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by alexb_ 2y ago
The funny thing about Coke is that they have literally invented a version that tastes exactly the same, except it has zero calories and zero sugar. It's called Coke Zero. We have two versions of Coke, both taste exactly the same except
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by alexb_ 2y ago
> Fee or Commission works fine here. The line item for sellers/buyers agent isn't "tax" when you buy/sell a house despite it being a percentage. This is actually equally as cancerous - there is a reason realtors
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by alexb_ 2y ago
But your counts are all using base 10! If we were to count the number of digits in binary using binary , we would get 10 digits. If we were to count the number of digits in hexadecimal in hexadecimal , we would still get 10 digits. This i
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by alexb_ 2y ago
Also relevant: https://www.seximal.net/
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by alexb_ 3y ago
At the end of the day, it keeps coming back to land values and land use. Over and over and over again. Land value tax fixes almost all of these problems - YIMBY is just a good alternative that solves some of the problems while being more ea
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by alexb_ 3y ago
I wonder if this is why losses are written down with () instead of -.
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by alexb_ 3y ago
oh fuck my bad!!!! I will repost I did not realize it posted it twice. can someone delete this?
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Culture Eats Policy - How Government Tech Is Held Back by Procedure (2023)(niskanencenter.org)
1 points by alexb_ 3y ago|2 comments
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by alexb_ 3y ago
I didn't think this would get hate rofl
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> “stop, drop, and toll” In California, even saving yourself from being on fire is taxed.
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by alexb_ 3y ago
This let me know about HTTP 451. Very clever, also very cute website
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by alexb_ 3y ago
This is extremely awesome, love this
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> I wonder what is a more valuable skill, learning to enjoy music/literature or learning how the world works + html? You're missing something huge here - how does the world change if it worked like this? Immediately, there beco
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by alexb_ 3y ago
There are zero wall outlets in the middle of the desert.
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> since neighborhoods are not allowed to screen prospective buyers on an individual basis, using building restrictions and high-prices is the blunt tool available for limiting influxes from populations that have much higher rates of crim
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by alexb_ 3y ago
In case you had any doubt lmfao
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> Austin relaxed their zoning rules for child-care operators because it was entirely reasonable, and not onerous to do so. Brookyln, NYC does not have that luxury. What makes it onerous? Why does Brooklyn not have that luxury?
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> Family-friendly land use reforms make for more vibrant, joyous, and welcoming cities—they’re good for the entire city. Other cities hoping to stem the tide of families flowing to the suburbs should follow Austin’s lead. Every single ti
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> They claim a breakthrough in converting hydrogen to natural gas, but natural gas is by far the cheapest source of H2. Are you serious? Water is right there!
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by alexb_ 3y ago
You've re-invented Land Value Tax, which absolutely 100% should be everywhere.
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by alexb_ 3y ago
> There's a real risk in attempting to define exactly what "socially suboptimal" uses for land are. Everyone will have a different opinion on how they want land to be used. The market is making a decision here via prices,
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by alexb_ 3y ago
Property tax is not land tax.
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by alexb_ 3y ago
"Land" is shorthand for all of the natural resources on this earth. That means space, but it also means clean air and anything else extracted. Pollution and extraction taxes are different forms of land taxes.
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Meow.camera – Live street cat feeder cams(meow.camera)
31 points by alexb_ 3y ago|1 comments
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by alexb_ 3y ago
Ok but do the clones have a cute dolphin? Very important feature
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by alexb_ 3y ago
Is this your personal hackernews hate subreddit? All submissions are from one user
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by alexb_ 3y ago
This just sounds like Courage the Cowardly Dog lol
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by alexb_ 3y ago
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away"
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by alexb_ 3y ago
Fandom is complete and utter SEO garbage - every single fandom with enough nerds to have sense has moved off of it into an actual independent wiki. IndieWikiBuddy is an extension that actually takes fandom websites, and redirects google sea
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by alexb_ 3y ago
I have only seen this happen in big cities. Outside of big cities this just doesn't happen.

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