David Shere
@davidshere.net
Berkeley Yimby Jew Dad
On the Housing Advisory Commission trying to make more and better affordable housing.
Berkeley Civic Library: https://www.civic-library.com
Blog: https://davidshere.github.io
On the Housing Advisory Commission trying to make more and better affordable housing.
Berkeley Civic Library: https://www.civic-library.com
Blog: https://davidshere.github.io
Well it’s a fundraiser for two PACs, so yes they’re charging for it
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Well it’s a fundraiser for two PACs, so yes they’re charging for it
Was thinking we could dust off this old beauty, but not sure if there are freshwater sources nearby www.kqed.org/science/7109...
The Nuclear Canal: When Scientists Thought H-Bombs Would Make Awesome Earthmovers | KQED
And how "geographical engineering" with atomic explosives almost became a thing. What could go wrong?
www.kqed.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Was thinking we could dust off this old beauty, but not sure if there are freshwater sources nearby www.kqed.org/science/7109...
Ballroom as a stable for park police horses
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Ballroom as a stable for park police horses
Hard to get excited about things like this when there’s no clue of when the building will actually go up.
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hard to get excited about things like this when there’s no clue of when the building will actually go up.
Huge victory for Democrats if it turns out that way
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Huge victory for Democrats if it turns out that way
So I guess OP’s metaphor extends further
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So I guess OP’s metaphor extends further
It would have taken ten years and a thousand lawsuits before they would even be able to start a project like that but considering he basically torched the place anyway, no need
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It would have taken ten years and a thousand lawsuits before they would even be able to start a project like that but considering he basically torched the place anyway, no need
Fascinating! Well I smashed that Follow button, and take a look at your stuff!
October 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fascinating! Well I smashed that Follow button, and take a look at your stuff!
Do you focus mostly on the psychology of the people or do you also take a social/class lens? Just because, between when you talk about a “struggle” to achieve their “desire for humanity”, my brain hears Karl Marx hovering there in the background. A spectre, if you will.
October 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Do you focus mostly on the psychology of the people or do you also take a social/class lens? Just because, between when you talk about a “struggle” to achieve their “desire for humanity”, my brain hears Karl Marx hovering there in the background. A spectre, if you will.
Got it. Well, this is a neat area to have as your area of expertise!
October 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Got it. Well, this is a neat area to have as your area of expertise!
The pro-replace argument would be “many more people need therapy than can afford it so if we can reduce the cost to basically the cost of compute, we’d be helping millions of lower income people live better lives”
October 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The pro-replace argument would be “many more people need therapy than can afford it so if we can reduce the cost to basically the cost of compute, we’d be helping millions of lower income people live better lives”
Would you say that it’d more from from a “I don’t want therapists to lose their jobs” angle or a “I don’t think we can build a machine that can ethically do the job of a therapist” angle? I would believe the former, I’d be surprised at the latter.
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Would you say that it’d more from from a “I don’t want therapists to lose their jobs” angle or a “I don’t think we can build a machine that can ethically do the job of a therapist” angle? I would believe the former, I’d be surprised at the latter.
Are you sure about replace therapists? I imagine a lot of software engineers would support this, not out of malice but just from not understanding what therapy is or how it works.
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Are you sure about replace therapists? I imagine a lot of software engineers would support this, not out of malice but just from not understanding what therapy is or how it works.
I just hope this doesn’t mean it comes off the tax rolls
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I just hope this doesn’t mean it comes off the tax rolls
Anyone who ever calls someone else an NPC is telling on themselves.
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Anyone who ever calls someone else an NPC is telling on themselves.