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by whyenot 10y ago
> As an outsider The problem is that "NIMBY politicians" are elected by NIMBY residents. If you are a homeowner, or live in a rent controlled apartment, SF is a fantastic place and there is little incentive to get rid of zoning
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by whyenot 10y ago
> If California wants to lower their housing prices, they need to have supply match demand. To do that, they need 50 story buildings. A lot of them. And they need to start soon, because they take years to build. Develop all that open spa
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by whyenot 10y ago
There is also a personal connection. The Clintons and the Kissingers also usually spend Christmas together at Oscar del la Renta's villa in the Dominican Repulic [as has been widely reported by Gawker and other "tabloids"].
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by whyenot 10y ago
So far Ricoh seems to be doing a great job with Pentax -- the newest cameras, the K-1 and K-70 are both fantastic.
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by whyenot 10y ago
Their new full frame 35mm camera (the K-1) is also surprisingly affordable ($1,800). Full frame camera form Nikon/Canon with similar features start at around $3,000.
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by whyenot 10y ago
Two counter examples to your first statement about positive benefits of massive increases in wealth: Nigeria and Venezuela.
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by whyenot 10y ago
You're 25% figure is highly questionable. As you surely noticed when you got that number from Trulia, average rent in SM actually decreased from $4800 to $4600 between July 2015 and January 2016. You would need to see numbers going bac
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by whyenot 10y ago
Right or wrong, if consumers have the choice between a thinner, lighter laptop with better battery life and a more clunky laptop that is easier to repair, most appear to be choosing the former over the latter.
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by whyenot 10y ago
It's interesting that you seem to have completely forgotten that reproduction ("breeding") usually requires two people people, usually of different genders ;) Women, no matter how "fit and healthy" did not tend to p
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by whyenot 10y ago
As mentioned in the article, Angiosperms emerge in the fossil record later than this butterfly-like lacewing. The earliest flowering plants had flowers that are thought to be pollinated by beetles. Wind pollination evolved several times in
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Climate change claims a lake, and a way of life(nytimes.com)
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by whyenot 10y ago
Yes, and it really is an excellent write-up. It captures the flavor of the Mojave, even if there are some things he could have done differently.
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by whyenot 10y ago
The items have been there for the past eight years. They will last another few days until authorities can come back and work the area. He had a camera to document the find, and survey flags to mark the items. There was no reason to take the
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by whyenot 10y ago
He comes across as very earnest; that might be misread by some people as obsessive. He also did do some very questionable things like remove the day planner and other items. It could be that law enforcement didn't really want to work w
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by whyenot 10y ago
I would think a video from The Yes Men would be easily identifiable as parody based on their past actions. Even if you are not aware of who they are, it's easy to find with a quick Google search.
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by whyenot 10y ago
A consumer isn't going to care about the automation. Does the pizza taste good? I'm especially interested in how these "mobile ovens" will work out. If a delivery is 1 mile away vs 5 miles away, length of time in the ove
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by whyenot 10y ago
As is true in many areas of organismal biology, botany is a field in decline. There are not a lot of jobs anymore, and in academia, not a lot of grant money. In spite of this, every year universities continue to pump out more and more gradu
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by whyenot 10y ago
A seed is a living organism essentially in suspended animation. Cells in the embryo have intact plasma membranes, DNA repair mechanisms are present (although working very slowly), each cell is surrounded by a cell wall, and the entire seed
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by whyenot 10y ago
The fact that in private Hulk Hogan is a racist piece of garbage, as is VERY clear if you see a transcript of the tape, seems to me like something which is news, and something that should be reported. During his wrestling career he was mark
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by whyenot 10y ago
The ACLU and NAACP are non-profits that are supported by a large number of members, publicly report their spending, and are governed by leaders chosen through a democratic process. When they back a lawsuit, they are very transparent about i
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by whyenot 10y ago
The engine in a Smart is in back, behind the occupants. In general, the most important crumple zone of a car is in the front.
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California already has stricter emissions standards than most states. You can't purchase a car in Oklahoma and register it in California without making modification to the emissions system.
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by whyenot 10y ago
The black turtleneck didn't work so well for Elizabeth Holmes. Maybe it's a guy thing.
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by whyenot 10y ago
> The plan is a among a series of proposals being mulled by the Palo Alto City Council to provide affordable housing to those considered middle class in the area - families making between $150,000 to $250,000 annually. As a point of re
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by whyenot 10y ago
My "super senior" mother gets at least five robocalls a day on her land line. It's getting totally out of control, and I worry that someone will take advantage of her. I really wish someone would come up with something like a
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by whyenot 10y ago
It was easy for you , and that's great. Just because it was easy for you doesn't mean it would be easy for most people in the program.
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by whyenot 10y ago
Setting aside the specifics of this particular publisher (Valleywag) and their criticisms of Thiel, it's very disturbing that someone with deep pockets can work to secretly take out critical media like this.
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by whyenot 10y ago
> Who are we to condemn India's actions? Let's just hope the project minimizes ecological impact. I think Californians have every right to condemn this project. Not only have we experienced the benefits of huge water projects l
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by whyenot 10y ago
I'd be interested to see how well it works. I did something similar (a camera trap) with the model B and the problem I ran into is that the unit would often overheat and shut down if left in an enclosure in the sun. I didn't want
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by whyenot 10y ago
Not just FORTRAN, but R and MATLAB also use one-based indexing. It's also, at least historically, the convention for matrix notation. IMO do whatever attracts more users, as that is what Julia needs most. Without a large community movi

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