I keep seeing calls for missing middle housing in SFH neighborhoods but very few calls for legalizing commercial/mixed use.
Densifying residential only will be a disaster, that makes car traffic and parking worse as everyone still has to drive for all errands. Cities have to legalize all aspects of a dense neighborhood or they will fail. #urbanism#zoning
Solar power is so cheap that Amazon villages are using it to provide free services for all, like solar powered water buses and internet, while dramatically reducing water and air pollution.
This is what the oil industry is fighting against.
It's wonderful to see the cycling community help out Jonathan by providing free content for @bikeportland to publish while he's out due to family emergency.
So they moved my Portland event to the Aladdin and opened up a bunch more tickets a couple days ago and…it’s sold out again. If you missed out (or even if you’re going), stay tuned for possible afterparty/other Portland event. Info on other upcoming cities in reply
Last week was my first time really looking into what settings are available to admins who run their own instance. I was a bit surprised to find there isn't much there. At least through masto.host. I don't think they hide settings though. Only some of the deeper technical stuff.
@mastohost@polotek consider increasing the Sidekiq concurrency on all plans? Double it? It won’t increase RAM much but will decrease your support load and scale better for all.
I'm guessing that a year from now, you won't be able to get any service for DTC brands like Rad Power or Super73 from local bike shops if they weren't certified.
If you're shopping for a new e-bike, your #1 criteria should be UL certification. #BikeTooter
99% Invisible is going to run a year-long book club/podcast on The Power Broker, Robert Caro’s biography of Robert Moses, the man who spent decades building NYC’s car infrastructure. #BikeTooter#urbanism
That book is going straight onto my Xmas wish list.
I was reading this article on California's plans to ban gas-powered lawn mowers in 2024 and came across a claim that blew my mind: apparently "1 hour use of a gas-powered lawn mower releases as much pollution as a Toyota Camry does over 300 miles."
What??
I did a quick search and found a few other sources that said the same thing. Gas-powered lawn mowers pollute WAY more than cars do. Phasing them out seems like a no-brainer?
I wish I could say I was a stock market genius but I got really lucky in selling off the last of my $TSLA Monday before the earnings report yesterday. They’re down 15% since.
I’m short Tesla at this point, they have nowhere to go but down.
2023 study: “Our thesis is that a primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children and teens to play, roam, and engage in other activities independent of direct oversight and control by adults."
The lede is buried but the primary cause is the rise of suburban housing with little green space and unsafe streets dominated by cars.
