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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 23h

Today's cost /= tomorrow's cost

Let solar adoption be an example there.

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 23h

Ok, let's be generous and say 5x.

For an avg US-ican driving 12k mi/yr and a hypothetical range of 350 mi on a charge, that's nearly 7 hours per year that you're spending charging instead of living.

I think the only way to get lower times is through battery swapping.

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 23h

A legend

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 1d

Fortunately, I think these two tech can coexist

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 1d

Naysayers knock the overall efficiency (using electricity to make the fuel than is converted back into electricity), but refueling in under 3 min it beats sitting at a charger for at least 10x that time.

That said, I've loved our eGolf since 2019 and think there are use cases for both EV and HFC.

Hydrogen Combustion Toyota GR Corolla Has Already Proven Its Value In Motorsport

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 1d

I wanted to get a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in 2019, but the infrastructure was not there. The only refilling in the area is at Boston Logan, our airport!

Though I don't think it'll be consumer-friendly, I love the hydrogen combustion Corolla (not fuel cell): carbuzz.com/news/hydroge...

Toyota is using the crucible of motorsport to accelerate the development of hydrogen engines, and the results are promising.

carbuzz.com

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 1d

nuance be damned

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 1d

One Battle After Another

70mm Vistavision was worth it for the straight hilly road car chase alone.

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 4d

baseball

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 4d

Pressure the AIA. No architects should be complicit.

www.archpaper.com/2025/10/arch...

www.archpaper.com

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 8d

I. Love. This. Place.

I have family just outside Rochester and I try to visit The Strong anytime I see them. Still haven't been in the archives, but I want to!

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 9d

Excerpted from the new State of the Nation's Housing Report by @harvard-jchs.bsky.social, this article has an interactive graphic for home prices to income ratio around the country. You can hover to find your local chart, too.

Sobering. This is today's crisis.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/home-pr...

Housing cost compared to wages in the US - 1980

Housing cost compared to wages in the US - 2000

Housing cost compared to wages in the US - 2024

Linear chart showing housing cost compared to wages in the greater Boston area

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 11d

If you're interested in covering this, reach out for a contact at the orgs. Happy to connect.

@ollywainwright.bsky.social
@nyreviewofarch.bsky.social
@archpaper.com
@archinect.bsky.social
@dezeen.com
@eflux.bsky.social

STATEMENT ON UIA RESOLUTION ON PALESTINE – The Architecture Lobby

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 11d

The Architecture Lobby and DAARNA have released a joint letter pressuring the AIA to adopt the International Union of Architects Resolution on Palestine.

If you're in the industry, check out the statement here and consider becoming a cosignatory:

architecture-lobby.org/news/stateme...

architecture-lobby.org

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

www.forbes.com

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 13d

I am ashamed to live in a world where civilian humanitarians are illegally intercepted in international waters. Their mission is to bring aid to a people undergoing genocide.

In solidarity with people across the globe demanding an end to this horror, I will be on strike on Friday.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13d

Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.

And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 20d

Never let anyone tell you that protests or strikes won't have an effect. Collective action is power, especially with clear demands.

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 20d

Within hours of a nationwide general strike, the Italian government has sent a ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla from illegal attacks by Israel.

Earlier this week, MIT pulled out of a grant given by Israel's military after student protests.

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 21d

Le Haine (dir Matthieu Kassowitz, 1995)

In an increasingly xenophobic world (see recent UN address by US president 🙄), this film about the friction between gaps in social services, hatred of immigrants by the ruling class, and the tragedy of misunderstandings is ever more timely.

Also, guns suck.

Three young men pose against a railing with a blurred Paris in the background

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Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 25d

The spinning lead is like magic!

Rand. Still. @yelmelnobrainer.bsky.social · 25d

Happy to help!

If you've got someone into thin tip writing utensils, I love the Uni Jetstream Edge pens. Also a recent find and replacing the Muji pens I've used for years (though Muji pens are still excellent)