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@binarybits @0xTosk It's the only way to think about it if you care at all about carbon

@0xTosk By this definition literally no building is carbon-free. Doesn't seem like a very useful way to think about it.

It's wild that we are having an environmental panic about data centers — a carbon-free industrial facility that during ordinary operation consumes no natural resources besides electricity and water and emits no waste products besides heat.

@Twolfrecovery @debora_allen1 The US is the world's largest economy and is broke despite not giving healthcare to immigrant workers. Care to explain how the US pulled that off?

Just a reminder that part of the reason California is broke despite being the world's 4th largest economy is we gave 2 million+ undocumented immigrants full-scope medi cal health coverage at no cost to them. Not even a co-pay while we pay $1,200-$2k per month. That the truth.

@JaMikeyMike @jasonc_nc Yep. It's just not possible to keep things from burning when there are narrow streets and wood or bamboo buildings. It's not like 1/2 the world's population lives in places like that. If they did, they would have devastating fires like Lahaina. Thank God big trucks protect us.

@jasonc_nc Ypu obviously want the world to burn

A conversation in which a fire marshal demands street trees be removed, responds to studies showing they improve life safety with “I don’t agree. I am not here to debate that”. Hostile to outside perspectives, dismissive of statistics and the desires of people they serve.

@nicksummy @jasonc_nc I wonder if we could use the same concepts to reduce traffic fatalities. Some guidelines on how to design the environment to slow down the progress of fire / cars - and in some cases extinguish the threat sprinklers / trees.

@jasonc_nc I personally look for speed limit signs, only an idiot would look at trees as an indicator of speed limit. And less people die in fires because of advances in building safety and fire fighting technology

@MyBackyardPara1 @criticalurban Seriously? Do you wonder why General Lee didn't make better use of tanks?

@Airbare40 @criticalurban When was this era with no cars?

The space taken up by automobiles is more than commensurate to their high utility. Cars allow people to drive anywhere they want on demand. Mass transit limits mobility to the fixed times and locations and makes you dependent on a third party.

@ChristianHeiens @TrentTelenko @charliekirk11 God's will was done when Charlie left us. God is great. Now, let's use a man made ruling to deny god given inalienable rights to people we don't like. Amen.

I wish @charliekirk11 was here to witness this day. He would be on the phone with guys in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Missouri, working to coordinate redistricting efforts in all Red states as soon as possible. He'd be using his platform both on X and on his podcast to call out Republicans who refuse to immediately redistrict. But Charlie isn't here anymore. We need people to step up and do this work. It doesn't get done on its own unless you have a champion in there to do it himself. Case in point: Ron DeSantis unveiled a new Congressional map, and within 48 hours, it was on his desk to sign. But that kind of leadership is exceedingly rare. Most politicians want to do nothing because doing things creates angry voters. Inertia is the most powerful political force there is, and unless you have a champion already in office, you need activists to get the ball rolling.

@1730 @giveashitnature Spoken like a true sociopath

@giveashitnature Vision Zero is insane, causes a lot more harm to the population but avoids a handful of deaths. More stress, anxiety isn't worth it.

Oslo had 41 road deaths in 1975. By 2019, that number was one: a single driver who hit a fence. Oslo effectively ended road deaths by redesigning its downtown for people instead of cars. They removed 700 street parking spaces and replaced them with 37 miles of protected bike lanes and pocket parks. They lowered speed limits inside and outside the city. Many streets to car traffic entirely. They created "heart zones" around every elementary school where cars can't pick up or drop off kids. Did it kill the city? Nope. Retail sales at shops went up. Kids started walking and biking to school unsupervised. Air quality improved measurably and traffic congestion got better because fewer people wanted to drive through a pedestrianized downtown. Every piece of Oslo's strategy is available to any American city that wants it. The problem is solved, now we just need to implement it.

@schneider Looks great, but most vehicles can roll over a curb as easily as a plastic bollard We need something that will stop a vehicle - rocks, trees, planters or real bollards

Why can Santa Monica and Culver City do this so easily and in the city of LA they’re big expensive capital projects that take forever. Instead we use plastic bollards that get run over constantly and have to be replaced so often that we run out of them.

@SaltyOldMan_com @iluminatibot As a person who has made solar panels in space for 30 years, that is the dumbest comment I've ever seen. Space is hard of pv

@iluminatibot And it only takes 1 or 2 minutes of hail to completely destroy acres of solar panels. We're NUTS to think we can depend on earth-bound solar as our energy source. Solar won't be viable until we get it into outer space.

A single hail storm in Damon, Texas, destroys thousands of acres of solar panels. Is it really wise to make ourselves dependent on expensive energy infrastructure that can be rendered permanently useless by a bout of bad weather?

@oddlycomfy @iluminatibot When hail hit denver, solar panel were fine, but roofs had to be replaced. Maybe one developer just bought cheap panels. Isn't Texas the same place where a bit of weather froze up gas wells & NG power plants?

@iluminatibot What’s happening to all the homeowners that bought and had solar panels installed on their roofs? A lot of those solar companies went under after the green credits were ended. So there’s no one to service the warranty on them. Solar companies claimed hail wouldn’t damage them.

@iluminatibot @TrentTelenko Are you really asking that with Ukraine blowing up Russian oil & Hormuz blocked?

@ToriatheistTori @BJChippindale And make all income subject to SSI The richest people mostly have unearned income and so still won't pay, cause they don't work. They should pay more for a system that allows them such leisure

@criticalurban Yep, when I'm stuck in traffic or can't find a place to park, I am often serenaded by fellow drivers bursting out in song at other cars utility

@MyBackyardPara1 @criticalurban That was a choice. For many years Angelenos got along perfectly fine without cars and with the largest light rail network in the world You only like cars cause you are rich & roads are heavily subsidized

@criticalurban Cars move more than people. They play an important role in the economy. The plumber isn’t going to take the bus to fix your toilet. Amazon avoids the subway. More importantly, workers at every level in Los Angeles can’t survive with our anemic public transit.

@IanRountree @JigarShahDC Meanwhile unused airplanes sit in huge parking lots across the southwest. Each retired 747 can produce 240 MW

I wasn’t concerned about these bottlenecks because I know how supply & demand work, but someone recast it for me recently and now I’m worried… Why won’t suppliers ramp production to meet demand? It’s because they’ve seen this story before. Silicon Valley has some new hotness that’s going to change everything, they invest in it, then the crash happens and they’re in a worse place than before. They won’t be fooled this time. So they hold production steady, enjoy higher prices and operating margins, and assume the party will end soon. The upshot is this creates more room for high-conviction new entrants.

@IamCorlo @giveashitnature Parking? Roads? Police?

@giveashitnature Can't have free stuff in a low trust society.

The city of Andernach, Germany planted 101 varieties of tomatoes in the town center and told everyone to take whatever they wanted. It was such a hit they did beans the next year, then added onions, fruit trees, lettuce, zucchini, berries, and herbs. All free to the public and maintained by the city. Andernach is now known as the "edible city." Philadelphia has been doing a version of this since 2007. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has helped establish 67 sites across the city with thousands of food-bearing trees. Baltimore is planting fruit trees on sidewalks. Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Asheville all have public urban orchards. A mature apple tree produces 400-500 pounds of fruit per year. A mature pear tree can produce for 75 years. We've decided our cities should have trees. We just haven't decided those trees should feed people. Would you support urban fruit trees and vegetables in your city?

@Breeauna9 @giveashitnature Haha, of course Breanna is a huge welfare queen herself. Against beautiful & edible public trees while her organization pollutes land, sea & air while benefitting from $ billions in taxpayer subsidies.

@giveashitnature "All free to public" minus the seeds, the city staff who charge for every watering, the pesticides used to keep fruit flies to a minimum, add costs for digging out the boxes and replanting each year as these are mostly perennials... all of which are taxpayer funded... not free

@Breeauna9 @giveashitnature Maybe we could pay for the food by getting rid of free parking - also paid for by taxes. Or even streets, post office, police & fire. We pay for all of that. How dare they improve lives with our tax $

@dylankendall @CohenSite Sorry, local leaders have lost all credibility with decades of under building & fighting voter approved urbanist active travel & transit funding at every step. Prove yourself by doing all the things you said & after Ca catches up on housing stock you may have earned autonomy back

There’s been talk on here and elsewhere about my opposition to SB 79, and an attempt to conflate pushing back on state‑directed control with being anti‑development. So let me set the record straight: As a renter with kids who has lived with encampments outside my own home, I know how little housing choice many of us have, and I’m focused on the full range of housing: from opportunities for first‑time homeownership to market rate apartments to affordable to permanent supportive housing, sited where they support safe and functional neighborhoods, instead of undermining them. SB 79 passed because our city and others across CA failed for years to plan and permit enough housing. But, at this point, I believe upzoning on its own is less consequential than fixing the real barriers to housing development, like ULA, outdated building codes, rules and permit fees that make it hard to rebuild fire-damaged homes, and the general anti-small-business climate fostered by my opponent and others on the city council. I am and have always been an urbanist. And I look forward to working with activists, entrepreneurs, builders and, most importantly, residents who are as committed as I am to adding shade, walkability, local economic activity, and a mix of housing types so we finally get the safe, vibrant, walkable streets all residents of our district deserve.

@jasonjosephlee @MayorToddGloria Ride a bike Save some money Improve your life & others

The worst decision the city of San Diego ever made was taking away all of the street parking and putting bike lanes that no one uses in several urban neighborhoods. What were you thinking @MayorToddGloria? How do we fix this mistake?