parker higgins

good for him! work-life balance is so important

the results so far on congestion pricing in new york have been so outrageously good that opposition to it works as a convenient identifier of unserious buffoons www.reuters.com/world/us/new...

I will admit it is vaguely darkly funny to make your whole thing "comedy is legal again" and then use the weight of the federal government to shut down comedians in unprecedented ways. like if they somehow outlawed saying "merry christmas" this year

why did they call it "bluesky domain verification" and not "my name is url"

Lipton himself works under a policy that precludes gifts of $25+, to avoid the appearance of conflict, regardless of "quid pro quo." For example, he would not be allowed to receive a jet from the Qatari government, because it is valued at more than $25.

"please explain this gap in your resume"

i am very bad at css

If you take the "c" and "x" off the ends of "cardboard box", you're left with a perfectly repeating ardbo-ardbo

I think probably 95% of speculation that your phone is secretly listening to you is overblown, but man the tech industry really does not do itself any favors with that 5% arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M

Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.

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this feels like another dub for bullying elected officials gothamist.com/news/nyc-lib...

NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays

In November, the mayor's budget cuts forced libraries to close on Sundays. The issue has been a thorn in his side ever since.

mentally rearranging some timelines after discovering leonard cohen's "First We Take Manhattan" came 4 years after "The Muppets Take Manhattan"

just learned the "Murder on the Dancefloor" video spoofs the dance scene in Grease, meaning 2024 saw a nostalgic resurgence of a 2001 tune that nostalgically parodied a 1978 movie that nostalgically sent up 1958 culture

abolishing ice is the compromise position. the entire department of homeland security should be dismantled

when more people use the subway, it gets better and more efficient. when more people drive, it gets worse and more gridlocked. we want more people to come to manhattan. you do the math!!!!

"one-trick pony"

ok but for context the median number of tricks per pony is surely zero

man with that christopher nolan movie coming up, good luck getting your hands on a first edition copy of the odyssey

10 years ago today I published a blog post about the pomological watercolor collection, which you may know from @pomological.xor.blue. it changed my life in some surprising ways! take a little trip with me down memory lane parkerhiggins.net/2025/04/10-y...

10 years of pomological watercolors

A decade ago today I published a blog post calling for the US government to release its paintings of fruits. The Pomological Watercolor Collection, as I had recently come to know, is a beautiful and r...

totally appreciate the sentiment but I can't help feel this is misplaced as a movie theater seat dedication

once again so much of the agita around congestion pricing hinges on the fact that many people seem to believe that "eliminating car trips" is an unfortunate side effect and not the actual point

I'm hearing today's rally for congestion pricing is gonna be a big one. See you there? www.mobilize.us/transalt/eve...

Mass Mobilization to Save Congestion Pricing · Transportation Alternatives

Governor Hochul is trying to kill congestion pricing last-minute. Congestion pricing is New York City's one chance at cleaner air, lower asthma rates, faster buses, fewer train delays, and more access...

hero's welcome for the released brad lander here in foley square

weirdly short NYT article about tariffs today

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I would like to see Governor Hochul address why she simply cannot burden Manhattan drivers who, in her words, "want the luxury of having their own vehicle," but it's okay to burden disabled New Yorkers who have to navigate an inaccessible transit system. What exactly is the hierarchy here?