Ari Ofsevit
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Does anyone know where there might be a historic chart of Mass Pike toll rates?
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Asking for a friend making a comment on @universalhub.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Does anyone know where there might be a historic chart of Mass Pike toll rates?
Asking for a friend making a comment on @universalhub.com
Asking for a friend making a comment on @universalhub.com
There is very little where Acela measures up other high speed rail but I found a way in which it is superior:
Step free access (namely, traveling with a stroller).
By luck, happenstance and maybe the ADA, Acela is far better than Korail, TGV or even Shinkansen.
Step free access (namely, traveling with a stroller).
By luck, happenstance and maybe the ADA, Acela is far better than Korail, TGV or even Shinkansen.
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
There is very little where Acela measures up other high speed rail but I found a way in which it is superior:
Step free access (namely, traveling with a stroller).
By luck, happenstance and maybe the ADA, Acela is far better than Korail, TGV or even Shinkansen.
Step free access (namely, traveling with a stroller).
By luck, happenstance and maybe the ADA, Acela is far better than Korail, TGV or even Shinkansen.
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He’s at 60% disproval lol
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
He’s at 60% disproval lol
Gotta love that our Acela arrived NYP 7 minutes early at 1841 … and then we left on time at 1910 … 29 minutes later!
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November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Gotta love that our Acela arrived NYP 7 minutes early at 1841 … and then we left on time at 1910 … 29 minutes later!
@alonlevy.bsky.social
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The Ardmore Ave P&W station has an impressive ramp structure for access. Not sure it’s entirely ADA-compliant (stairs provide a shorter path, not covered) but it’s better than nothing. We went here to avoid hauling a stroller over a stair bridge at Haverford.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Ardmore Ave P&W station has an impressive ramp structure for access. Not sure it’s entirely ADA-compliant (stairs provide a shorter path, not covered) but it’s better than nothing. We went here to avoid hauling a stroller over a stair bridge at Haverford.
Amtrak has had open gangway cars for 25 years
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Amtrak has had open gangway cars for 25 years
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Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
The scaffolding at 30th St is impressive
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The scaffolding at 30th St is impressive
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One of the biggest barriers to implementing pro-housing policy is the folk wisdom that building new market rate/mixed-income housing increases rents even though study after study shows that the opposite is the case:
building more housing lowers rents
building more housing lowers rents
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One of the biggest barriers to implementing pro-housing policy is the folk wisdom that building new market rate/mixed-income housing increases rents even though study after study shows that the opposite is the case:
building more housing lowers rents
building more housing lowers rents
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From William Middleton’s “North Shore Line” book.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
From William Middleton’s “North Shore Line” book.
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
Aww man can’t I just have some?
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Aww man can’t I just have some?
This is how my wife’s 99 year old grandmother deals with daylight time so everyone else can stfu.
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is how my wife’s 99 year old grandmother deals with daylight time so everyone else can stfu.
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look man you do not have to hand it to the finance industry but ..... does receiving $111,000 today have the same value, to you, as the possibility of receiving $111,000 seven years from now
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
look man you do not have to hand it to the finance industry but ..... does receiving $111,000 today have the same value, to you, as the possibility of receiving $111,000 seven years from now
Happy thanksgiving from the reading side.
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy thanksgiving from the reading side.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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this could be us but we playin with antivaxxers
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
this could be us but we playin with antivaxxers
We must remember the people responsible for this and hold them responsible for their crimes.
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We must remember the people responsible for this and hold them responsible for their crimes.
SEPTA has some of the best airport rail link infrastructure … and runs it every 30 minutes.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
SEPTA has some of the best airport rail link infrastructure … and runs it every 30 minutes.
This JetBlue aircraft (N3275J) is so new it doesn’t have a safety video loaded yet.
It also has an entire empty row of seats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
It also has an entire empty row of seats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This JetBlue aircraft (N3275J) is so new it doesn’t have a safety video loaded yet.
It also has an entire empty row of seats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
It also has an entire empty row of seats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
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Kind of an unrealistic bit – a bunch of internet communists convening on Elon Musk’s social media site to decide which of the liberals are Nazis?
sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Kind of an unrealistic bit – a bunch of internet communists convening on Elon Musk’s social media site to decide which of the liberals are Nazis?
I forgot how much I like my Very Healthy Smoothie:
4-6 oz cranberries (fresh or frozen)
Enough milk to cover the cranberries
1 avocado (the Trader Joes teeny ones are a great size)
1 banana
1 handful of spinach
A squeeze of honey if desired
Nutribullet bzzzzzz
4-6 oz cranberries (fresh or frozen)
Enough milk to cover the cranberries
1 avocado (the Trader Joes teeny ones are a great size)
1 banana
1 handful of spinach
A squeeze of honey if desired
Nutribullet bzzzzzz
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I forgot how much I like my Very Healthy Smoothie:
4-6 oz cranberries (fresh or frozen)
Enough milk to cover the cranberries
1 avocado (the Trader Joes teeny ones are a great size)
1 banana
1 handful of spinach
A squeeze of honey if desired
Nutribullet bzzzzzz
4-6 oz cranberries (fresh or frozen)
Enough milk to cover the cranberries
1 avocado (the Trader Joes teeny ones are a great size)
1 banana
1 handful of spinach
A squeeze of honey if desired
Nutribullet bzzzzzz
My inlaws were supposed to drive to Philadelphia from Boston on Sunday.
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My inlaws were supposed to drive to Philadelphia from Boston on Sunday.
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
For reasons entirely within their control, they're going today.
They don't exactly move, uh, swiftly. My MIL shares her location with me so today I'll be tracking their progress at
#BOSPHL25
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First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
The line outside of Petsi Pies this morning is amazing!
It’s also the busiest I’ve ever seen the Star lot (compare with last night when it was a ghost town even when market basket was packed).
@universalhub.com
It’s also the busiest I’ve ever seen the Star lot (compare with last night when it was a ghost town even when market basket was packed).
@universalhub.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The line outside of Petsi Pies this morning is amazing!
It’s also the busiest I’ve ever seen the Star lot (compare with last night when it was a ghost town even when market basket was packed).
@universalhub.com
It’s also the busiest I’ve ever seen the Star lot (compare with last night when it was a ghost town even when market basket was packed).
@universalhub.com