Jaume Balmes

This thread is so, so good and interesting.

passivhaus HRV filters, clean and 20 days old.

you know how i keep harping on the mayor's comp plan limiting density to arterials?

this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK.

the dirty one was replaced 24 february.

20 days.

the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly.

Después nos quejamos de que la «juventud» no sabe interpretar datos y se come bulos a carretillas, sin una base crítica de análisis y cálculo de información numérica, simplemente no pueden. Van a acabar como los estadounidenses, con muchos títulos pero incapaces de vivir en sociedad.

Ya recuerdo la enorme diferencia de trato en Bachillerato LOGSE entre las humanidades (muy extensas) y las ciencias (muy menguadas), pero las matemáticas no pueden dejarse así de mal

Entiendo la lógica de mejorar el nivel general, pero 4 años de retraso (y comparando con EGB aún más) no me parece muy normal. Después no entienden para qué sirven las cosas. Claro que aprenden el Present Continuous sin haber hecho el verbo To Be, que no sé si es peor.

Ayer me hice con unos libros de texto de matemáticas de hace 25 años. Hechos con la LOGSE que ya suponía un descalabro en el nivel importante frente a EGB. Pues resulta que lo que hacen en 5º de Primaria ahora, en LOGSE era materia del primer ciclo (1º o 2º). A ver si nos estamos pasando…

“This Is Some New and Very Dangerous Development.” Inside the Bloody Battle Over the DOJ's Crown Jewel Current and former SDNY colleagues of Emil Bove, Danielle Sassoon, and Hagan Scotten describe an office fighting to keep its independence under Trump, as its stars wage war against one another.

After talking to sources on every side, it's become clear the stakes in the Eric Adams case are far higher than one man's fate.

MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself.

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

6 in 10 say they want NYC congestion pricing to continue, new poll finds A new poll finds a majority of voters want New York City congestion pricing to stay.

There's a standard pattern when a city like London or Stockholm adopts congestion pricing:

It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life.

Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.

Every word I read about congestion pricing reminds me of when they reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone and the whole ecosystem started working correctly again.

I LOVE CONGESTION PRICING

You know what EVs have, just like conventional cars?

*congestion pricing

He did it exactly the same week that started in New York City and becoming a huge success. He is not just wrong, he is also very unfortunate in general.

The mayor of Barcelona, known because he used the “war on cars” rethoric during the campaign, said that congestion pirce will never work as an argument to bury the project.

I'm glad to see more people emphasizing the benefits of reduced noise pollution. It doesn't get as much attention, but noise pollution can affect health!

Worth a re-visit, then :)

Ya sabéis que he sido de siempre del equipo Nutella. Pero desde que salió Nocilla Noir me he pasado al otro bando. Eso sí es «negra sexy».

Announcing the All-New 2024 Tesla Douchemobile The preposterous Cybertruck, and what our cars say about all of us.

"...the Cybertruck is essentially Elon Musk in vehicular form: innovative in some ways, but also enacting a loudly performative stupidity, sure that it’s super-cool and a source of envy while most everyone in the world looks at it and laughs." Via @paulwaldman.bsky.social

Screenshot of a tweet by @girldrawsghosts showing that the back of the Cybertruck looks like a badly made box

I am shocked to announce that there are angles that make the Cybertruck look *even worse*