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by asokoloski 6y ago
I think they try to stay pretty explicitly neutral about advocating a particular density, it's just that they want people to be realistic about how much a particular kind of development costs. Suburbs are perfectly fine -- but if they
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by asokoloski 7y ago
I had a similar reaction, after trying out Ansible at my last job. We ended up switching to fabric, which is all in Python. It was mostly good but had some awkward warts, which it seems that they've mostly addressed in fabric2. Anyw
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by asokoloski 7y ago
For anyone who wants to know how they can help with this, personally: Citizens' Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan group that is trying to get a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend (The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, H.R. 7
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Seconded! Also, the criticism in this article about lack of diversity doesn't apply very much to Worm (and its sequel, Ward). To give some examples -- one of the protagonists of Ward is gay, as are two of the antagonists. One of the
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by asokoloski 7y ago
These stores have massive invisible subsidies in the form of tax breaks and infrastructure built to support them. That's a huge factor in how they're able to undercut local shops. The city is really footing the bill. A local but
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by asokoloski 7y ago
One can look at it from another perspective -- when Walmart comes to town, typically they'll receive a tax break, which is an unfair advantage over a local grocery store. They'll also typically get a massive investment in terms o
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Oh, yeah. Prop 13 is like an order of magnitude worse than just taxing property + land vs a higher rate on land.
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by asokoloski 7y ago
You're correct, but it's a completely different incentive. If you hold out and everyone around you improves their property, your taxes go up almost as much anyway! It punishes speculation and rewards productive use. So a virtuou
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Exactly. Taxing property encourages speculation and under-development. Showing an alternative, Pennsylvania has several towns and cities with a split-rate tax, which means that there's a higher tax on the assessed land value than on t
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by asokoloski 7y ago
This is why I think H.R. 763 (in the US) is a well-designed bill. It taxes everything, and has a built-in tariff to serve as incentive to other countries to implement similar carbon taxes. I hope it passes. I believe it starts out at $15
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by asokoloski 7y ago
There is a third way. Suburban single-family zones full of cul-de-sacs are designed to be metaphorically put under glass and never changed. Building massive towers, on the other hand, is very drastic and has the potential to destroy the c
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by asokoloski 7y ago
This is a common source of confusion, but carbohydrate intolerance is a symptom of diabetes, not a cause. Diabetics that go on Keto diets are still diabetic. If you give them a piece of toast, their blood sugar goes through the roof. It&
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by asokoloski 7y ago
As an alternative, check out a whole-food plant based diet. Many foods in the standard American diet (junk food like chips and sweets, meat, dairy, eggs, oils, even fish) are generally very calorie-dense -- you don't have to eat much
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by asokoloski 7y ago
One tactic that seems like it will be very effective is to call or write your congressperson to let them know that you support H.R. 763. The bill has support from economists and scientists alike. It's designed not just to reduce gree
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by asokoloski 7y ago
I suppose the question is not whether these people are a completely accurate representation of the country as a whole, but whether they will effectively serve as a dampening factor on corporate lobbyists. We shouldn't compare them aga
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by asokoloski 7y ago
I posted a link elsewhere in the comments -- check out the Better Angels organization. I think they're really on to something. They teach people how to talk about politics in a way that leads to a respectful conversation and consider
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by asokoloski 7y ago
I've just recently discovered it, but I'm a big fan of the work that Better Angels are doing to reduce political polarization in our society and help us communicate peacefully: https://www.better-angels.org/our-sto
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Yep. In fact, in order to make it more meat-like, they added a chemical called "heme" (it's what makes meat seem "bloody"). There's evidence that heme is a carcinogen. And of course the burgers include large
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Stick with it! A vegan diet like you're eating has benefits far beyond weight loss -- you're less likely to get heart disease, cancer, and a whole bunch of other chronic diseases than omnivores.
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by asokoloski 7y ago
I'm a climate activist, and I can't control how others act, but I'm in favor of, like you say, anything that works. The Citizens' Climate Lobby is focusing on a carbon fee and dividend. I'm new to the movement (so
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by asokoloski 7y ago
As far as I know, the most cost-effective method is very low tech--just find a good area and plant a variety of native trees.
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by asokoloski 7y ago
To anyone reading who wants to know what they can personally do--in rough order of decreasing impact: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ is doing really good work. They focus on a very non-adversarial approach, and are chan
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by asokoloski 7y ago
This research simply says that the children of the age group studied are not hurt by screen time in one particular aspect -- mental health. To draw the conclusion that we should stop worrying about screen time because a single study failed
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by asokoloski 7y ago
We do require B12, but "found almost exclusively in animal foods" leaves out something important. B12 is produced by bacteria, and is found in natural, untreated water sources, as well as dirt. Our bodies are adapted to preserve
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Hmm, you know what, I've been researching this a bit more and it seems like I was wrong. Apparently many cultures did boil seeds to produce oils for cooking or other purposes. I expect that they probably didn't eat as much oil a
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by asokoloski 7y ago
It's more of a desire for oils than a need. Humans don't need to eat processed oils at all. We can get all the essential fatty acids we need from regular food -- even without eating fish. Oils are not even healthy, they're
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by asokoloski 7y ago
Yes, there's a big difference between someone who rents out their apartment using Airbnb because they're away half the year, or has a spare room that they rent out, and someone who buys an entire building of 20 apartments and turn
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by asokoloski 9y ago
Heh, you're talking about me. Eggs: https://www.forksoverknives.com/whats-wrong-with-eggs/#gs.Sd... https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/ Fish: https://ww
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by asokoloski 9y ago
The simplest answer is, as much as you can, stick to a whole-foods, plant based diet. So: Whole grain bread and pasta instead of white bread and pasta. Brown rice instead of white rice. Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables, and fruit. Beans,
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by asokoloski 9y ago
Coconut oil is not a naturally occurring fat, unless you're eating it as part of a coconut. It's just as bad for you as other saturated fats (unfortunately, because it's super tasty): https://nutritionfacts.org&#

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