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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • Massachusetts has a regional transit system, and just used that to mandate transit oriented development for all towns and cities served. It requires they zone higher density housing “as of right” within half a mile of transit. I have high hopes for that, but it will take decades and we’re starting at such a high cost of living.

    However we also have the problem of a stagnant population and very little room for new development. It’s infill and replacement housing so will be even slower


  • True, but not many have sold yet. We still have a chance to get commuters out of trucks before they transition to EVs.

    But do you know what’s even heavier, by many times? Trucks. In the beginning of EV times, one level of misinformation was claiming increased road wear from heavier vehicles. I believe several red states used that to block EVs or to increase taxes well above ICE vehicles. Then people started realizing it was exponential by weight, and road wear is mostly trucks. The difference with EVs is vanishingly small.

    Im not saying it ts the same situation for tire wear, I’m saying it’s important to know. Heck, is. It even the weight? What about all that extra torque in EVs? Alternately, does modern traction control make a noticeable difference. It just seems lazy writing to highlight EVs as a problem here without covering more of the possibilities, one way or another



  • While I love data and crave the dashboards, for everyone else:

    • things work normally, and the “smart” functionality is added
    • my automation is timers
    • everything is voice control

    I’ve given up persuading anyone to use any of the smart functionality, although I’m likely to get the Apple home hub when it comes out.

    I’ve looked into various e-ink projects for dashboards but never had the time to follow through


  • I wish I could have an avocado that looks so perfect! Of all produce, they’re the most difficult to find in good condition, good ripeness.

    This week I did pretty good …… out of three avocados, one was good, one was bruised and ugly but mostly useable, and one had to be thrown out.








  • I tried them last year and I have to say they brought back childhood. So many memories!

    But when I tried again, they didn’t have the original style without meat. That stuff was vile even when I was a kid. You know it’s bad when chopping up cheap hot dogs to put in it are far above the “hot dogs” style





  • We used t have “progressive” income taxes where higher income paid more, but tax breaks have largely gone to the wealthy over the last half century. While we still have tax brackets, they top off much lower than they used to. More importantly we have a really complex tax code, where some people are able to use loopholes and exceptions, such that many wealthy people pay at a lower rate. Were effectively a “regressive” tax code now


  • Hey, anecdotal, but you might not have to … the one time I succeeded in losing wait, they encouraged me to eat breakfast and it did seem to help. Without breakfast, my metabolism was slower - mornings were miserable. With breakfast, I became much more of a morning person, plus better at moderating lunch or snacks. While it’s easier to limit calories by reducing the number of meals, some of us are more successful sticking with regular meals and trying to reduce them… Of course I eat breakfast now also, when I’m no longer fit