CalRobert

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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   This assumes the supply of housing can't increase. What mechanism do you propose instead for allocating scarce housing?
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   ... I'm talking about building new cities, which seems like the exact opposite of what you're describing? Anyway, as far what happens when you make renting impossible (or just de facto not financially realistic), in Amsterdam it l
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   "Sorry bud, I know you just wanted a place to live while you went to college in this city but if you're not ready to buy a house we don't want you here"
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   Have a massive empire and then lose it resulting in a capital city with surplus housing?
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   Unfortunately, most housing "investors" are people who bought a home 10-30 years ago and will be furious if they can't sell at a large profit compared to what they bought it for. Sadly, a lot of places (Netherlands and Irelan
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   Yeah, and I think one problem is that we don't enforce our laws evenly or consistently, so when we _do_ enforce them it's overly draconian. And, of course, there's bias, privilege, etc (a poor immigrant who doesn't speak
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   Absolutely, but it's easier to build quality mixed use development and walkable, bikable neighbourhoods when you don't have thousands of NIMBYs screaming down every proposal.
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   It baffles me that I can get subsidies for heat pumps if they heat radiators but not if they heat air. I’m enjoying my cool house today anyway. And will enjoy not using gas this winter
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   by CalRobert 4mo ago

   Similarly, we should eliminate heating systems. Agreed re: trees though
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    https://archive.ph/yGBWd
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    Europeans should learn to love the air conditioner(economist.com)

    6 points by CalRobert 4mo ago|5 comments
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Yeah and we have them but it’s annoying when you’re choosing between roasting or getting absolutely eaten alive by bugs in an Airbnb in Killarney.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Shame. E1M8 (Sign of Evil) is still a great metal tune
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    I agree!! To be clear, if you ask for consent in a way that is actually legal, almost nobody will actually consent.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    oops, "full fare" replaces one of those "family of 4"
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    I’m from the US and moved to the Netherlands but there are still some things I prefer about the US (bug screens on windows for instance)
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Getting consent in a truly compliant way is basically impossible (it should be opt IN, not opt OUT). Though we've trained people to just accept literally everything now.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    I grated a bit at an EU company's use of https://www.crosschq.com/ recently.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    This has crossed my mind for other things too, like immigration. People say they don't want immigrants because of crime (whether that's a reasonable concern is a different topic entirely), but it presupposes that laws against crim
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    I love paying a euro for the toilet in Europe and getting one that 1) actually works and 2) isn't utterly vile.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Time, too - they print a card with your photo on it and it takes a couple weeks to show up.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Kids under 12 free, too. I don't look forward to having to pay for both of them. Utrecht to Amsterdam round trip for a family of 4 is €80 for a family of 4, or €48 with the discount.
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Are the city streets tolled?
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Absolutely not in every suburb. I used to live in a suburb in Sacramento and just walking to the closest grocery store was over an hour
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    In English: https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/dal-vrij
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    popular refrain around the "Free Kevin" era ca. 1999 or so. See also "Boycott RIAA" etc. I shared its optimism and naivete :-(
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    Thatched roofs are an expensive art installation compared to many other types
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    No, but I have a very strong interest in it. I also built a real estate search platform that put public transit and biking first and it achieved a little bit of success in Ireland (not a place with great transit or biking) before I finally
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    How do I object to automated decision making?
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    by CalRobert 4mo ago

    For EU residents at least the HR data should be accessible via subject access request (though enforcement is poor)