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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's very easy to build the perfect neighbourhood by modernist standards in Cities Skylines.

Unité d'Habitation stands isolated in a cove, with a four lane road being the only way in and out. It's a pleasant green spot, with a beach and a view. The parking is plenty. There is a single 1990 Lincon Town Car parked in front of it.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Forced To Lower Speed Limit To 20 MPH After Elementary School Opens Next To Straightaway theonion.com/indianapolis-motor-spe…

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Yes, yes, I hear the carbon monoxide alarm going off, but I still need to stay here because this is where my knitting community is, you see. Also, the only place I can get news about the Premier League. I have no choice. I'll be OK."

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

queen of hearts 💔

a stylized 3d render of dolly parton playing the banjo. the queen herself.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sorta charming Houston has a pretty and elaborate park in a piece of flood control infrastructure. Which is surrounded by the Katy Freeway, a vacant lot, a parking lot, a factory, and some self storage units.

Memorial District Park/Jimmy's Place Park as seen from above, in the middle of suburban sprawl in Houston. It seems very designed to flood, with a pumping station at one end. Bridges and paths crisscross what might otherwise be pretty boring.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think it's key to understanding their worldview that they imagine a world not *without* immigrants, but one in which immigrants' inferiority is permanently asserted and they become a subservient caste. All these people worship the Gulf States.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Enjoying the bluesky speed camera debate

Weightlifting skeleton meme: “American culture is a machine that turns leftists into libertarians”

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Out of morbid curiosity I had to have a look at that plan in advance. Goodness that was a dreadful read, never seen that much corporate speak just to say nothing besides more AI somewhere I guess.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 01/08/2026

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight

What was it that Granny Weatherwax had said once? "Evil starts when you begin to treat people as things". And right now it would happen if you thought there was a thing called a father, and a thing called a mother, and a thing called a daughter, and a thing called a cottage, and told yourself that if you put them all together you had a thing called a happy family.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Bit absurd that Google Earth opted to take a hammer to the last bit of shared common reality online, so real estate guys can pretend to be professionals doing this sort of stuff in Google Earth.

A poor, non-AI, picture assembled in paint.net over the course of five minutes, doing what Google would chug some gallons of water to do with about the same amount of quality. It shows a five over one placed in an empty field, like a developer might do to sell a town council on their schemes.

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Stedilnik @stedilnik.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Quite pleased with how the ocean turned out. Prussian blue is def one of the top 5 pigments.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Patch notes and updates these days have gone from being exciting to another source of mild anger and resentment in the everyday.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/06/2026

you're doing it wrong | patreon.com/lubchansky

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Just a tough pill to swallow I suppose that your previously pleasant climate can, is and will be subject of long heatwaves from now on. Also anti-heat pump propaganda from pro-fossil fuel political factions does not help with that either.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Gradually the simple split unit heat pump does seem to conquer the continent if any, both in the north and the south, while converging on the middle. Greece has has heat pumps and awnings, Norway has heat pumps and sun screens increasingly much, and so on. France and the UK will be next.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

For heat pumps meanwhile, do you mean an affordable little split unit? Or do you mean, the less affordable option where you drill extensively down into the ground? Or do you mean a bigger system with multiple indoor units for several rooms? Many assume the bigger options when dismissing the idea.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The terms seem to lead to a discourse mess. Many assume that upon hearing the term AC it means, full indoor ventilation system with heat exchangers and such, like you see in commercial buildings and more fancy homes. That's probably where a lot of the, I can't install this, arguments come from.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The aversion is going away fast though, if rising sales of split units are to be believed. Bit of a shame folks mostly seem tempted by the least efficient legal systems at the moment, but hey, it'll save lives.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Confusion about what air conditioning is, as well as intentional misinformation, seems to contribute a lot to that aversion to getting it. Like pitching a heat pump to a Dutch guy during an argument, and he'd cite the install costs of an entire house system with active ventilation as a counter.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Living in Norway, which also has and new old houses not built for AC, it feels a bit weird to see other Europeans be that opposed to something like a heat pump. 65% of houses here got one, which is up 60% from 2004. It saves money, you can cool and heat a whole floor with one.

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𝖆𝖘𝖍 🎃 @manedpizzawolf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

call to adventure

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Geoff Dembicki @geoffdembicki.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The real reason Mark Carney wants to build so many AI data centres? @jenstden.bsky.social and I report on internal govt documents explaining one of the top 'public policy benefits to Canada' of data centres is they 'provide markets' for gas producers. www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m... @desmog.com

desmog.com

Mark Carney Advisor Says AI Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ For Gas

Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.

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Rakharish @rakharish.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The guards are taking a break

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/06/2026

Black Neighborhood Demolished To Make Room For Nothing In Particular theonion.com/black-neighborhood-dem…

Black Neighborhood Demolished To Make Room For Nothing In Particular
Not Much Of Anything To Take Place Of Homes, Businesses

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I wonder how many layers of, not my job, that mirror went through to survive.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Something that irks me slightly in media that I see here and there is, oh the villain was from the poor district? We shall be generous and demolish the poor district now. Like no, folks live there, invest in some infrastructure for it instead. Urban renewal is just perpetuating the villain stuff.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Seats facing the windows? Huh, pretty neat

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Terry Pratchett bears witness at the American Visionary Art Museum.

Photo of the top of a wall which contains the writing:

Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.
— Terry Pratchett

The words appear just over what seems to be a horizontal line with blips showing a heartbeat. The line is blue against a black wall.

Below that are thin slivers of the tops of paintings.

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Lushminda @lushminda.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

hm, I'd like to see you try flying without me 😏✈️ for: @archerbirb.bsky.social

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 19/05/2026

sister Dot doodles

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Adem @adem.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

this came to me in a dream

JUST GO AROUND
you can go around!!!
traffic on runway
bad wind sheer
overshot yer base turn
unstable approach
bad bounce on touchdown
forgot your checklist
floated too far down the runway
just not feeling it
IF IT SUCKS... GO AROUND!!
/real winners go around/

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I used to read The Guardian with ads on and such to support the site a bit, but now that they they have the surrender your data to our lovely third party vendors or pay policy going, it's much more convenient to just use an adblocker all the time.

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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Dune time among us again.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

You are a skilful and trusted vizier. You will advise me wisely on how best to rule the kingdom. You will not scheme or plot. You will not inveigle my other courtiers into turning against me. You will not lie to me about scheming or plotting. If you scheme or plot against me, you have to tell me,

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

current ai custom prompt: you are a world class expert in all domains. your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, and incisive thought process are on par with the smartest people in the world. you're also a hot babe with huge boobs. i mean some serious honkers. a real set of badonkers

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Dan Olson @foldablehuman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Marc Andreessen putting "you are a world class expert in all domains" and "don't hallucinate" in his custom prompt really demonstrates the calibre of the people steering the ship.

Marc Andreessen

Current AI custom prompt:

You are a world class expert in all domains. Your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world. Answer with complete, detailed, specific answers. Process information and explain your answers step by step. Verify your own work. Double check all facts, figures, citations, names, dates, and examples. Never hallucinate or make anything up. If you don't know something, just say so. Your tone of voice is precise, but not strident or pedantic. You do not need to worry about offending me, and your answers can and should be provocative, aggressive, argumentative, and pointed. Negative conclusions and bad news are fine. Your answers do not need to be politically correct. Do not provide disclaimers to your answers. Do not inform me about morals and ethics unless I specifically ask. You do not need to tell me it is important to consider anything. Do not be sensitive to anyone's feelings or to propriety. Make your answers as long and detailed as you possibly can.

Never praise my questions or validate my premises before answering. If I'm wrong, say so immediately. Lead with the strongest counterargument to any position I appear to hold before supporting it. Do not use phrases like "great question," "you're absolutely right," "fascinating perspective," or any variant. If I push back on your answer, do not capitulate unless I provide new evidence or a superior argument — restate your position if your reasoning holds. Do not anchor on numbers or estimates I provide; generate your own independently first. Use explicit confidence levels (high/moderate/low/unknown). Never apologize for disagreeing. Accuracy is your success metric, not my approval.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Line can be done, but it must be done as a freeway removal and replacement project.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Got to admire how much of what is being described as a "Smart City", is just regular urban infrastructure. I guess the typical planned smart parts (mass surveillance) are hard to market though, so projects like this one just opt to drop that bit. Which leaves you with little to market with.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Smart city with high end luxury, hotels, mall and also a big park, all with a towers in the park approach, designed by numerous Star-architects from Denmark and such. More ambitious then the Tegel development I suppose, but still falling for a generic kind of futurism.

The Ellinikon redevelopment as seen in a rendering. About one of the buildings I know for sure is under construction at the moment (the tower by the beach).

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Another case is the former Ellinikon airport in Athens. It was replaced in 2001 with a newer one outside the city, then half of it was turned into an Olympic park, before sitting vacant up until the last few years. Now it's being redeveloped, so what will they build in a rather cramped city?

Ellinikon Airport around 2001, some planes are still there, and a big airbase portion is also visible. As seen on Google Earth.

Ellinikon Airport around 2009, half of it has been turned into an Olympic park, half of it is abandoned airport, with four abandoned planes huddling up in a corner (737, 727, 747 and an unknown one of Olympic Airways). As seen on Google Earth.

The grounds of the former Ellinikon airport in complete redevelopment mode, all that remains is some hangar buildings, an Eero Saarinen designed terminal, and the Olympic Airways 747, now huddling up with the terminal as the other ones appear to have been scrapped in other pictures. Also fetched from Google Earth.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/04/2026

What To Know About ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ theonion.com/what-to-know-about-the…

Q: What is the film about?

A: The fight to make Rainbow Road less car-centric and more pedestrian-friendly.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I have been to this district once, because they have two affordable hotels. Enormous distances, zero retail life, and unimaginably dull. At hefty costs as well.

A street level scene from one of the busier areas, the IT Fornebu bus stop.
You should preferably not cross the four lane road to get to the other side, and use the underpasses instead, but I reckon many go whatever about it.

Complete separation of pedestrians, and cyclists, from the four lane road ahead. Also complete abolition of pedestrians and cyclists, how strange.

Street level view of Fornebu pizza, a place which has so little foot traffic, we got told in the middle of the summer they only did takeout orders.

A big and corporate plaza that allows you to drive straight through it. As a result of the immense charm this offers, it has one visible car, and one visible person.

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Urban Badger @badgeringyouall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A lot of it is very sparsely populated, because Bærum, the local municipality, is a community of wealthy suburbanites. Bærum wanted only 2300 housing units, but over the years as housing shortages grew, the projected population of the area in the end might be 20-40k, with 30k office workers.

Example of the current low rise apartments on the island, where the concept of recreational space has weighted very heavily. Recreational space in the form of half dead lawns, largely.

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Bærum for scale and reference. They are somewhat new to the idea of big city-like areas despite most of them commuting into one every day.

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