Xavier J. Zahnle

Know your Californian feather millipedes! Brachycybe rosea: long, curved side-plates (paranota) with smooth edges Brachycybe producta: long paranota with notches on the trailing edges Gosodesmus claremontus: short paranota with notches on the trailing edges

Here's the promised follow-up on unlocking Wisconsin's passenger train potential! There are in fact *two* ways to go from Chicago to Madison. open.substack.com/pub/articulata…

@Eric_Erins @atlanticesque Having lived in (and loved) my share of Chicago 3-flats, I will also say that Prospect Heights is a gorgeous neighborhood with its trees and uninterrupted frontage!

@atlanticesque Can I interest you in the Chicago 3-flat?

Brownstones are nice but sorry I’m partial to the Boston Three-Decker

@chacaranda That's right, we can truthfully say that we're "anti-regulation" when it comes to zoning law (and pro-regulation when it comes to geographic sprawl)

YIMBYs, being influenced more by the left, are TERRIBLE at branding. "Abolish single family zoning" is an atrocious slogan. Negative framing, makes it sound like you want single family houses eliminated, etc. "Freedom to Build" - positive framing, appeals to everyone.

@jdjmke This is absolutely huge for me! I've been trying to figure out how to get at these data for a while (for transit advocacy purposes) but I'm still a total census novice.

Is Madison, Wisconsin finally going to break its Amtrak curse? Expect more intercity rail articles from me soon. open.substack.com/pub/articulata…

@atlanticesque I've always found it so striking how certain functions just can't be hidden from even the most beautified urban spaces. Like sorry your commuter train's passing through an industrial park rn.

Jane Jacobs was writing over half a century ago about how planners possess a pathological urge to replace productive, vital organs of urban economy with lifeless, oversized parks and "open space" We have the diagnosis, but the disease is still with us

@jdjmke @thomasjwood @electionstudies Haha Tom was my resident head (grad student who lives in the dorm and watches over the undergrads) back in college!

The last time I posted the income relationship to presidential vote among White respondents to the @electionstudies ANES, people asked for additional estimates among all voters. Updated estimates here:

Having some fun tonight messing around with R. Ok I lied nothing was working but then I finally figured it out so I'm happy in the end

Delighted to learn this isn't just a Milwaukee thing: detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/st…

I finally finished this essay I started last year! Check it out here: articulata.substack.com/p/how-to-build…

@realzachzahnle drummer

PC up here and every round of R6 gonna feel like I’m playing in a major

143 years ago, Chicago became a world leader in transit technology with its first cable car line. Check out the surprising history on the Chicago Land podcast! youtu.be/8iAtpX9j0Bw

@jobrown20102090 Oh my god they're adorable

Hey check it out, Abigail's dissertation came in the mail! Now we've both got one. I'm so proud of her! My favorite researcher/best friend!

New Wednesday, new Chicago Land! youtu.be/fB48VNptAf4

Guess what city the first Chicago Land bonus episode is about! (disclosure: it's not Chicago)

@realzachzahnle I'm so disappointed in you rn

Terrible news folks, this was not me coming out. Girlfriend got ahold of my phone

Chicago Land lives! Check out my new weekly podcast examining the geographical history of Chicago and the Midwest, for anyone interested in cities or nature! @chicago_land" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@chicago_land

@lovettbr Damn imagine writing that out loud

You should’ve kept highlighting. 😮

@realzachzahnle Hey I think it's great that people get to enjoy things, but Rocky Horror is a campy, subversive cult classic and Minecraft is a franchise tie-in product. No judgement here, neither film is "for me". Just think it's a whack comparison to draw.

Northernlion described Minecraft movie as gen alpha Rocky Horror Picture Show and I think it sucks how much older people hated it Like the kids deserve to have cultural touchstones. Especially since they lost out on so many social opportunities from covid