namlem

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601.
by namlem 8y ago
You can't have a copyright for text that someone else wrote unless they sell it to you.
602.
by namlem 8y ago
If you in any way put pressure on the zoning board to reject new apartment buildings, then yes, you are ruining SF.
603.
by namlem 8y ago
Or he's just in a manic episode of his BPD.
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by namlem 8y ago
I would lobby the government to build more affordable housing, not to pass laws criminalizing poverty. That just pushed the problem somewhere else.
605.
by namlem 8y ago
Except the only reason there aren't enough homes is because of artificial limits on construction. There's more than enough space for everyone, it's just that those who are currently winning are using their dominant position t
606.
by namlem 8y ago
The controller tracking is noticeably worse, but given that it's less than half the price, it's not bad.
607.
by namlem 9y ago
The sidewalk belongs to everyone. It's a public space.
608.
by namlem 9y ago
That's not true. Research shows that, while some of the increases are passed along, a large chunk is absorbed by the shareholders.
609.
by namlem 9y ago
Yeah, but when states do it in the US it ends up as a race to the bottom. The losers are all the states that participated and the winners are big corporations and their shareholders.
610.
by namlem 9y ago
Yes, in the US that is definitely taxable. Keep in mind you can also write off losses though.
611.
by namlem 9y ago
Honestly, the science is still incomplete. We do know that there is quite a bit of genetic variation that comes into play with regards to how THC affects the user though.
612.
by namlem 9y ago
Except Facebook itself is a major ad delivery vector. Not actually going on FB means fewer ad impressions.
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by namlem 9y ago
Property tax isn't exactly great for fixing inequality either. Poor municipalities can't raise enough from property tax to fund infrastructure or schools.
614.
by namlem 9y ago
Or just institute a land value tax.
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by namlem 9y ago
How dare people demand a place to live?
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by namlem 9y ago
Local governments have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that they are incapable of addressing this problem. State intervention is the only way.
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by namlem 9y ago
Glad to see Parfit on the list. Reasons and Persons could honestly be the foundational text of a civilization.
618.
by namlem 9y ago
You must be joking.
619.
by namlem 9y ago
I mean, so did Hitler's Main Kampf.
620.
by namlem 9y ago
The way I see it, these files were sitting on the sidewalk. Public facing websites are public spaces.
621.
by namlem 9y ago
Where are things getting worse besides China?
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by namlem 9y ago
Fwiw, not all Buddhist monasteries or organizations do anything like this. I've been to retreats at a Shambala center and at one of the monasteries in Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village network and they were very secular.
623.
by namlem 9y ago
New Zealand has mixed member proportional representation, which is explained well in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I-sdoSXU The US's political system is extremely antiquated, and is not at all appropri
624.
by namlem 9y ago
I think we should absolutely stigmatize workaholic culture, or we will end up like Japan.
625.
by namlem 9y ago
You know not everywhere is the US right?
626.
by namlem 9y ago
Are you kidding? I would jump at the chance to implement New Zealand's system in the US and throw ours in the trash where it belongs.
627.
by namlem 9y ago
You can certainly blame them if they vote in local elections to perpetuate this unequal system.
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by namlem 9y ago
They won't come down as long as municipalities are allowed to dictate their own housing policies.
629.
by namlem 9y ago
You'll probably be able to pick up a 2080 for a reasonable price when it comes out, which should be soon.
630.
by namlem 9y ago
Would you care to provide evidence that the Finnish government's efficiency is so low, or is that baseless speculation?

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