Mastodawn

Ben Jul 11, 2023

Should we give up on this, and move to threads. Is the question

Ben Jul 4, 2023

What do you guys think? https://theconversation.com/by-gutting-the-greater-cities-commission-the-nsw-government-is-setting-up-itself-and-sydney-for-failure-208934

By gutting the Greater Cities Commission, the NSW government is setting up itself and Sydney for failure

The centralisation of planning power is exactly what Sydney doesn’t need. While not perfect, the commission broke the mould of top-down, siloed planning and broadened the focus across the whole city.

The Conversation

Ben Jul 1, 2023

The snail’s pace is disappointing. Figure out where the tram line goes and fund it. Get smart about contamination remediation and flood planning. Kick off projects for new school(s), parks, and sporting facilities. Get it right and it’ll be far better than Sydney’s green square, which is *still lagging* on those key things (some action though)

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fishermans-bend-was-meant-to-house-80-000-people-what-happened-20230627-p5djsj.html

Fishermans Bend was meant to house 80,000 people. What happened?

Fishermans Bend could ease the housing crisis. It’s close to shops, jobs and services. It just needs a tram line – but the trams aren’t coming.

The Age

Ben May 31, 2023

All the fuss about ‘quiet quitting’ as if it’s a new thing when it’s been going on in relationships for as long as records go back

Ben Apr 29, 2023

King’s Birthday Public Holiday makes the monarchy sound sillier than Queen’s Birthday

Ben Mar 1, 2023

Bought some macadamias today. On the packaging these words are prominently displayed: “plant based.” This is a relief

Ben Feb 13, 2023

Counting down the days until Shepard Avocado season

Ben Jan 22, 2023

Plant based meat replacement products turned out to be highly processed and not actually healthy. The industry wanted to capture the meat-eating market, but it’s actually selling to the part of the market, ~5%, that wasn’t eating meat to begin with. If health is your goal, a predominantly whole foods (minimal processed foods), and low or no meat diet is the way to go
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-19/beyond-meat-bynd-impossible-foods-burgers-are-just-another-food-fad

Ben Jan 15, 2023

Plenty of demand for swimming in the harbour at #MarrinawiCove #PublicSydney

Ben Jan 7, 2023

“It’s like the people that said ‘I’m moving to Canada’ when Donald Trump was elected. They never actually moved to Canada.”
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/jan/08/elon-musk-drove-more-than-a-million-people-to-mastodon-but-many-arent-sticking-around

Elon Musk drove more than a million people to Mastodon – but many aren’t sticking around

More than 130,000 people were joining the new independent social media network a day in November. So why hasn’t it taken off?

The Guardian