Came across this reading @countyhwy on a flight today...

Plotted against population over the same time range

It's very sad to see this. This quote from Kristian's article calls out a failure of courage that seems to characterize so many institutions and which I don't understand. There seems to be a kind of pervasive embarrassment about distinctiveness.

Aslan the original longtermist?

Update!

Every six months or so in a fit of rashness I update my @wandrer_earth map which unearths new parking lots a local has been adding to Open Street Map. Not the most fun but it's a good excuse to get back out into the corners of the city (red=new, blue=done)

Hmm, it gets pretty perceptive if you scroll down far enough

I feel seen

I've lived at my house in Baltimore for 16+ years, during which time we receive these periodically. This was not the name of the previous owner, either. This one's from 2024.