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by namlem 5y ago
Russian troops have resorted to using unencrypted comms because the encrypted ones were too unreliable, so we actually do have some visibility now.
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by namlem 5y ago
It least it's only for another 12 years.
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by namlem 5y ago
There are other possibilities. Such as a licensing system based around the idea of Harberger taxation. Basically, you make licensing of patents mandatory, and tax the patents based on the licensing fee. The higher the fee, the higher the ta
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by namlem 5y ago
Texas sucks just like almost everywhere else. Oregon's reforms we're pretty aggressive though. The entire Portland metro area is zoned to at least quadplexes in residential areas, and duplexes statewide. No SFH zoning allowed. Cal
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by namlem 5y ago
Houston has a lot of other land use restrictions. I should have been more specific. Even without zoning, you have rules like floor-area-ratio, parking minimums, setback requirements, etc.
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by namlem 5y ago
Why look to China when we can look to Japan? They had the worst housing bubble in world history, now housing is affordable. All thanks to a streamlined national zoning code that took power out of the hands of local government. There are twe
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by namlem 5y ago
Zoning laws are determined at the municipal level. It's local government that is the problem. State governments have actually started pushing reforms thankfully.
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by namlem 5y ago
The subsidies aren't the root of the problem. It's municipal zoning laws. Just look at Japan. Went from having the worst housing bubble in world history to affordability in 20 years thanks to sweeping zoning reform.
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by namlem 5y ago
I didn't know the Fed was responsible for exclusionary zoning laws.
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by namlem 5y ago
Wealth inequality is coming from land rents. Henry George was right all along. We should have listened.
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by namlem 5y ago
They arguably violate the right to confront one's accuser in court. Not sure if I buy that argument personally, since there's probably a technician who operates the camera system who could show up to court.
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by namlem 5y ago
Except in NY, IL, FL, and maybe TN, which have laws allowing recovery of damages beyond just the cost of replacement for a household pet.
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by namlem 5y ago
Sure, you can do that. But from a UX perspective, the system is clearly badly designed.
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by namlem 5y ago
I disagree. There are definite advantages over meeting over video chat imo. For example, it's impossible to have natural side conversations in those services. In real life, you can pull someone aside to have a chat without leaving the
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by namlem 5y ago
The storage is user upgradable technically.
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by namlem 5y ago
I am planning to get a Nexdock to use with it. I plan to use the thing as a handheld console about 50% of the time anyway, and having to carry around a second device in the form of the Nexdock isn't that big a deal. Plus I can even use
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by namlem 5y ago
The Steam Deck should be able to install Windows. Honestly, I'm probably gonna do that when I eventually get one.
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by namlem 5y ago
I don't have a problem with this particular instance of deplatforming because podcasts are a highly competitive space that relies mostly on RSS still. However, "free markets" according to the original definition meant free no
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by namlem 5y ago
I think it's a suite of dev tools for making metaverses. At least that's my impression.
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by namlem 5y ago
Miller v California has been undermined so severely by subsequent decisions that it basically doesn't apply anymore.
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by namlem 5y ago
It wouldn't be illegal in the US, but it would be in many other countries.
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by namlem 5y ago
Presumably it's to stop copyright infringement. People streaming shows and such.
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by namlem 5y ago
The models aren't the data and aren't regulated under GDPR. It would be crazy to try to do so tbh.
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by namlem 5y ago
Hamas can't get rockets that nice.
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by namlem 5y ago
I don't agree that we should eliminate parents, but it most certainly would not end innovation. China has very weak IP rights but there is still plenty of innovation.
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by namlem 5y ago
What we need is a Harberger tax on patents.
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by namlem 5y ago
It's not really anti-government, it just likes the aesthetic of being anti-government.
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by namlem 5y ago
Even if you fix all the other problems with flying cars, you're not gonna fix the noise issue. They are simply too loud to use in populated areas.
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by namlem 5y ago
I think the current affairs piece does a terrible job of representing and critiquing the argument. The blog post in the OP is much better.
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by namlem 5y ago
Except those million human lives today would go on to produce trillions of human lives and untold amounts economic growth over the extremely long term.

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