Mark Gresham

The ironic thing about that is the militant urbanist call for more public transportation to promote population density, because the public transportation does not work for them unless there is high density. The theory that New York City's subway system worked against increasing density in Manhattan runs so contrary to so much of the narrative that we hear. Except for one thing in Atlanta: the screaming by militant urbanists for completion of light rail on what's called the Atlanta Beltline. because it's a circular loop around the inner city, and they also want to connect it to a trolley that goes into downtown. (Which non-urbanists call "A Streetcar Udesired.") So there it is again: that persistent urbanist desire for the obsolete 1940s downtown-focused city. And at the same time they want to extend the MARTA heavy rail farther out into the deep suburbs (again to get people from the suburbs to go downtown) in metro area counties that do not want it, not only because of issues with going downtown, but because they do not want downtown Atlanta to come to them.

NYC sprawl map from 100 years ago. It's easy to blame subway construction for encouraging low densities in the outer boroughs, but people wanted to have more living space. The urbanist alternative would have been creating an urban growth boundary around Manhattan to protect green space and to ensure compact human-scaled development. Imagine a Brooklyn filled with pastoral farmland with an even denser Manhattan! But no, the subways ruined it all.

🎶 His hair is Wall Street gold His smile’s a sharp surprise His conscience never shows He’s got Patrick Bateman vibes He’ll quote the right designer While he carves another state He’s smooth as California wine But empty underneath the hate He’s got Patrick Bateman vibes Patrick Bateman vibes He’s got those empty killer eyes And a soul that’s been revised Preens in the mirror nightly Memorizes every line Talks compassion so politely While the body count keeps climbing He’s got Patrick Bateman vibes Patrick Bateman vibes Polished surface, zero soul Just a suit that eats it all (Yeah, he’s got those…) Patrick Bateman vibes 🎶

@GavinNewsom do you not know who patrick bateman is ?

For so many years people have been saying that Patrick Bateman and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think?

All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan I like to think (and the sooner the better!) of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky. I like to think (right now, please!) of a cybernetic forest filled with pines and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were flowers with spinning blossoms. I like to think (it has to be!) of a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, and all watched over by machines of loving grace.

ELON MUSK: "In the future, the robots will make so many robots, that they will actually saturate all human needs, meaning you won't be able to even think of something to ask the robot for at a certain point, like there will be such an abundance of goods and services. There'll be more robots than people. I think everyone on earth is going to have one humanoid robot because you would want a robot to watch over your kids, take care of your pet, take care of elderly parents. I'm very optimistic about the future. I think we're headed for a future of amazing abundance, which is very cool. Definitely we are in the most interesting time in history."

@evanwch @_rotimia @Tyler_A_Harper Maybe a news outlet (or a podcaster) should host a debate that is just between the five or six lowest polling candidates in the race? That should be fun at the very least.

@_rotimia @Tyler_A_Harper 😆

We have to stop doing stuff like this man

@GAFollowers "N' hakko, nte maŋ Mandinka kango moy."

Atlanta ranks around the middle in WalletHub’s most diverse cities. It has a moderate mix of cultures, but most households are similar in size and most residents earn similar incomes, limiting household and economic diversity.

@TiffanyFong Just tell them, "N' hakko, nte maŋ Mandinka kango moy."

how do you get your uber driver to shut the fuck up ?

@the_transit_guy Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis all need to look west.

Here are all the metro areas you could travel between in less or equal time than it takes to get through TSA, if the U.S. had high-speed rail.

@BillyM2k Hyperbole, as the late Scott Adams pointed out, is one of Trump's primary persuasion tools. Trump is always going to talk in a hyperbolic manner, we just need to figure out how much is in any given statement; typically whatever is most extreme.

president trump has never said anything inaccurate or made any hyperboles so we should take this at face value good job USA

@GuntherEagleman But it doesn't mean they will honor that agreement. And I think that's where the diplomatic West has a misunderstanding of Middle East cultures.

TRUMP CONFIRMED IRAN AGREED TO WHAT NOBODY ELSE COULD CONVINCE THEM TO DO: Trump reports that Iran has bent the knee and agreed to NEVER possess nuclear weapons. "They've agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that." WOW

The one on the left feels more Ēostre (Ostara) while the right one is the more streamlined modern Christian Easter. Each has its purpose and symbolisms. Both are lovely. But then, in 1933, popular culture merged everything together: 🎶"In your Easter bonnet With all the frills upon it You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade I'll be all in clover And when they look you over I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter parade" 🎶

All right everyone I need your help. I have designed two Easter cards. Which one's your favorite? @grok what do you think? #BCIart #Neuranova9 #Easter

First of all, Billy, you're not that old. However, the particular age span that you're going through, early forties, NORMALLY triggers a period of reassessment, restructuring, and reality-checking—especially around midlife. Common themes include: Feeling like external sources of excitement or pleasure are diminishing. You're probably experiencing: A shift from seeking novelty to building deeper, more sustainable structures in life (career, relationships, purpose). Questions about "What am I doing with my time/energy?" or "Why doesn't this feel as rewarding anymore?" It can feel like a "midlife reality check" or a milder version of a midlife crisis, pushing you to let go of what no longer serves you and commit to things that are meaningful to this stage of your life. In other words, becoming "more you" in a fundamental way. This fits the tone of your post quite well: a reflective dip in joy/novelty rather than full-blown despair. This is normal. Deal with it honestly, and this new stage of your life could become very exciting. Good luck, and enjoy!

i can’t tell if everything is less fun now because i’m getting older and need different kinds of novelty or if i have clinical depression

@HowEPhil Maar in Amsterdam is het dat als het boven de 10°C is. (About 50°F.)

Atlamsterdam is real 👀

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@JMayer121 @harrisondubay You've obviously never encountered disputes over roofs, walls, shared spaces, and capital improvements involving these.

@harrisondubay A question I've always been too scared to ask as a suburbanite- How does liability work for connected buildings/shared walls?

Why are Anglos obsessed with houses that don’t touch. What is the anorexia alley achieving

Typical militant urbanist: cares more about the government than about citizens. The people with detached homes and human space have community, just not the kind you want to force upon them with high density. What the militant urbanist fails to grasp is that most other people do not want to live like them.

@NotTheSame_Cord You are no more sovereign alone in a cardboard box in Sugar Land than a person who has community and whose use of public services is significantly less burdensome on government.

I think you missed the point, in that he is not ideologically a suburbanist: rather he is obsessed with imposing density. You were right that these allies are pointless; as they only produce the pretense of structures "not touching" to achieve the militant urbanist goal of high density, and force it on everyone else. This is not what a suburbanist means by buildings "not touching." It is a foolish proposal that seems to try (but fails) to mock non-urbanist desire for human space. Hopefully that post is actually parody, but I wouldn't count on it. I see what is happening to what were beautiful small towns, given the giant Borg Cubes that are being inserted in them for high density housing. "You will build these high density dwellings," says the government to the small towns, "or we won't give you Federal money for the things you really need."

The 1940s concept of "downtown-focused" large city is obsolete. The ever-repeated notion of trying to revive the concept has been a cyclic behavioral failure since the early 1980s--keep repeating the same process that fails, but expecting different results each time. And here we go again...

Y’all are so weird I guess it’d be better to leave South Downtown as the abandoned, drug filled, wasteland that it was rather than restore history and bring life back 🤷🏾‍♂️ It’s also been a thing for a long time.