Favorites February 8th 2022
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"A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers.
"It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to their spinal cord has been able to walk freely."
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Wow, this is pretty cool, it's a tiny implanted device that makes it possible.
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wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com is such a cool game idea. My high score on the current version is 23.
(The dataset has been cleaned up a lot, though there are definitely still a few cards with issues. It’s on GitHub if you want to contribute!)
![WikiTrivia score: Streak 23 Best streak 23](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.substack.com%2Fmedia%2FFLHUobjXMAg4eV_.jpg)
I tried this game a few tries so far and my best is 11. It's fun, but honestly I think there's a fair bit of luck.
It always comes back to land use policy.
![Twitter avatar for @jdcmedlock](https://substackcdn.com/image/twitter_name/w_96/jdcmedlock.jpg)
The ultimate move would be for USPS to leverage their exemption from local zoning laws to build dense social housing on top of ground floor post offices
newsday.com/opinion/corona…
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock
Aww yea, that's the good stuff.