Housing also requires land, which requires landlords to own.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Housing also requires land, which requires landlords to own.
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So as we electrify various industries, that number will drop too.
@simonoxfphys.com did a really good video about the efficiencies we gain by electrifying, such as not having to burn fuel to ship fuel.
youtu.be/6c94vRmbM6Y
@simonoxfphys.com did a really good video about the efficiencies we gain by electrifying, such as not having to burn fuel to ship fuel.
youtu.be/6c94vRmbM6Y
Can we power the world with only clean energy?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
So as we electrify various industries, that number will drop too.
@simonoxfphys.com did a really good video about the efficiencies we gain by electrifying, such as not having to burn fuel to ship fuel.
youtu.be/6c94vRmbM6Y
@simonoxfphys.com did a really good video about the efficiencies we gain by electrifying, such as not having to burn fuel to ship fuel.
youtu.be/6c94vRmbM6Y
Vercel are the company I use as an example to talk about why AI won't make developers 10x more productive.
Because Vercel does let you ship specific products 10x quicker.
And yet, despite that, we haven't seen everyone moving onto their platform.
Because Vercel does let you ship specific products 10x quicker.
And yet, despite that, we haven't seen everyone moving onto their platform.
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Vercel are the company I use as an example to talk about why AI won't make developers 10x more productive.
Because Vercel does let you ship specific products 10x quicker.
And yet, despite that, we haven't seen everyone moving onto their platform.
Because Vercel does let you ship specific products 10x quicker.
And yet, despite that, we haven't seen everyone moving onto their platform.
I love how we got excited about tool calling in 2022, and here we are in 2025 when it hasn't gotten good enough yet but we have rebranded it as "agentic".
August 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I love how we got excited about tool calling in 2022, and here we are in 2025 when it hasn't gotten good enough yet but we have rebranded it as "agentic".
Reading well-worded opinions just feels so good for the brain.
This paragraph is also very metal.
This paragraph is also very metal.
August 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reading well-worded opinions just feels so good for the brain.
This paragraph is also very metal.
This paragraph is also very metal.
Third spaces are really lacking in London.
I have noticed a lot of lawns around council blocks are fenced off and unusable.
It's literally free space which could have a few benches around for people to hang out.
I have noticed a lot of lawns around council blocks are fenced off and unusable.
It's literally free space which could have a few benches around for people to hang out.
August 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Third spaces are really lacking in London.
I have noticed a lot of lawns around council blocks are fenced off and unusable.
It's literally free space which could have a few benches around for people to hang out.
I have noticed a lot of lawns around council blocks are fenced off and unusable.
It's literally free space which could have a few benches around for people to hang out.
Density is cool because it allows for things around it.
When buildings are 8+ storeys high, you can have useful sizes of green areas and mature trees without pushing everything out so much that amenities would become inaccessible.
When buildings are 8+ storeys high, you can have useful sizes of green areas and mature trees without pushing everything out so much that amenities would become inaccessible.
August 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Density is cool because it allows for things around it.
When buildings are 8+ storeys high, you can have useful sizes of green areas and mature trees without pushing everything out so much that amenities would become inaccessible.
When buildings are 8+ storeys high, you can have useful sizes of green areas and mature trees without pushing everything out so much that amenities would become inaccessible.
He sure writes like that!
July 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
He sure writes like that!
This is what wealth flight looks like in practice.
Sure, you can sell up your assets and leave for a place with lower taxes, but now you are in a worse place.
Sure, you can sell up your assets and leave for a place with lower taxes, but now you are in a worse place.
July 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is what wealth flight looks like in practice.
Sure, you can sell up your assets and leave for a place with lower taxes, but now you are in a worse place.
Sure, you can sell up your assets and leave for a place with lower taxes, but now you are in a worse place.
It's great fun when urbanists talking about 15 minute cities hear anything positive about Soviet apartment complexes. The ones where everything is walking distance away.
That much hand wringing can't be healthy!
That much hand wringing can't be healthy!
July 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's great fun when urbanists talking about 15 minute cities hear anything positive about Soviet apartment complexes. The ones where everything is walking distance away.
That much hand wringing can't be healthy!
That much hand wringing can't be healthy!
The UK makes denser living undesirable through leaseholds and insufficient public spaces.
It also makes sprawl difficult because all land is valuable and has been owned for the past ~1000 years, so there is no cheap unutilized land to sprawl onto.
It also makes sprawl difficult because all land is valuable and has been owned for the past ~1000 years, so there is no cheap unutilized land to sprawl onto.
July 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The UK makes denser living undesirable through leaseholds and insufficient public spaces.
It also makes sprawl difficult because all land is valuable and has been owned for the past ~1000 years, so there is no cheap unutilized land to sprawl onto.
It also makes sprawl difficult because all land is valuable and has been owned for the past ~1000 years, so there is no cheap unutilized land to sprawl onto.
Except that new UK homes are the smallest in Europe, not to even compare them to the US, so even the main benefit of a big house and a big yard aren't here.
And UK cities aren't quite as car-feiendly so having a car isn't as useful.
It's a bad middle ground.
And UK cities aren't quite as car-feiendly so having a car isn't as useful.
It's a bad middle ground.
July 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Except that new UK homes are the smallest in Europe, not to even compare them to the US, so even the main benefit of a big house and a big yard aren't here.
And UK cities aren't quite as car-feiendly so having a car isn't as useful.
It's a bad middle ground.
And UK cities aren't quite as car-feiendly so having a car isn't as useful.
It's a bad middle ground.
The UK needs to reform Leaseholds, the planning system, and provide more public spaces to make flats truly viable, the way they are in Europe.
Otherwise, planning estates will continue sprawling.
Otherwise, planning estates will continue sprawling.
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The UK needs to reform Leaseholds, the planning system, and provide more public spaces to make flats truly viable, the way they are in Europe.
Otherwise, planning estates will continue sprawling.
Otherwise, planning estates will continue sprawling.
I have noticed this around London a lot.
Parks have few benches, are fenced off, and entrances are often locked at night. In central London, some smaller parks are also private, so inaccessible unless you live in the surrounding properties.
It makes apartment living harder than it should be.
Parks have few benches, are fenced off, and entrances are often locked at night. In central London, some smaller parks are also private, so inaccessible unless you live in the surrounding properties.
It makes apartment living harder than it should be.
July 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I have noticed this around London a lot.
Parks have few benches, are fenced off, and entrances are often locked at night. In central London, some smaller parks are also private, so inaccessible unless you live in the surrounding properties.
It makes apartment living harder than it should be.
Parks have few benches, are fenced off, and entrances are often locked at night. In central London, some smaller parks are also private, so inaccessible unless you live in the surrounding properties.
It makes apartment living harder than it should be.
I'm also very surprised some of these use cases haven't been gamed. It shouldn't have been difficult to script the top 100 so that it would feel like magic - and also so that it wouldn't burn through so much compute.
July 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm also very surprised some of these use cases haven't been gamed. It shouldn't have been difficult to script the top 100 so that it would feel like magic - and also so that it wouldn't burn through so much compute.
On the other hand, there are neighborhoods in eastern Europe which do 10+ storey blocks *and* parks.
July 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
On the other hand, there are neighborhoods in eastern Europe which do 10+ storey blocks *and* parks.
Why don't new buildings have awnings, shutters, and other passive measures to keep cool?
It keeps buildings cooler and also adds details to otherwise featureless facades.
It keeps buildings cooler and also adds details to otherwise featureless facades.
July 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why don't new buildings have awnings, shutters, and other passive measures to keep cool?
It keeps buildings cooler and also adds details to otherwise featureless facades.
It keeps buildings cooler and also adds details to otherwise featureless facades.
The crossing on this is longer than some streets in London...
July 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The crossing on this is longer than some streets in London...