo
May 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"He is sitting, standing, and lying down at the same time"
Evening rainbow walk on Bernal Hill.
March 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Evening rainbow walk on Bernal Hill.
Occurred to me on a walk: doesn't the argument for NGDP targeting get even stronger if things go well and AI induces a positive productivity shock leading to consistent (but salutary!) deflation? Inflation targeting seems ill-equipped to handle that scenario gracefully.
February 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Occurred to me on a walk: doesn't the argument for NGDP targeting get even stronger if things go well and AI induces a positive productivity shock leading to consistent (but salutary!) deflation? Inflation targeting seems ill-equipped to handle that scenario gracefully.
Attention sick people (i.e. all of you). Your Instant Pot makes an excellent upper respiratory sauna, perfectly sized for a human skull.
Add 2 cups of water and hit "saute." When boiling, turn off, cover head with dish towel, hover face over pot and inhale deeply for a while.
Add 2 cups of water and hit "saute." When boiling, turn off, cover head with dish towel, hover face over pot and inhale deeply for a while.
February 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Attention sick people (i.e. all of you). Your Instant Pot makes an excellent upper respiratory sauna, perfectly sized for a human skull.
Add 2 cups of water and hit "saute." When boiling, turn off, cover head with dish towel, hover face over pot and inhale deeply for a while.
Add 2 cups of water and hit "saute." When boiling, turn off, cover head with dish towel, hover face over pot and inhale deeply for a while.
Here's a prediction: some appellate courts, and eventually the Supreme Court, will twist themselves into pretzels to give the Trump administration the expanded powers they're seeking, precisely to forestall the crisis situation in which their direct orders are ignored.
February 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here's a prediction: some appellate courts, and eventually the Supreme Court, will twist themselves into pretzels to give the Trump administration the expanded powers they're seeking, precisely to forestall the crisis situation in which their direct orders are ignored.
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Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
UK Orders Apple To Break Encryption Worldwide While World Is Distracted
In a stunning escalation that confirms our worst fears, the UK government has finally shown its true hand on encryption — and it’s even worse than we predicted. According to a bombshell repor…
www.techdirt.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...
Happy ADUs-are-legal-in-Denver day to all who celebrate!
denverite.com/2024/11/19/d...
The city council voted to legalize them in November to comply with state law HB24-1152, and the new rules took effect today.
A small but meaningful step forward for housing abundance in Colorado. 🎉
denverite.com/2024/11/19/d...
The city council voted to legalize them in November to comply with state law HB24-1152, and the new rules took effect today.
A small but meaningful step forward for housing abundance in Colorado. 🎉
December 16, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Happy ADUs-are-legal-in-Denver day to all who celebrate!
denverite.com/2024/11/19/d...
The city council voted to legalize them in November to comply with state law HB24-1152, and the new rules took effect today.
A small but meaningful step forward for housing abundance in Colorado. 🎉
denverite.com/2024/11/19/d...
The city council voted to legalize them in November to comply with state law HB24-1152, and the new rules took effect today.
A small but meaningful step forward for housing abundance in Colorado. 🎉
Reposted by Scott J. Forman
It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
Why housing shortages cause homelessness - Works in Progress
Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It's not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share.
worksinprogress.co
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
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Why do cheap market rents drive homelessness rates even among people with $0 income?
Well, when the market is affordable, *family & friends* have spare beds!
I use the vacant Baltimore ADU in The Wire to tell this story in outreach meetings
Salim actually digs into the data to prove it 👇
Well, when the market is affordable, *family & friends* have spare beds!
I use the vacant Baltimore ADU in The Wire to tell this story in outreach meetings
Salim actually digs into the data to prove it 👇
It’s widely accepted *that* less expensive housing markets see less homelessness, but this important piece shows *why*: family & friends have more space to spare worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
Why housing shortages cause homelessness - Works in Progress
Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It's not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share.
worksinprogress.co
December 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Why do cheap market rents drive homelessness rates even among people with $0 income?
Well, when the market is affordable, *family & friends* have spare beds!
I use the vacant Baltimore ADU in The Wire to tell this story in outreach meetings
Salim actually digs into the data to prove it 👇
Well, when the market is affordable, *family & friends* have spare beds!
I use the vacant Baltimore ADU in The Wire to tell this story in outreach meetings
Salim actually digs into the data to prove it 👇
If we want to stick it to the health insurance companies, rather than celebrating the murder of their CEOs, perhaps we might consider advocating repeal of the tax subsidy that diverts oceans of cash in their direction thanks to the unintended side effects of our WWII era wage controls?
December 5, 2024 at 5:18 PM
If we want to stick it to the health insurance companies, rather than celebrating the murder of their CEOs, perhaps we might consider advocating repeal of the tax subsidy that diverts oceans of cash in their direction thanks to the unintended side effects of our WWII era wage controls?
Reposted by Scott J. Forman
A funny thing I’ve noticed is that when left-NIMBY groups get unworkable amendments into land use reform bills, the limited impact of those bills later becomes “proof” that land use reform doesn’t work
If you've got a housing shortage, you really do just need to make it easier to build housing. Too many Dem politicians think the way forward is to make homebuilding easier in some ways while layering on new requirements to make sure it doesn't get *too* easy.
December 4, 2024 at 7:34 PM
A funny thing I’ve noticed is that when left-NIMBY groups get unworkable amendments into land use reform bills, the limited impact of those bills later becomes “proof” that land use reform doesn’t work
It is, simply, true.
Evidence has demonstrated this effect in numerous cities now.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
It is, simply, true.
Big news from Denver last month — ADUs now legal citywide, nice report here by @zialcita.bsky.social and Andrew Kenney:
denverite.com/2024/11/18/d...
denverite.com/2024/11/18/d...
Denver ADUs legalized citywide. How many could be built?
The Denver City Council just made it a lot easier to build accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in neighborhoods across the city.
denverite.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Big news from Denver last month — ADUs now legal citywide, nice report here by @zialcita.bsky.social and Andrew Kenney:
denverite.com/2024/11/18/d...
denverite.com/2024/11/18/d...
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The price of housing is set by supply and demand; so the ONLY way to make housing broadly affordable for the middle class is to build enough homes to satisfy demand in the places people want to live.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The price of housing is set by supply and demand; so the ONLY way to make housing broadly affordable for the middle class is to build enough homes to satisfy demand in the places people want to live.
By the way, we should repeal the Jones Act! @thezvi.bsky.social makes the case thoroughly here, illuminating the terrible consequences of this policy, the enormous potential benefits of repeal, and how we might actually accomplish that. Highly recommend reading: thezvi.substack.com/p/repeal-the...
Repeal the Jones Act of 1920
Balsa Policy Institute chose as its first mission to lay groundwork for the potential repeal, or partial repeal, of section 27 of the Jones Act of 1920.
thezvi.substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:25 PM
By the way, we should repeal the Jones Act! @thezvi.bsky.social makes the case thoroughly here, illuminating the terrible consequences of this policy, the enormous potential benefits of repeal, and how we might actually accomplish that. Highly recommend reading: thezvi.substack.com/p/repeal-the...
Hello, new followers!
Here's a photo of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) I took on a trip to Tehipite Valley earlier this year.
Here's a photo of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) I took on a trip to Tehipite Valley earlier this year.
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Hello, new followers!
Here's a photo of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) I took on a trip to Tehipite Valley earlier this year.
Here's a photo of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) I took on a trip to Tehipite Valley earlier this year.
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So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
Self-driving vehicles are happening, and they hold enormous promise, but they will cause demand for the use of scarce road space to skyrocket. To reap the benefits, we have to forestall traffic armageddon. The only answer is to price the roads. But how exactly? 1/5
November 22, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Self-driving vehicles are happening, and they hold enormous promise, but they will cause demand for the use of scarce road space to skyrocket. To reap the benefits, we have to forestall traffic armageddon. The only answer is to price the roads. But how exactly? 1/5
If you want to type a first draft of something significantly faster, just bang away at your keyboard with no regard for errors and even the smallest ones will gladly decode your gibberish.
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How to type 50% faster with LLM assistance | Scott J. Forman
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April 24, 2024 at 7:21 PM
If you want to type a first draft of something significantly faster, just bang away at your keyboard with no regard for errors and even the smallest ones will gladly decode your gibberish.
sjforman.me/posts/type-f...
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Shoupthought is a lifehack. Read The High Cost of Free Parking and become forever thereafter not just immune to the pain of paying but actively glad to feed the meter.
April 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Shoupthought is a lifehack. Read The High Cost of Free Parking and become forever thereafter not just immune to the pain of paying but actively glad to feed the meter.