yesfitz

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by yesfitz 8mo ago
The ability to picture the scene in your mind is not why listening to an audiobook is different from reading. Put another way, reading involves: 1. Parsing and interpreting the words on the page. 2. Synthesizing the information in our heads
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by yesfitz 8mo ago
The survey this is based on[1] counts listening to audiobooks as "reading", which can only inflate the numbers. I have nothing against audiobooks, but they are not the same as reading. It is a passive consumption of the content. Y
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by yesfitz 8mo ago
"The LADWP tells Eyewitness News they will cover the cost of installing a new fire hydrant at the price tag of $35,000."[1] The median sale price in the Pacific Palisades is ~$2 Million.[2] The homeowners said "Our insurance
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by yesfitz 8mo ago
What data completely disagrees with them and what does it disagree with them about? The "Persons Killed, by Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in the Crash"[1] report shows that in 2023, 30% of fatal crashes involved
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
It's not unreasonable to expect certain behavior in a shared space. I'm really not sure where some of the other people replying to your comment are coming from. Forcing every human and animal you come across to listen to what you&
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Those desperate people are who most need help. Maybe improving the quality of life in "slums" is where the hacking should take place. But those improvements typically leads to gentrification and higher average rents. Is there a wa
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I've posted this thought a few times in different ways, but in my experience, community is found and then built. Regularly sharing space with others is the way to start finding community. I think your surveying is an example of that.
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Trailer parks have prefabricated housing rather than true trailers. These prefabs can technically be moved, but not easily or cheaply, essentially tying them to the lot. RVs can be moved easily and cheaply. So no, this is not exactly a trai
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Given this is Hacker News, is there any way to "hack" the housing market to reduce costs? Every hurdle I see seems to come back to a policy or regulatory issue. Whether it's increasing housing density, utilizing vacant spaces
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
The State Department said[1]: "The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates." Whether or not that's a good/true re
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
"It's true that many younger buyers just don't have the same taste or sense of style as folks from previous generations. But also, young city-dwelling professionals are less likely to have the room to place a large screen in
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Could someone with more familiarity in reading scientific papers tell me if the paper shows any material difference in the types of Bluetooth headphones tested (in-ear, over-head, neckband)? It's shown in some of the figures, but all I
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Why did you make this? Who is your target market?
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
This reminds me of "Mag Wealth"[1] from Mag World. I wonder if there's any effective way to peacefully prevent that concentration in the long run, or if it's something that requires constant vigilance. 1: https:/&#
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Corollary: Sufficient inelegance betrays strong ideas.
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
"Thirty-eight percent of American adults listened to an audiobook in the last year, up from the 35% reported in 2023."[1] "Roughly one is five American households listened to an audiobook within the last year—23 million house
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Coffee shops are definitely tougher than bars. I've made friends with baristas in one of three ways: The shop wasn't busy and they had time to chat (these shops don't usually last long), I recognize them outside of the coffee
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
That's a fascinating concept[1] that I hadn't encountered before. What do you think the implications are regarding this post? 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_c...
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
From my experience, here's the general lowest-effort way to find community: Make a list of public places that you like (bars, coffee shops, game shops, etc.) and go to them at the same time on the same day every week. You'll short
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
The "trend" is a reference to the sentences preceding what I quoted, in which Xi Jinping celebrates the continued integration of Hong Kong and Macau. "Not long ago, I attended the opening ceremony of the National Games, and I
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Here's the full English text of Xi Jinping's speech: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202512/31/WS69550b6ba310d686... There's one mention of Taiwan, in the eigth paragraph (of twelve). "We
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
And if we built more housing units in the Bay Area (increased supply), do you think that would make speculative investors' housing units increase or decrease in value?
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I'd venture a guess that a lot of the examples were part of the Works Progress Administration[1], which employed laborers, craftsmen, engineers, artists, and more as a response to the Great Depression. While it ended during World War I
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
There are 164,121 vacant housing units in the Bay Area[1]. While that's only ~6% of total housing units, it's still a lot of opportunity for both squatters and these businesses. Generally though, this situation only feels possible
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I think the library system does a good job of that. For example, here's the WorldCat entry for Thinking in PostScript [1] that shows its 4 editions physically available at 107 libraries. It's also available as an eBook and (sin
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
Not sure if you've already explored this avenue, but you can usually request media that your library doesn't have through the interlibrary loan[1]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlibrary_loan
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I'm not the person you asked, but I assume their basis is that the majority of the Adult US Population is overweight or obese.[1] However, we're conflating the related problems of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition. Food in
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I could see a case for personal de-dollarization in the long term, but based on previous American financial crises, European and Asian markets are also impacted by the downturn. Even the Shanghai Stock Exchange was hit in 2008[1]. Of course
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by yesfitz 9mo ago
I guess my takeaway from this is: Try not to build your life around AI, but there's so much money being pumped into it that your life will be heavily affected by AI succeeding or failing. What else can individuals do though? I remember
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by yesfitz 10mo ago
What alternative powerplant would you recommend that has a shorter breakeven, doesn't consume oil, and is attractive to look at?

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