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We can’t beat the climate crisis without rethinking land use(brookings.edu)
1 points by vwoolf 5y ago|0 comments
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New Developments Lower Rents in Surrounding Neighborhoods, Study Says(planetizen.com)
14 points by vwoolf 5y ago|0 comments
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‘Detached townhomes,’ gentrifying the gentrifiers and Houston's affordability(kinder.rice.edu)
3 points by vwoolf 5y ago|0 comments
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by vwoolf 5y ago
In the Phoenix area, on their app, I count perhaps 6 - 7 charging stations, all far away from the city centers (such as they are, yes, I know) and another 5 - 6 coming soon. Closest one is 14 miles from me right now. I'm rooting for it
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Eliminate parking requirements: Housing people over housing cars(latimes.com)
2 points by vwoolf 5y ago|0 comments
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Want Lower Rent? Build More Housing and Scrap Zoning Restrictions(thefederalist.com)
2 points by vwoolf 6y ago|0 comments
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by vwoolf 6y ago
Probably not what you are looking for, but this: https://getfreewrite.com could be good for you.
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by vwoolf 6y ago
It's not something that can get the general public excited about space Space is like a sports team: the public gets excited when there are wins. The public is excited about SpaceX because of the company's many wins. All ULA need
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U.S. Airports No Longer Have to Build Their Own Terrible Trains(vice.com)
22 points by vwoolf 6y ago|18 comments
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by vwoolf 6y ago
Having had severe diagnosed depression and having also taken MDMA at parties and with friends, I see why it is, if not a miracle drug, then at least a powerful and potent tool. I credit it with much of my quality of life today.
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by vwoolf 6y ago
All of what you say is true, and it's stupid expensive but also aesthetically incredible and super light. I'd buy one if I had stupid money to throw away. I don't, so I won't, but the appeal is there.
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Mike Radenbaugh, the Teenage Tinkerer Behind an E-Bike Revolution(nytimes.com)
1 points by vwoolf 6y ago|0 comments
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by vwoolf 7y ago
I don't understand why people buy $35,000+ non-electric cars, instead of three-year-old used cars. For electric cars like Tesla, high initial costs make sense, given environmental impact and lifetime TCO.
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Rising Car Prices Are Sending Even Strong-Credit Buyers to the Used Lot(nytimes.com)
2 points by vwoolf 7y ago|1 comments
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by vwoolf 9y ago
Learned this the hard way. I'd encourage anyone tempted to try out his program to take a week or two and work on your mobility first Interesting; do you have any links for advice or guidance on how to work on mobility?
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by vwoolf 10y ago
what happens when the Chinese government puts a high priority on getting into aerospace and tries to replicate their own 787s or A-350s I am late to this discussion, but James Fallows wrote China Airborn , a book about precisely this top
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by vwoolf 10y ago
I think it is mostly because they don't understand how much better wired internet is than wireless. I've basically forced many people to connect their devices with Ethernet as a "temporary" measure to solve their proble
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Automakers Go Electric, Even If Gas Is Cheap(nytimes.com)
64 points by vwoolf 11y ago|79 comments
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How the Internet is changing the world's oldest profession (2014)(economist.com)
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How Tumblr and “free-rang pornography” are changing intimacy (NSFW)(mic.com)
2 points by vwoolf 11y ago|0 comments
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Housing costs outstrip incomes, putting Colorado economy at risk(denverpost.com)
1 points by vwoolf 11y ago|0 comments
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Genocea's genital herpes vaccine succeeds in Phase II Clinical Trials(fiercevaccines.com)
1 points by vwoolf 11y ago|0 comments
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More bang for your buck: How new technology is shaking up the oldest business(discover.economist.com)
2 points by vwoolf 11y ago|0 comments
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by vwoolf 11y ago
I'm kinda casting around for a project right now. For a while I was trying to get jailbroken iPhones to work as distributed nodes for Compressor.
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by vwoolf 11y ago
I've never owned one but have a friend who uses one (although I don't recall his model). He observed that it works reasonably well for stuff that's primarily going to happen server-side (shocking, I know) but that he prefers
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Glut of Capital and Labor Challenge Policy Makers(wsj.com)
9 points by vwoolf 11y ago|1 comments
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by vwoolf 11y ago
I note that "programmer" and various related or adjacent fields are nominated by no one.
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What professions are oversaturated?(marginalrevolution.com)
1 points by vwoolf 11y ago|2 comments
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by vwoolf 11y ago
Used Thinkpads have been very, very good to me over the years I use a MacBook Pro but have recommended Thinkpads to Windows-using friends. A couple years ago I actually knew a site that re-sold decommissioned corporate models for okay pri
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“I Was an ISIS Hostage for 5 Months”(nymag.com)
4 points by vwoolf 12y ago|0 comments

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