Replication is (mostly) thankless work, big kudos to @michaelwiebe.bsky.social for doing these. Great to in this case see the replication (with lots of corrections of issues in the original paper) getting published.
I mean, who could've imagined the Iranian regime might take something hostage?
Morning hail has not greatly disturbed the plum blossoms, here gathered round the view of Sen̓áḵw against Vancouver's skyline (not to mention today's drama queen sky)
How do I know they're plum blossoms?
I cheated and checked against @jensvb.bsky.social handy map: mountainmath.ca/vantrees
Especially egregious that she's the MLA for Musqueam 2.
Something obscurely comforting about this afternoon's Tibetan independence march down Granville Street, in an "intelligible geopolitics of the before times" kinda way.
Let us hope the Strait of Juan de Fuca never goes the way of the Strait of Hormuz
From the weekend: Why it makes sense that housing is where Trump and Mamdani can find common cause and how Mamdani and LA's Nithya Raman and seeking to upend a half century of urban housing politics and a decade-long fight on the left. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Cherry blossom season is upon us in Vancouver. Want to find the best spots for viewing? Interested in specific species of cherry trees? My treemap has you covered. mountainmath.ca/vantrees
And in addition to younger people who did form households owning at lower rates than their peers across time and space, younger people are forming households (of any tenure) at lower rates. @lausterna.bsky.social and I decomposed this into a dual measure of housing frustration.
Ok, yes, I like that I can still get a feel good news story about a valiant local cyclist attempting to reunite a man with his boot.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Important and correct by @polphilpod.bsky.social Toby Buckle at @liberalcurrents.com Liberal Currents.
The "all conservatism was always already Trumpist and fascist" line is ultimately a way to normalize Trump, and should be resisted.
www.liberalcurrents.com/it-wasnt-fas...
Definitely a case to be made that PLANNING = RIGHT-SIZING has been a common mistake repeated at basically any & every level of analysis (individual, family, n'hood, city, region, etc.).
Secretary of Florida State
Secretary of Penn State
Secretary of Ohio State
Secretary of NC State
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Secretary of Arizona State
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There were descriptions. But I doubt they did the technology justice.
I once attended a fundraising event at the university president's house as a friend's +1 where some tech guy boxed me in for half an hour describing his progress on a smell-o-vision project - adding aromas to theatrical releases - that they tested out on the movie Saving Private Ryan.
Here’s a full draft of the upcoming second edition of my “Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction”: socviz.co
Fair, I suppose. Though it seems like the pressure from turning all your cold wars into hot wars at once can flip the other way too. Not sure I'd expect an exit strategy from that, but what do I know.
Anyway, appreciate your thoughts, as always!
So you think it's a deliberate strategy? I've been wondering if "deliberation" is a bit too strong, given the leadership vacuum.
And now the third crane is almost deconstructed, phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw is nearing completion.
It's in good company.
The portents continue...
A small thing, but the former Stockholmer in me is pleased this story was broken by Svenska Dagbladet.
I'm so sad--but also frustrated!--by this.
I LOVE Car Free Day. It was such a fun way to see what our streets COULD be: full of life, family, community, and local business...not just cars.
Something is very, very wrong in Vancouver when such a wildly popular event can't make it work.
🇨🇦🙌🇨🇦 Congrats!!!
Newly patriotic December at 9.30 am view
(to be clear, I'm here for it)
!!!
Wild that finally moving on this has now been justified as part of decoupling from the US economy, but I'll take it!
Sidewalk gardening is prosocial.
Good work, unknown neighbour.
Sure. Feel free to drop me a line.
Back in 2017 Kelowna pre-approved quadplexes on a few hundred lots with fast approvals and pre-approved plans and got hundreds of homes.
It was a revolution for small builders who previously could only build single family homes.
Now they have released their new set of 12 pre-approved designs
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