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by codexb 2y ago
I think the problem is that there doesn't appear to be any plan to manage the land usage. In the US, there is tons of public land, but there are giant federal and state departments that manage it, and there are entire books of rules fo
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by codexb 2y ago
Hunting is highly regulated these days. For one, I'm not aware of anywhere that allows the trapping of bear anymore. If you're trapping, you can't just put out traps and leave them. Most places require you to check them every
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by codexb 2y ago
Good point. Another famous example are the "entails" that many inherited estates in Britain had at one time (and a major plot point in the show Downton Abbey).
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by codexb 2y ago
Typically, covenants are meant to cover issues more locally than zoning could, like a permanent easement for the benefit of an adjoining property or setbacks for all the properties on one street to achieve a particular aesthetic. You could
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by codexb 2y ago
They're somewhat unrelated, because while there's more dollars, the domestic demand for those dollars is also higher now, for lots of reasons. Inflation, the high amount of American debt (which must be paid in dollars), the loomin
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by codexb 2y ago
What states have good weather year round, already have large urban centers, and better laws and taxes than California? That's basically what it amounts to. That's why cities in Texas and Florida are growing. Seattle has terrible w
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by codexb 2y ago
Cars require hundreds to thousands of microchips these days. Airbags require sensors and circuits. Emission systems require expensive sensors, and engines require complex electronic and mechanical real-time tuning systems to constantly moni
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by codexb 2y ago
What happened is there are no real "budget" cars anymore. Mandatory safety, engine, emission, backup cameras (yes, they're mandatory) has steadily driven the base price of a car so high that the added cost of creature comfort
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by codexb 2y ago
Anyone who's been through divorce knows this as well
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by codexb 2y ago
They even through in a non-sequitur jab at Trump for good measure. This is what happens when you use ideology to read and interpret data rather than the other way around.
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by codexb 2y ago
No. Not really. Not unless we invent some magical fuel with tons of energy that weighs close to nothing. The problem with rockets is that most of your fuel is used to lift... the fuel, that's also lifting your payload. We might get bet
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by codexb 2y ago
ion thrusters won't get you to orbit or into an orbital insertion. They are only really helpful to slowly increase or decrease the speed in the direction you are already heading via some other propulsion method.
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by codexb 2y ago
Yes and no. There were thousands of moderately successful local papers that really don't exist anymore. They had a handful of different revenue streams (classifieds, real estate and auto sales ads) that have all been gradually eaten in
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by codexb 2y ago
I think people should choose to risk and invest money and projects as they see fit. There are plenty of smaller and less densely populated towns with fiber broadband. > A bridge to a town of 10k can be quite profitable If it was, someone
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by codexb 2y ago
All the same "profit" arguments you're making against Telco's hold equally well against Starbucks or Home Depot or anyone else for that matter. Bad, risky investments are bad and risky no matter how much you try to subsi
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by codexb 2y ago
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you've massively underestimated the true cost of installing fiber (you include no labor, or maintenance, or any equipment costs besides just the fiber for the trunk line (last mile installa
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by codexb 2y ago
I don't think you can really argue that there is "public good" in building essential infrastructure wastefully and inefficiently. Ghosts towns and abandoned towns have always been a thing, since the dawn of civilization. Th
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by codexb 2y ago
I mean, contractors rely on distributors like Home Depot for their income, that doesn't mean they have a right to Home Depot's in the middle of nowhere just because they want to work there.
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by codexb 2y ago
The thing is, what is a luxury to some is an “essential utility” to others. How many people really need gigabit internet? Is that “essential”? 20 years ago you might have been arguing that cable television was essential.
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by codexb 2y ago
Those monopolies are almost always the result of local governments trying to raise money by selling exclusive access to utility easements.
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by codexb 2y ago
I think people also need to accept that you can’t ignore basic economics. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to run fiber a hundred miles to the middle of nowhere because there’s one small town there. To me, it’s a bit like saying every town ne
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by codexb 2y ago
It's consistent with other self-help advice, though I think it's worded in ways that make it easier to relate to on a day-by-day basis. I think it was particularly insightful for being such a short read. In particular, the "w
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by codexb 2y ago
I don't think he means he never had to fill out an official application for consideration. Hell, I have to do that just for inter-company transfers. I think he means in the true sense, in that he simply wasn't cold-calling around
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by codexb 2y ago
A monarchy is generally not governed by law. A monarch typically has ultimate authority to govern as they wish. Sometimes, their power is limited, and sometimes they delegate the responsibility of governance, but a monarch is precisely the
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by codexb 2y ago
We have a process for banning chemicals. It requires a cost/benefit analysis, which the EPA did not do here.
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by codexb 2y ago
It's not like companies didn't exist before the US created LLC's in the 1970's. You don't need legal, registered corporations to have companies. Companies would still exist. And even without explicit limitations on
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by codexb 2y ago
But why does the government need this information, for everyone, and everything? Again, what is the legitimate reason? I understand tax liability, sure, but so long as someone is responsible for paying the taxes on a thing, why is it impo
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by codexb 2y ago
Historically, registration of assets has been used by government to seize and tax the property of those they opposed.
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by codexb 2y ago
What about a "republic" (ie. a nation governed by laws) requires public registration of assets?
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by codexb 2y ago
It's not always nefarious. If I'm an investor, I might make an agreement with an LLC that I'll invest $1000 in their business, but I get 99% of their income and ownership control, or even 100%. There's no requirement tha

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