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Slightly off, I think it's that the US was the only country rich enough to have mad car ownership by 1920. England didn't hit 50% of household with one car until the 70s, 50 years after the US
The American elite aren't entirely to blame, the American masses are also bad
The American elite aren't entirely to blame, the American masses are also bad
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Slightly off, I think it's that the US was the only country rich enough to have mad car ownership by 1920. England didn't hit 50% of household with one car until the 70s, 50 years after the US
The American elite aren't entirely to blame, the American masses are also bad
The American elite aren't entirely to blame, the American masses are also bad
Their coins are so cool. "Ah yes, ZEUS NIKE, Zeus the victor is putting his hand on the 8 spoked wheel of Dharma. He's cool with the Buddha and king Menander II is cool with both"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menande...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menande...
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Their coins are so cool. "Ah yes, ZEUS NIKE, Zeus the victor is putting his hand on the 8 spoked wheel of Dharma. He's cool with the Buddha and king Menander II is cool with both"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menande...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menande...
I have no strong opinion on Romantasy or any of the books mentioned in this article (haven't read 'em), but it's crazy how much you have to read to be informed. This person read 4k pages and rightly points out that's a small sample. hard to write criticism.
www.thedriftmag.com/escape-artis...
www.thedriftmag.com/escape-artis...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I have no strong opinion on Romantasy or any of the books mentioned in this article (haven't read 'em), but it's crazy how much you have to read to be informed. This person read 4k pages and rightly points out that's a small sample. hard to write criticism.
www.thedriftmag.com/escape-artis...
www.thedriftmag.com/escape-artis...
The wikibox is going to have the US taking the place of venice in the wars of the league of Cambrai
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The wikibox is going to have the US taking the place of venice in the wars of the league of Cambrai
Doucet also reposts these graphs from Piketty. Are they still accurate? I haven't really kept up with the responses and responses to responses etc. on Piketty's work. [It's all housing]
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Doucet also reposts these graphs from Piketty. Are they still accurate? I haven't really kept up with the responses and responses to responses etc. on Piketty's work. [It's all housing]
LMAO. From Doucet's review of Mike Bird's book THE LAND TRAP
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
LMAO. From Doucet's review of Mike Bird's book THE LAND TRAP
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/book-revie...
Is this really ~1/5th of the state budget. What is step 2 here?
mobudget.org/intro-budget...
mobudget.org/intro-budget...
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Is this really ~1/5th of the state budget. What is step 2 here?
mobudget.org/intro-budget...
mobudget.org/intro-budget...
The water view vs valleys setup in Seattle is quite old now. McGinn (left/The Stranger) vs Mallahan (mod/Seattle Times) had a pretty similar shape in 2009
(screenshot from cap hill blog b/c the Times down their map)
(screenshot from cap hill blog b/c the Times down their map)
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The water view vs valleys setup in Seattle is quite old now. McGinn (left/The Stranger) vs Mallahan (mod/Seattle Times) had a pretty similar shape in 2009
(screenshot from cap hill blog b/c the Times down their map)
(screenshot from cap hill blog b/c the Times down their map)
Would Spock lead you wrong?!?
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Would Spock lead you wrong?!?
Yeah completely different. And interestingly bats and pterosaurs can use their wings to launch themselves into the air, crawl on all fours in a way that birds can't. Maybe a key reason pterosaurs could get SO large?
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yeah completely different. And interestingly bats and pterosaurs can use their wings to launch themselves into the air, crawl on all fours in a way that birds can't. Maybe a key reason pterosaurs could get SO large?
Also pterosaurs! And of the tetrapods, birds, bats, and pterosaurs all started with a similar body plan but adopted entirely different methods of turning a limb into wings.
Uh, is that super related. I don't know m it's neat though.
Uh, is that super related. I don't know m it's neat though.
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Also pterosaurs! And of the tetrapods, birds, bats, and pterosaurs all started with a similar body plan but adopted entirely different methods of turning a limb into wings.
Uh, is that super related. I don't know m it's neat though.
Uh, is that super related. I don't know m it's neat though.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Interesting to see Fulop confirm this interpretation of his time at Jersey City.
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Interesting to see Fulop confirm this interpretation of his time at Jersey City.
MattY writes a bit more about the thinking in his newsletter, where he says that the cavers caved to preserve the filibuster (which he thinks was bad). But I'm not actually sure the filibuster helps mods. In a filibuster less world, wouldn't they get to pass more mode legislation?
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MattY writes a bit more about the thinking in his newsletter, where he says that the cavers caved to preserve the filibuster (which he thinks was bad). But I'm not actually sure the filibuster helps mods. In a filibuster less world, wouldn't they get to pass more mode legislation?
I didn't understand Indra's Net before I realized it's the same idea as the xkcd infinite grid of 1 ohm resistors. I still don't understand it, but I didn't before as well.
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I didn't understand Indra's Net before I realized it's the same idea as the xkcd infinite grid of 1 ohm resistors. I still don't understand it, but I didn't before as well.
Alright who can we cast in the film about the race to get the 218th member of Congress to the capitol building in time to reopen the government before Thanksgiving is cancelled?
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Alright who can we cast in the film about the race to get the 218th member of Congress to the capitol building in time to reopen the government before Thanksgiving is cancelled?
Good posts about Charisma, etc. I would also say that Mair spent a lot of time in his writing pointing out that turnout was low in the 90s-00s because political choice was low in the US + EU. Many of us thought that meant a real left alternative would get people.
No, the underserved were racists.
No, the underserved were racists.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Good posts about Charisma, etc. I would also say that Mair spent a lot of time in his writing pointing out that turnout was low in the 90s-00s because political choice was low in the US + EU. Many of us thought that meant a real left alternative would get people.
No, the underserved were racists.
No, the underserved were racists.
There was a lot of complaints in the 90s and 00s by leftists that every side nominating centrists drove down turnout, which was true. What was not true was the idea that if we ran leftists, turnout would go up and we'd win. Turns out RW turnout can go up and they had more voters who deterred.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There was a lot of complaints in the 90s and 00s by leftists that every side nominating centrists drove down turnout, which was true. What was not true was the idea that if we ran leftists, turnout would go up and we'd win. Turns out RW turnout can go up and they had more voters who deterred.
Looking very tight in the Seattle Mayor race.
Not good for Wilson? 7%p is a lot to make up
Not good for Wilson? 7%p is a lot to make up
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Looking very tight in the Seattle Mayor race.
Not good for Wilson? 7%p is a lot to make up
Not good for Wilson? 7%p is a lot to make up
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Just found out that like Saturn, the Revolution devours its children. Very concerning. Looking into this.
November 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just found out that like Saturn, the Revolution devours its children. Very concerning. Looking into this.
PASOK is back now baby awoo! Uh I mean it's surpassed SYRIZA again polls....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Gr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Gr...
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
PASOK is back now baby awoo! Uh I mean it's surpassed SYRIZA again polls....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Gr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Gr...
I've written this before but it's not able how in BLADE RUNNER 2049 they spend a lot more time in the blasted wastes outside of cities b/c Ford eating noodles is no longer shocking (wow what a nice walkable neighborhood)
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I've written this before but it's not able how in BLADE RUNNER 2049 they spend a lot more time in the blasted wastes outside of cities b/c Ford eating noodles is no longer shocking (wow what a nice walkable neighborhood)
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM