#EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. IT'S THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES BY JANE JACOBS 1961

[powpowhammer]

From work by @the_transit_guy and @carsruinedcity on Twitter, a reply to which actually contains this same image from above, a demonstration of if JUST the Hudson Yards area in Manhattan had to adhere to Louisville, KY's parking minimums:

[ID: A gif first outlining the 5-block district of Hudson Yards on a photographic map of Manhattan, then shifting upwards to visually demonstrate almost 200 city blocks being replaced with parking.]

Caption: If Hudson Yards had to adhere to Louisville, KY's parking requirements, the parking lot would cover 180 city blocks and displace 150,000 people.

(Please go look at the original video, as this highly-compressed gif doesn't do the creators justice!)

Urban Design Concept of the Day

Parking Minimums

A parking minimum is the minimum amount of parking allowed for a business to have for it to legally be built. It is typically based on sq. footage, number of units or maximum occupency. They are terrible. This is because of how they make proper density almost impossible and destroy land for parking that will never be used outside of black friday. This ensures car dependency. Also many in US city's parking minimums are unnecessarily high leading to the problem of empty parking lots that can't legally be redeveloped being even worse. Luckily they are being gradually removed from most real cities.

[itwashotwestayedinthewater]

you may not like what i have to say next but

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, RIDDICK. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXYS MOST DANGEROUS PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng

[transfem-monarchist-laura-rolla]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS STOP MAKING SENSE AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, DAVID BYRNE. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I JOG AROUND THE STAGE OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY PERFORMED FOR TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LYRICS AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SINGING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING

[enbybodyproblem]

Every morning I wake up and open palm slam a VHS into the slot. It's Crash (1996) and right then and there I start doing the moves alongside with the main character, James and his friends

[pegasusknightsonly]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS THE WATER DANCE FROM CONQUEST AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, AZURA. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME GANON BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN IM LOST IN THOUGHTS ALL ALONE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXYS MOST HOSHIDAN PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN THE NESTRIAN FLOATING THEATRE AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN THE NESTRIAN FLOATING THEATRE CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng

[mousegard]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, RIDDICK. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXY’S MOST DANGEROUS PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING. THEN I LIFT 

[podplease]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS GAME CHANGER SEASON SIX EPISODE SIX AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, SAM. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I FIX THE CONTRAPTION OR EVEN WHEN I FAIL MY RANDOM PODIUM INSPECTION. NOT MANY CAN SAY ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING. THEN I DO THE WENIS. THE WENIS IS A DANCE. EVERYBODY IS A GENIUS. WHO KNOWS IT IN ADVANCE. EVERYBODY DO THE WENIS. THE WENIS IS A DANCE. EVERYBODY IS A GENIUS. WHO KNOWS IT IN ADVANCE

[i-g-u]

Riddick

1 player, GM-less.

Requirements:

1 VHS player with compatible display

VHS copy of Chronicles of Riddick

Attendance at a local college

An apartment

EVERY MORNING, WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. IT'S CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. RIGHT THEN AND THERE, START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, RIDDICK. DO EVERY MOVE AND DO EVERY MOVE HARD.

MAKE WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN YOU SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN YOU MESS UP TECHNIQUE.

NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXYS MOST DANGEROUS PRISON. YOU CAN. SAY IT AND SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN YOUR COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS.

YOUVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND YOUVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF AND YOUR APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL.

2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING

Mostly inspired by the bit behind Catan and the notion that the Chronicles of Riddick copypasta could theoretically be formatted as a ruleset, though it might have been interesting if someone actually formalized a sort of movie-karaoke(charades?(miming???)) RPG.

That aside, it's a little fucked up that apparently Riddick's runtime takes up that entire 2 hours, unless you're cutting out the credits, I guess?

Okay with this getting archived, I suppose.

200 Word RPGs 2024

Each November, some people try to write a novel. Others would prefer to do as little writing as possible. For those who wish to challenge their ability to not write, we offer this alternative: producing a complete, playable roleplaying game in two hundred words or fewer.

This is the submission thread for the 2024 event, running from November 1st, 2024 through November 30th, 2024. Submission guidelines can be found in this blog's pinned post, here.

[finsterhund]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A DISC INTO THE PS1. ITS HEART OF DARKNESS AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ANDY. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WAAIII SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME SHADOW BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE MASTER OF DARKNESS. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 34 MINUTES INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng

[hustlerose]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS MORBIUS AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, MORBIUS. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED NEW YORK’S MOST DANGEROUS SCIENCE LAB. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING. THEN I LIFT

[odoes]

every morning i wake up and open palm slam a vhs into the slot. its deep space nine and right then and there i start doing the moves alongside with the main character, sisko. i do every move and i do every move hard. makin whooshing sounds when i slam down some cardassian bastards or even when i mess up technique. not many can say they escaped the galaxys most dangerous wormhole. i can. i say it and i say it outloud everyday to people in my college class and all they do is prove people in college class can still be immature jekrs. and ive learned all the lines and ive learned how to make myself and my apartment less lonely by shouting em all. 2 hours including wind down every morning

[patchoulism]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. IT'S A COMPILATION OF PRETTY CURE AMVS AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTERS, PRETTY CURES. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME DESERT APOSTLE BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY PROTECTED THE HEART TREE. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng

[qwertyfingers]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS BELPHEGOR FANCAM TO AYESHA EROTICA’S LITERAL LEGEND AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, BELPHEGOR. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I PUNT CASTIEL OUT OF THE CRYPT OR EVEN WHEN I PULL OUT THAT GUYS HEART. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED HELL TO FLIRT WITH MARRIED MEN. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JERKS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 48 SECONDS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNING. THEN I LIFT

[lego-wizard]

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND I OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS MARTIN SCORSESES GONCHAROV AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING ALL THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, GONCHAROV

[pegasusknightsonly]

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EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS THE WATER DANCE FROM CONQUEST AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, AZURA. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME GANON BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN IM LOST IN THOUGHTS ALL ALONE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXYS MOST HOSHIDAN PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN THE NESTRIAN FLOATING THEATRE AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN THE NESTRIAN FLOATING THEATRE CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng