David Binnig
@binnig.bsky.social
Portlander. Transportation & housing hobbyist.
Wine bottle on the liquor shelf is interesting because you can see ex post that it’s an artifact of the program’s lack of a concept of bar organization, but without knowing the source it’s odd rather than conclusive.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wine bottle on the liquor shelf is interesting because you can see ex post that it’s an artifact of the program’s lack of a concept of bar organization, but without knowing the source it’s odd rather than conclusive.
I really liked her mother-in-law’s work (Yoshida Fujio):
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I really liked her mother-in-law’s work (Yoshida Fujio):
So in that sense I think businesses are wrong, but not crazy, to express this concern.
But to the extent that the *stated* reasons for impact fees are in part pretextual & not to be applied elsewhere, does that open the ordinance to legal challenges? I don’t know, I’m out of my depth there.
But to the extent that the *stated* reasons for impact fees are in part pretextual & not to be applied elsewhere, does that open the ordinance to legal challenges? I don’t know, I’m out of my depth there.
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So in that sense I think businesses are wrong, but not crazy, to express this concern.
But to the extent that the *stated* reasons for impact fees are in part pretextual & not to be applied elsewhere, does that open the ordinance to legal challenges? I don’t know, I’m out of my depth there.
But to the extent that the *stated* reasons for impact fees are in part pretextual & not to be applied elsewhere, does that open the ordinance to legal challenges? I don’t know, I’m out of my depth there.
• So if you take the reasoning seriously, it’s not crazy for businesses to worry about setting a precedent of charging land owners for costs imposed partly by (antagonistic) third parties.
• It’s clear to me that council does not intend to extend the same logic to other, more sympathetic uses.
• It’s clear to me that council does not intend to extend the same logic to other, more sympathetic uses.
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
• So if you take the reasoning seriously, it’s not crazy for businesses to worry about setting a precedent of charging land owners for costs imposed partly by (antagonistic) third parties.
• It’s clear to me that council does not intend to extend the same logic to other, more sympathetic uses.
• It’s clear to me that council does not intend to extend the same logic to other, more sympathetic uses.
Right, what I would say is:
• The proposed ordinance is narrowly limited to detention facilities and does not affect other uses.
• The stated reasons for the impact fee (incl. traffic management, police & fire response costs) are not all unique to detention facilities.
• The proposed ordinance is narrowly limited to detention facilities and does not affect other uses.
• The stated reasons for the impact fee (incl. traffic management, police & fire response costs) are not all unique to detention facilities.
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, what I would say is:
• The proposed ordinance is narrowly limited to detention facilities and does not affect other uses.
• The stated reasons for the impact fee (incl. traffic management, police & fire response costs) are not all unique to detention facilities.
• The proposed ordinance is narrowly limited to detention facilities and does not affect other uses.
• The stated reasons for the impact fee (incl. traffic management, police & fire response costs) are not all unique to detention facilities.
Neat. This is what I’ve got:
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Neat. This is what I’ve got:
First impression of the Portland Art Museum reopening is that it needs more bike parking.
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
First impression of the Portland Art Museum reopening is that it needs more bike parking.
NA beers are mostly not quite there on taste for me but I’ve been appreciating the appearance of local low-alcohol craft light beers.
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
NA beers are mostly not quite there on taste for me but I’ve been appreciating the appearance of local low-alcohol craft light beers.
Maximal version of this is Chekhov’s bear trap in Straw Dogs (1971).
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Maximal version of this is Chekhov’s bear trap in Straw Dogs (1971).
Whereas in “Justice” a stranger arrives in utopia and is assimilated by the serenely self-satisfied utopians, who always get the last word.
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Whereas in “Justice” a stranger arrives in utopia and is assimilated by the serenely self-satisfied utopians, who always get the last word.
Unfair to compare a short story with a novel, but a strength of Le Guin is her openness to ambiguity — in The Dispossessed a misfit in utopia looks for an alternative and find that it’s also flawed.
(Also true of Brave New World.)
(Also true of Brave New World.)
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Unfair to compare a short story with a novel, but a strength of Le Guin is her openness to ambiguity — in The Dispossessed a misfit in utopia looks for an alternative and find that it’s also flawed.
(Also true of Brave New World.)
(Also true of Brave New World.)
I’m thinking about this, but I do think part of the context is *career fiction writer in a collection of speculative fiction* vs. *career activist in a collection of explicitly utopian visions*, & people understandably approach those in different ways.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m thinking about this, but I do think part of the context is *career fiction writer in a collection of speculative fiction* vs. *career activist in a collection of explicitly utopian visions*, & people understandably approach those in different ways.
The one I have seems to go for $150 now:
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The one I have seems to go for $150 now:
The piece itself is a rejection of Helen Andrews’ thesis, arguing for the opposite of its headline.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The piece itself is a rejection of Helen Andrews’ thesis, arguing for the opposite of its headline.
Councilor Morillo is right on all counts here.
![From Politico: “There is very little to win in attacking a federal building and getting gassed and beaten every night," [Morillo] told POLITICO over the phone in early October, and said she's proposed a neighborhood ICE watch that can be more effective and help more of the immigrant community.
"This is also a propaganda war," Morillo added. "We have to show that our city is not what they're painting it to be.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/24/trump-paints-chaos-portland-stages-comedy-the-courts-get-to-decide-whos-right-00620058](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t23hzc3tqzjcimwzdcn5baxr/bafkreidcu7deirb7gzz7ohikglhgyw5qsyabafy63j5wkssf7bn6etzz4a@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Councilor Morillo is right on all counts here.
“Favorite” isn’t quite right but I respect the choices here.
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“Favorite” isn’t quite right but I respect the choices here.
Alinsky on persuasion:
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Alinsky on persuasion:
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
“To reject them is to lose them by default. They will not shrivel and disappear. You can't switch channels and get rid of them. … They are here and will be. If we don't win them Wallace or Spiro T. Nixon will.”
Alinsky: “[The organizer] is seeking bridges of communication … he will view with strategic sensitivity the nature of middle-class behavior with its hangups over rudeness or aggressive, insulting, profane actions. All this and more must be grasped and used to radicalize parts of the middle class.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Alinsky: “[The organizer] is seeking bridges of communication … he will view with strategic sensitivity the nature of middle-class behavior with its hangups over rudeness or aggressive, insulting, profane actions. All this and more must be grasped and used to radicalize parts of the middle class.”
Saul Alinsky: “Tactics must begin within the experience of the middle class, accepting their aversion to rudeness, vulgarity, and conflict. Start them easy, don't scare them off. The opposition's reactions will provide the "education" or radicalization of the middle class. It does it every time.”
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Saul Alinsky: “Tactics must begin within the experience of the middle class, accepting their aversion to rudeness, vulgarity, and conflict. Start them easy, don't scare them off. The opposition's reactions will provide the "education" or radicalization of the middle class. It does it every time.”
So far as I know baseball never has to end, which I think is neat.
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
So far as I know baseball never has to end, which I think is neat.
The presentation didn’t dwell on this because it’s outside the scope of a wayfinding project, but one idea they included that I liked was moving Portlandia:
October 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The presentation didn’t dwell on this because it’s outside the scope of a wayfinding project, but one idea they included that I liked was moving Portlandia:
I went around to some of the signs & markings that are part of the wayfinding pilot afterward & I do think it’s nicely done!
trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
October 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I went around to some of the signs & markings that are part of the wayfinding pilot afterward & I do think it’s nicely done!
trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...
They found that everyone’s “mental map” of Portland includes the river—but if you do walk to the river most times of year you’ll find (at best) an empty field.
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They found that everyone’s “mental map” of Portland includes the river—but if you do walk to the river most times of year you’ll find (at best) an empty field.
The presentation gets at this lack of landmarks—partly I’d say’s it’s that Portland’s “vibe” is distributed among the streetcar-era east-side business corridors, which is fine as a resident but confusing to visitors.
October 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The presentation gets at this lack of landmarks—partly I’d say’s it’s that Portland’s “vibe” is distributed among the streetcar-era east-side business corridors, which is fine as a resident but confusing to visitors.