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Eric Panzer
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Eric Panzer
@ericpanzer
Likes to imagine the strings of emojis in people's bios are their washing instructions. CYA: Opinions are strictly my own, unless someone else agrees.
Berkeley, CA เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2010
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Under you-know-who's leadership, Twitter has been intentionally turned into a cesspool for the cheer-leading of fascism and far-right stochastic terrorism. Twitter is sustained by users generating content. I choose to no longer offer them mine. I eagerly await alternatives. (2/2)
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I've made a tough decision tonight: This will be my last tweet for a while. I'm posting this to let people know and to hold myself accountable
I respect and thank the people and organizations who continue to share information here; but for now I will no longer contribute (1/2)
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@ebwhamilton I'm the rare native Austinite whose heart is warmed by these before-and-afters. West Campus was so junky when I was growing up and the lack of housing meant students scattered across the city. So glad 1000s more people now get to call this area home and contribute to its vitality
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@steamyporkbuns Do you have an encroachment permit for that, sir?
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@lasertitspewpew @ArmandDoma Simulating different dam designs to determine which one is least likely to catastrophically fail is very different than building a bunch of different dams and seeing which ones break and kill people. Doing the simulation is telling us why doing this in the real world would be bad
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@ericpanzer @ArmandDoma You understand AI is a simulation, itself. So, it's QUITE disingenuous to claim a simulation is not the same as real world application. To AI, everything is a simulation.
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@cafedujord I don't, however, recommend she change her name from Kitty to Karen
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Other important qualifications:
- fingernails that shine like justice
- voice dark like tinted glass
- a smooth liquidation
- good dividends
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My dream gf:
- mind like a diamond
- knows what's best
- eyes that burn like cigarettes
- right allocations
- fast, thorough, sharp as a tack
- tours facilities, picks up slack
- uninterrupted prosperity
- uses machetes to cut through red tape
- wears short skirts, long jackets
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@wafoli I wonder if they were 24 hours a day, because I believe the streetcars and ferries were at one point
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The neighborhood the NYT author grew up in and that he and his family loved so much was literally the result of moneyed interests buying up farmland and subdividing it for homes so they could make a profit. Here are some of the 1890s promo materials for nearby lots.
Malcolm Harris@BigMeanInternet
Can't blame people for feeling like capital-led development is not going to improve life where they live nytimes.com/2023/05/30/mag…
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For better or worse, Berkeley owes its very existence as a city (rather than just farmland with an A&M college) to real estate interests. "Capital-led development" literally created the physical setting—an improvement, if you will—where this family was able to live their lives
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@SerSirius22 @SFBART There's still going to be very frequent peak commute-time service but nights and weekends have recovered more than commute hours, so it makes sense to make those headways more reasonable.
Now begone, I've got Drag Race to watch
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@ericpanzer @SFBART Saltzman does want to destroy the system. By prioritizing night/weekend over commute peak, which is still there despite her misconceptions, she will kill BART as we know it.
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"Don't blame me! I just replied to an effort to help save @SFBART with an op-ed attacking BART. How dare you assume that means I agree with the op-ed?"
If BART goes over the fiscal cliff and closes stations, Orinda and Lafayette should be the first to shut their doors.
Debora Allen@debora_allen1
As you know, a journalist wrote that, not me. Attacking me for a 7 word sentence in the article seems like you are in complete denial of the real situation at BART and our state. I care deeply about our riders, our climate, and the economic health of our region and state. That's why I have fought 7 years against the absurd policies of the BART board that have helped escalate the fiscal disaster we face. But I am, according to my board president, a "very small minority voice" on the board so not sure why you care about my seat.
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@debora_allen1 @SerSirius22 @SFBART These are the new boundaries that were adopted last March and are currently being phased in, but thanks for playing
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@thelaceylondon "Baby shoes. For sale. Never used."
Yup, still works.
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@debora_allen1 @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA You literally replied to @Scott_Wiener's call for funding with an op-ed saying that BART should cut service. There is nothing made up me pointing out that you seem to be arguing for service cuts. You inability to articulate an alternative further supports my contention.
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@debora_allen1 @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA OK so what is the "continued irresponsible spending?" What are you planning to cut, Director Allen? Please be specific. You said you're not proposing to cut service, so please explain what it is you think can be cut to eliminate the projected near- to medium-term deficits.
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🧵The CA public transit budget situation continues to be alarming
CA transit faces a fiscal cliff that, if not solved, will lead to devastating service cuts
Yet, the Governor’s budget proposal slashes transit funding & the proposal advancing in the Legislature is problematic ⬇️
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@TribTowerViews @MTCBATA I remember screaming my head off about this back in the day. Fun times.
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Fun fact:@MTCBATA had the option to rent this adaptive reuse of the old Key System HQ (+ new tower) on top of 12th Street BART.
Instead ED Steve Heminger forced purchase of an old factory 1/2 mile from BART in SF and spent $256m after the renovation budget doubled.
Berkeleyside@berkeleyside
Mr. Espresso opens beautiful new Caffe in downtown Oakland berkeleyside.org/2023/05/26/new…
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@debora_allen1 @aszafran @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA In 2008,@SFBART was running trains every 15 minutes nights and on weekends. Just before pandemic, trains were every 20 minutes night and weekends. They are now every 30 minutes nights and weekends.
It's disappointing that you don't know these things.
eastbaytimes.com/2007/12/31/bar…
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There is no "further reducing service" narrative. BART is now running more than pre-pandemic service, and carrying 39% of the ridership, with plans to keep expanding, though every expansion costs far more than the revenue it produces. My narrative has not been about reducing service, rather it has been about cutting costs of operations. That could have been done last year without cutting service.
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@ericpanzer @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA I agree with you. I am not advocating for "gutting services". There are other options besides the board majority's "more money please" approach.
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@Jeffinatorator @SFBART I'm saying that if BART is forced to close stations (which is possible if they go over the cliff), those should be first since they are low ridership, are in cities that fight housing, and are in the district of the director who seems to be A-OK with massive service cuts
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@debora_allen1 @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA PS I'm not in denial about the challenges California and the Bay Area face, I just happen to think that gutting core services in the most economically productive regions of the State is NOT how we're going to solve those challenges
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@debora_allen1 @Scott_Wiener @MTCBATA If you don't agree with him and his prescription of cutting service, why are you posting it?
If you actually care about riders and our climate, why are you fighting @Scott_Wiener's efforts to help fund the agency?
If you want strings attached, say what they are
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