Bryan Robb

Even as someone who is for continued zoning reform, pro density, pro affordable housing, pro walkable communities — I’m nearly 100% convinced the YIMBY movement has become nothing more than the propaganda arm of the Homebuilders Association.

I really like the look of the new Land Cruisers. I just wish they offered one with a fully electric powertrain.

Sometimes I check out street view of the places where I used to live. This is across the street from West Circle where I lived freshman year at MSU. So weird how relentlessly East Lansing facilitates the destruction of its fine-grained commercial district despite surface parking almost everywhere.

A street view shows modern buildings along W Grand River Ave, with cars parked on the roadside and trees lining the avenue.

Whenever I see 🧵🪡 1/x on a post, the likelihood I’m about to read something cringe is near 100%.

Saturday Recap

Today was my son’s last day of kindergarten soccer for the spring season. The weather matched the mood. Cloudy, a little rainy, and just gray enough to make the end of the season feel like a quiet exhale. The kids on his team, much like the parents, seemed more relieved than anything. While they’ve all improved a lot over the past couple of months, it’s clear they’re one of the less physically developed teams.

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One of the most overlooked and least known iOS features: when you select text in a Safari article on iOS and tap “Share” to send it via Messages, the shared link includes the text you selected as a quote.

A text message conversation is shown with a message containing a news snippet about GLP-1 weight loss medications working better for women.

I have been leaning more heavily toward Bluesky lately, primarily because of moderation features. Today I also figured out how to integrate Bluesky replies into my self-hosted Ghost blog, which makes it more appealing. If you want to find me over there, here’s the link.

Peak adulthood is buying a new garage door and acting like spending four figures on something so utterly banal isn’t soul crushing.

Hit a milestone today with 20 lbs lost over the past 4 months. Feels good to be out of my rut and making progress toward a goal.