Favorites January 24th 2022

Zach Klein @zachklein

This @sfmta_muni report shows that the Slow Streets pilot program reduced the collision rate on most roads they tested. Wow. sfmta.com/reports/slow-s…

The slow streets program allows only local car traffic, it's been very successful with just basic basic cheap signage. And, with negligable impact on neighboring streets! Fewer cars, but more overall people.

Colin McMillen @mcmillen

Twitter's attempt to charge $5 for users to unlock hexagonal NFT avatars is extremely misguided. They should instead charge $5 for users to unlock animated GIF avatars, and another $5 for users to block other people's animations

So this is a ridiculous thing that's going on. Humorously, someone already created a tool that will help you make your profile picture hexagonal without paying twitter.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

They’ve got avocado toast at Dunkin now, truly the millennials’ hour has arrived.

I really prefer a layer of avocado so thick that it barely stays on, but for Dunkin, this is still an impressive dish.

Fucked Up Looking Pizzas @fuckeduppizzas

"This place serves pizza with cold cheese!"

McMillen quipped: "We've purposely trained him wrong, as a joke"

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

One of the most depressing things about the Trump Era was that the constantly merry-go-round of scandals and outrages prevented any one thing from ever dominating the news agenda the way Johnson’s secret parties are in the UK. https://t.co/vL7VFop0Va

Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar

BREAKING: Boris Johnson had a surprise birthday party during first lockdown with wife Carrie inviting up to 30 people to Cabinet Room bash - despite rules banning indoor social gatherings. Another cracking @PaulBrandITV scoop https://t.co/8XZPCQI591

It's been said before, but once again, at a certain point, scandals are like diseases for Mr Burns.

David Roberts @drvolts

You can probably guess the country with the most total solar power installed (of course it's China). But can you guess the top three countries in terms of solar installed per-capita? (No peeking.) canarymedia.com/articles/solar…

I only got one of the three, one of the other two were a bit surprising.

dylan matthews @dylanmatt

Seems potentially important that giving low-income mothers $4,000 in cash a year changed their babies' brain activity, in ways that suggest improved brain development

vox.comCan giving parents cash help with babies’ brain development?A new study suggests that regular cash payments to parents can speed up brain activity in infants.

Lots of takes on this, more detail, memes and jokes.

Stanford, January 2022

This would be an example of a very low quality slow streets barrier.