I saw a pukeko in a similar situation the other day. It looked ridiculous. They really have no business being in small trees.

This one's planning related

I Did What Had To Be Done Carmina Drummer GIF Alt: I Did What Had To Be Done Carmina Drummer GIF from The Expanse.

I'm not sure if The Expanse counts as a franchise.

The thought of some person excitedly moving into their new accessible home, enabled to be built by changes I helped make, is really the only greater joy I can think of.

Fantasy casting for a new Dresden files tv adaptation: Noah Wyle as Harry Dresden.
His character Dr Robbie on The Pitt reminds me of Harry, so he has immediately become the character embodiment in my head.

Slide by @toderianUW.bsky.social saying “Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.“ – Lewis Mumford, 1955

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand

Dungeons & Dragons Rolls the Dice With New Rules About Identity (Gift Article) The role-playing game replaced “race” with “species” and divorced several character traits from biological identity. Some longtime players are upset (as is Elon Musk).

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/a...

Allow more housing, at greater density, close to the city.
*But not on fault lines, unstable hills, or flood paths.

Very Important and Urgent Things that Everyone Living in Aotearoa New Zealand Needs to Pay Attention to ASAP: a Big Ol’ Thread #nzpol 🧵🪡

My keyboard malfunctioned and typed eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for a page or so before I got it to stop. That's close enough I recon, the keyboard understood the assignment and captured my feelings perfectly.

Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts. City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”

@nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility

archer says a problem or a blessing in this cartoon Alt: Archer cartoon where Sheryll asks if her fake pregnancy is a problem or a blessing?

Every year I make a Christmas trifle in the bowl my grandma gave me.
Every year I forget/ underestimate how totally massive said trifle bowl is.
I've made too much trifle.
Is this a problem, or a blessing?

It's a rule in my household that if you have the cat on your lap, then everyone else has to bring you anything you need because you can't get up. We follow the rule of cat. The fluff is overlord.

The changes to the Marsden fund to fund only the "hard" sciences only functions to support, reward and foster whiteness in our research sector

New Zealand seen from the International Space Station

Also I am keen to see the comparison of expected land coverage and power output with the local (?) energy supply needs. It's a big call to make something like this mandatory so presumably the maths of supply and demand adds up.

It is a sensible land use combination, especially with a growing electric fleet. I am interested in the detail, infrastructure connections into the grid, or batteries, you know, the nerdy stuff that doesn't make it into the media.

France publishes new provisions making solar mandatory on parking areas France has enacted provisions mandating solar installations on parking areas, detailing calculation methods, exemptions, and fines for non-compliance.

Interesting policy decision from France this week.
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/18/f...