Mark Abraham
@markabraham.bsky.social
Collecting and sharing data on community-level health and well-being. Personal account: Posts here do not represent the views of my employer. #NHV resident.
Agree — it seems that successful cities create more housing units of all types by taxing all luxury consumption/income. To the extent IZ is a regressive tax that would be one huge problem, though not necessarily a deal-breaker, for the other reasons I am curious about. @charlesincities.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Agree — it seems that successful cities create more housing units of all types by taxing all luxury consumption/income. To the extent IZ is a regressive tax that would be one huge problem, though not necessarily a deal-breaker, for the other reasons I am curious about. @charlesincities.bsky.social
Interesting. Not sure if production is only goal. @charlesincities.bsky.social writes how in YVR’s taller towers, residents said the addition of subsidized housing (through IZ) was the “best thing happening” in their area because it drew families with kids, which created more of a sense of community
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Interesting. Not sure if production is only goal. @charlesincities.bsky.social writes how in YVR’s taller towers, residents said the addition of subsidized housing (through IZ) was the “best thing happening” in their area because it drew families with kids, which created more of a sense of community
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“Leaving consumers the choice to engage intimately with A.I. sounds good in theory. But companies w/vast troves of data know far more than the public about what induces powerful delusional thinking. A.I. companions that burrow into our deepest vulnerabilities will wreak havoc on our mental health”
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Leaving consumers the choice to engage intimately with A.I. sounds good in theory. But companies w/vast troves of data know far more than the public about what induces powerful delusional thinking. A.I. companions that burrow into our deepest vulnerabilities will wreak havoc on our mental health”
This is a better chart for rise in renter cost burden since 2019, especially for renters >$45K (many families earning under that amount would not be able to afford to pay more anyhow) -- so the rising concern is higher than an average of all renters might suggest www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/housing...
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is a better chart for rise in renter cost burden since 2019, especially for renters >$45K (many families earning under that amount would not be able to afford to pay more anyhow) -- so the rising concern is higher than an average of all renters might suggest www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/housing...
Large increase in renter cost burden
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Large increase in renter cost burden
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
I understand the idea it's a tax, so curious if there is empirical evidence that IZ reduces production. I also wonder how researchers might model the value of any secondary impacts that IZ might have, such as on broader political support for (or opposition to) new housing, regional segregation, etc
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I understand the idea it's a tax, so curious if there is empirical evidence that IZ reduces production. I also wonder how researchers might model the value of any secondary impacts that IZ might have, such as on broader political support for (or opposition to) new housing, regional segregation, etc
Ungrading seems to be working?
"I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning, just without human help."
"I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning, just without human help."
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ungrading seems to be working?
"I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning, just without human help."
"I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning, just without human help."
The approach seems to be changing so fast just from one year to another. "I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning"
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The approach seems to be changing so fast just from one year to another. "I learned that 90 percent of the final grade is now based on a trio of three-hour written exams. Homework is worth 0 percent... Strong scores on the first exam suggested that students were indeed learning"
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Some states got full benefits out after the courts ordered them to. The White House is saying that was illegal. But it would also be illegal to claw back those benefits. The net result is that some SNAP users got full benefits, and some did not depending on how aggressively their state acted.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Some states got full benefits out after the courts ordered them to. The White House is saying that was illegal. But it would also be illegal to claw back those benefits. The net result is that some SNAP users got full benefits, and some did not depending on how aggressively their state acted.