Published in TheMap·Mar 21, 2019Dallas Ideas, #1: Staffer ParkOr: Are we gonna let ‘Boston’ outdo us? — Author’s Note: This is the start of a series of what I call ‘ideas’ (some of which will attempt to be serious solutions to difficult issues, but most of which will be fun suggestions). I have no clue how much they would cost, if they’re technically feasible, and whether or…Cities4 min read
Published in TheMap·Mar 7, 2019311 in Dallas (2018 Report)what, where and how are people reporting? — There were 839,156 ‘311 reports’ in Dallas in 2018. They are broken down as follows. Check this link to see and play with the map.Cities2 min read
Published in TheMap·Feb 13, 2019Size matters — how big is Dallas (in area) compared to other cities?Everything is bigger in Texas — including Cities — The City of Dallas services have a lot of area to cover (Police, Fire, Streets, Code Compliance, Animal Services, Trash, Water). …Cities5 min read
Published in TheMap·Feb 5, 2019The State of Crime in Dallas2018 in crime — Link: Crime & Dallas have an interesting relationship. From ‘Who Shot J.R.?’ to JFK, 7/7, the documentary The Thin Blue Line (which is largely credited with being the first modern documentary) there is a lot of strange crime narratives in Dallas. Robocop was filmed here. Many of the shows SWAT…Crime5 min read
Published in incephalon·Jan 18, 2019We really hate saying “I don’t know”We crave certainty — Saying I don’t know is very, very uncomfortable for humans. The two sides of the brain communicate with each other through the corpus callosum. We’ll call one side the ‘left side’ and one side the ‘right side’ to keep things simple :) There is a rare birth defect called ‘agenesis…Psychology4 min read
Published in incephalon·Jan 18, 2019PerspectiveNot everyone that doesn’t agree with you is an idiot — From our limited personal point of view here on the left, it looks like the earth is flat.Philosophy7 min read
Published in incephalon·Jan 18, 2019Discussion is not supposed to be WarPolicy discussions shouldn’t resemble football games — Not everyone gets smarter at the end of a debate. In fact, most people just get so emotional they end up more convicted in their own beliefs than they were before. We are not looking to learn or come to a shared understanding. …Politics3 min read
Published in incephalon·Jan 16, 2019Why do we only have 2 tribes?A binary model is not enough to model the political spectrum — If I I’m against abortion, why do I also have to be in favor of low corporate tax rates? If I think families should be allowed to have guns to protect themselves, why should I also have to oppose welfare? If I want to be tough on terrorism, I have…Politics6 min read
Published in incephalon·Jan 16, 2019How can {the other side} believe that?!?why do people lean left or right? — Vegans care DEEPLY about animals. They have a hard time understanding how and why people just don’t care about animals. Any meat eating liberal that doesn’t understand conservatives’ belief systems can learn a lot from this. Because on most social issues, people have a perception that conservatives don’t care about…Politics6 min read
Published in TheMap·Nov 8, 20183d Election Result Maps for Dallas CountyOne of these days I want to be as violently passionate as John King in front of an interactive map.Politics2 min read
