Lyle Solla-Yates / is on Nostr

#Cities, #history, #technology, #biketooter, #conservation #housing #yimby .  #Charlottesville Planning Commission member, teacher, all opinions are my own fault. Bi. #cdda contributor. Searchable

Github: https://github.com/LyleSY
Pronouns: he/him

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2024-09-13 17:24:18

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Also, eat some real Haitian #food if you can, it’s delicious and no there are no household pets in it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_cuisine?wprov=sfti1

2024-09-13 17:15:40

I recall enjoying this easy intro #podcast to the #history of #haiti . Why are violent authoritarian white nationalists in the U.S. so focused on directing harm to those of Haitian descent this week? Their history of fighting for #freedom and #equality may be a clue. #uspolitics https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-missed-in-histor-21124503/episode/toussaint-louverture-and-the-haitian-revolution-30208568/

2024-09-06 12:20:48

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my only concern is that the students of today will have difficulty understanding original paper documents for themselves, which include some big ones for human history and culture. I often find that the archival documents I need are in cursive for the reasons you note. If it means more time for art and recess though I personally see the value.

2024-08-28 12:54:01

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“the majority of people killed by police are not accused of violent or serious crimes” A good way to understand a system is to look at what it mostly does. #posiwid

2024-08-28 12:46:52

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If good health is right for Congress it is right for everyone

2024-08-26 16:01:49

I looked at the #cville area Sugar Hollow Reservoir yesterday. Seems fine. #photography #shenandoahnationalpark #water
https://cdn.masto.host/cvilleonline/media_attachments/files/113/029/152/279/231/074/original/00aba085df2b1c12.jpeg

2024-08-18 23:28:33

I am sometimes asked why Americans keep our buildings cold enough to require a sweater. If this article can be trusted, the answer is #patriarchy , though I note that the U.S. is not the only country with a preference for big hairy men. #design #climate #productivity https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/03/how-america-fell-in-love-with-crazy-amounts-of-air-conditioning/

2024-08-16 14:52:54

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Such a strange map projection to me. Had to really think about this.

2024-08-15 18:53:22

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In defense of economists (not something I type a lot), there were differing opinions and efforts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_letter_to_Gorbachev

2024-08-12 14:39:05

https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/business/people-are-afraid-charlottesville-businesses-call-on-city-to-round-up-homeless/article_401e266e-55bc-11ef-83a6-a7ff6d61d011.html “If you look at the failures of the systems that continue to fail our communities, specifically our unhoused community, when these systems continue to fail, then the police department is left holding the bag.” #cville #homelessness #housing #policing #roundthemup #scotus #humanrights #sweeps

2024-08-11 17:55:48

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only if their luxury bunkers actually work and are not a giant and very funny scam https://www.vice.com/en/article/billionaires-are-building-luxury-bunkers-to-escape-doomsday/

2024-08-11 17:55:48

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only if their luxury bunkers actually work and are not a giant and very funny scam https://www.vice.com/en/article/billionaires-are-building-luxury-bunkers-to-escape-doomsday/

2024-08-10 15:53:23

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So you’re saying that you’re Making Plans for Nigel then? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_Plans_for_Nigel

2024-08-08 15:09:43

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“Boyd said he’s watched as his loan applications were torn up and thrown in the trash, been called racial epithets, and was told to leave in the middle of loan meetings so the officer could speak to white farmers”

2024-08-05 23:29:35

I have befriended a family new in the U.S. from Tokyo. They are not used to drivers behaving so aggressively near small children. I am trying to teach them to teach their children to be afraid of American drivers. #waroncars #parenting