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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
I agree with everything except for the "make them and their other rich buddies even richer." Let's not bundle all politicians into this. :)
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
> Space is not the issue - space utilization absolutely is and zoning laws produce suboptimal space utilization. There should be a lot more residental sky scrapers in the bay area than there currently are. If San Fran adopted the zoning
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
> that's not true at all. Look at commuter suburbs and exurbs that get developed It's only through the construction of highways that suburbs can be accessible. There was a great study done to show that the cost of highways is m
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
First, you have to sell your home, which is not always a reality. Then, a construction company has to buy your expensive house and build enough stories to make up for the difference of buying, demolishing and building again. Finally, the mu
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
There are two counter arguments to this: 1) Some areas have geographic or legal limits to constructions (maximum building hight, water, etc). There is simply no way to build more building without first demolishing existing buildings, which
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Three points on this topic: 1) There are worse ways to go than being acquired by Facebook 2) As far as I know, Facebook has been unable to copy/innovate in many areas (unable to copy craigslist, for instance). Their only solution is al
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
We are all bound to our basic needs. Whether we satisfy them by earning a living in a windowless office, or hunting for food and potentially dying in the field, does not change the reason we all do what we do: for survival. A person today i
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
It's not the same cooking you've come to expect. There is a whole wikipedia entry on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_cuisine#Medieval_Ice...
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
It really depends on where the people lived. Iceland survived for 1000 years on a diet of some root vegetables, fish, milk and mammals. I would not wish their existence on anyone today. People in warmer climates would have a better diet but
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Also take away multiple garments, shoes, a varied diet, modern hygiene, daily transportation.
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
They still do today. Perhaps the average apartment in Paris was more like 200-250sqft, but living conditions were greatly worse off than today.
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
This is common to all periods of the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(P... Today, we take for granted that the production of each individual is greatly improved by machinery. We own mult
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
How so?
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Any time I hear that a Chinese company is investing in a product I use, it's as if the Chinese government is now part owner of it as well. This may be general paranoia, but given the latest crackdown on VPNs and privacy, I don't k
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
You can lift it or tap the screen to show the locked screen. Your face will only unlock the device, it will not bring up the home screen.
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Perhaps it's the major league baseball that doesn't believe in the minor league baseball ;)
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Not to get political, but the president doesn't have the power to change things at this level. It's up to congress and state and municipal governments to institute the kind of change you are thinking about.
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
I moved to the city for a few months a week ago and the poverty described in the article is apparent. Everyone you speak to is struggling to pay rent and afford more than subsistence. Perhaps it's fairer to equate San Francisco with Lo
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by ppeetteerr 9y ago
Most predictions never come true and those which do are often never predicted. The fear of AI is overblown at this point and a prediction of strong AI in 2300 is way to far into the future to be of any use for today's society.