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by tmnvix 3y ago
Maximum of 2-3 months that a residence can be rented short term in any one year. This allows owners to rent their homes while they are on holiday (and demand for the short term rentals is highest). Anyone wanting to do short term rentals al
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I'm really curious to know what proportion of Ireland's housing is now in the short term rental market. Effectively removing dwellings from the housing stock should be heavily discouraged during an accommodation crisis.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
As much as I agree that this is great news, I would like to see something that isn't focused exclusively on emissions - or even weight for that matter. As important as those are, I would also like to see something that focuses on size
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Somewhat related: I was visiting family in the countryside recently and was a bit shocked to see that the elderly neighbour was still using an 'incinerator' to dispose of their waste. Basically a 44 gallon drum in the backyard tha
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Is it possible that US vehicles are becoming more unsafe? I can't imagine that an increase in average mass could lead to less dangerous roads.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I've often wondered how many people do regret having children. I imagine it would be hard to come up with reliable statistics - nobody would want to admit that out loud.
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How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works(youtube.com)
1 points by tmnvix 4y ago|0 comments
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> You’re much more likely to die in a car accident. Maybe so, but I believe you are also more likely to die of a car accident in the US. There's no getting around the fact that amongst western nations, the US has certain aspects to
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by tmnvix 4y ago
You might want to look into HTMX ( https://htmx.org/ ). It's very popular in the Django community.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Sorry, my mistake. I meant to say most places are not 'non-recourse' as far as I am aware!
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Negative equity is going to become a real problem for a lot of people who purchased in booming markets over the last few years. As far as I'm aware, most places are 'non-recourse'. Some people might say "if you can carry
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> Housing is the main driver of inequality and there is little change happening. Have hope. Things are changing as I see it. Fundamentally, I believe that we have seen a multi-decade boom because property prices are closely linked with i
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How should we understand the weird experience of coincidence?(aeon.co)
2 points by tmnvix 4y ago|1 comments
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I think bigger vehicles often have the disadvantage of having a more rigid chassis.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> An entire generation has to be that much more reckless than before to make that kind of a dent Or maybe they are driving more dangerous vehicles (e.g. bigger and heavier)?
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by tmnvix 4y ago
The first sentence makes that seem unlikely.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Not for me
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> The solution to allowing lower classes to have more stuff is to make it easier for everybody to produce more stuff. So tax wealth rather than income?
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I imagine one reason would be that changing your perception changes your perspective. Imagine losing your sight. You would likely gain some insight due to having a new perspective on the world, due to a change of focus (for want of a better
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> How can audiophiles continue to exist with knowledge being so easily available? Because not all audiophiles are gullible
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> We're really saying "I'm not the kind of person who likes this thing" A friend of mine often makes the comment "x is not for me". I like it and have adopted it. I appreciate the lack of negativity. Too oft
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Parking spaces are big: https://www.dimensions.com/element/parallel-parking-spaces-l... At 7x2.5m I can imagine 10 bicycles side-by-side with ~70cm each, with another 10 'interleaved' opposite.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> Australian labour costs more, so as a steel producer it would have trouble competing with China on export markets. I never imagined that steel production would be particularly labour intensive.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
There are a lot of responses to this comment along the lines of 'privatisation leads to more/less efficiency'. I'd like to point out that although 'efficiency' is usually the stated reason for privatisation, in
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I've heard these often receive notes of appreciation addressed to the tree.
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I agree. I think it's imperative that we come up with a way to properly count underutilized properties. By underutilized properties I mean empty, landbanked, holiday and second homes, Airbnb's, etc - basically everything that isn&
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by tmnvix 4y ago
> Let's explore the commute to work, some 60km away... Well. There's your problem. The idea of travelling 60km to work is a very modern phenomenon. Like a lot of people you've built your life around car travel. It's h
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I was too young to remember the surrounding events, but I do know that Rushdie's close friend Christopher Hitchens has spoken about being turned away from his leftist roots because of the lack of support for Rushdie from many on the le
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by tmnvix 4y ago
I sometimes wonder if the best solution to these sorts of issues is to do nothing. If vehicles keep increasing in size to the point that they become less convenient then that provides a disincentive to purchase large vehicles. Similarly, if
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by tmnvix 4y ago
Is it a 'communist idea' for governments to impose a levy on use of the radio spectrum or mineral resources? Why is land so different? I hardly think allowing someone to purchase a portion of the radio spectrum and own it in perpe

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