pzone

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   by pzone 7y ago

   The other 20% have come into contact with the ridiculous kabuki of environmental reviews.
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   by pzone 7y ago

   Here is a relatively famous study on rent control in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It identifies billions of dollars that resulted from the end of rent control in 1994, controlling for other economic trends. https://www.nber.org&#x2F
3. 123.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   While it is true that land is a finite resource which makes it a unique sort of asset, this is a separate issue than what GP raised. In fact, the point you raise goes in the opposite direction - it makes rent control far worse and more dama
4. 124.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   While that is true, it is a separate issue than what GP raised. In fact, the point you raises goes in the opposite direction - it makes rent control far worse and more damaging! Locking in pre-existing claims to land (renters being allowed
5. 125.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   Brooklyn resident here. Plenty of room on the subway during my morning commute. Wish they would build more condos here so I could enter the market.
6. 126.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   If this is true, then what about clothing? You can't go around unclothed, you always have to pick some sort of clothing to wear. Does this mean clothing manufacturers have some sort of special power over you, and must be regulated by t
7. 127.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   Those are cover-your-ass with respect to your superiors. In America, the cover-your-ass costs are with respect to the citizens who will use the infrastructure.
8. 128.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   I'm 31 and would certainly rather be a Youtuber than an astronaut.
9. 129.▲
   by pzone 7y ago

   Clear unambiguous rule of law? Dream on, this is China we're talking about!
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    by pzone 7y ago

    Blender's Python API, although cleaner and better organized than Maya's, only offers a sliver of Maya's functionality. Maya has a standard maya.cmds API for scripting which works similarly to how Blender's Python API. Ma
11. 131.▲
    by pzone 7y ago

    The chan format is very different from Slack or IRC. Anonymity by default plus image and animation attachments makes it a unique medium.
12. 132.▲
    by pzone 7y ago

    Here in the Northeast I'm lucky enough to have the regional Polar Seltzer, but even nationwide Poland Spring produces a far more compelling product than La Croix these days.
13. 133.▲
    by pzone 7y ago

    Next-day train tickets do increase in price, particularly on these Acela lines. However you do escape the aggressively hyperoptimized pricing for airlines, and fares become flat once you're booking about a week ahead.
14. 134.▲
    by pzone 7y ago

    It's more like butter infused with spices, not hot sauce. Using an oil-based coating allows the fried chicken to stay crispy. They also add pepper to the batter.
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    by pzone 7y ago

    How would UBI solve the coordination, incentive and information problems that make temporary contract work difficult to arrange? It's a pain in the ass to find someone good and get them up to speed and most projects last longer than 1-
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    by pzone 7y ago

    I think self-driving cars will come sooner, in which case road handedness would be far less of an issue.
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    by pzone 7y ago

    Without knowing OP, it could have been a large number of things. Wikileaks publishes whatever it gets its hands on and has no scruples for safety or decency of what they post. The only "why" is to make headlines and stir people up
18. 138.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    The number is wrong. They're using data from 2008. It's fallen to 5.00 in 2018 according to the report.
19. 139.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    I think they're using data from 2008.
20. 140.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    Is this using the correct data? The happiness measure for the US of 7.28 seems to be the 2008 value. The 2018 Cantril score according to the report was 6.88.
21. 141.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    What is the point here? Pointing out the damaging and paradoxical effects of rent control is mainstream economic fare, not contrarian or particularly creative.
22. 142.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    Local asian grocery store was selling chunks of wasabi for ~$60 here in Boston, as of yesterday. Pricing was like $120/lb.
23. 143.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    This is so cool! This makes Krita an even more attractive choice for color grading and compositing CG renders. Great work Krita team!
24. 144.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    Video games, social networking, and other forms of cheap digital entertainment.
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    by pzone 8y ago

    I think you have it backwards with regard to HiDPI. DPI scaling in X is a nightmare. Sway claims to have the best HiDPI support of any desktop environment due to modern Wayland support. Getting X applications to scale with Wayland HiDPI wil
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    by pzone 8y ago

    Cashless transactions (including credit card, debit card, NFC, etc) may include fees of around 2%, but those can be easily exceeded by all the fees and costs of using cash. This is the extra time and training required of employees, hardware
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    by pzone 8y ago

    My experience is Notepad++ being one of multiple text editors people might choose including Sublime Text, VSCode, Atom, Emacs, vi, etc.
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    by pzone 8y ago

    Alcohol is involved in 40% of violent crime in the US. https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/crimes/
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    by pzone 8y ago

    This is correct. The $27B also counts income taxes paid by employees, property taxes based on rising valuations, and so on.
30. 150.▲
    by pzone 8y ago

    Great to see this project still going strong!