Favorites January 27th 2022
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Aww yea
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You would not believe how many people retweeted this chart today.
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"That's a lot of microchips"
Essentially, no one notices things getting better, only worse. From a policy perspective, temporary programs are a bad idea.
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There was a short period where it seemed like maybe an omicron specific booster would mean less protection against other possible variants, but given that the omicron spike isn't falling nearly as fast as was initially projected, we should be preparing to switch strategies.
To be clear, this is separate from the 'unlock with watch when you're wearing a mask.' Siegler calls it 'fantastic but depressing'. Viticci, ever the iOS expert, already has all the details if you're interested.
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I generally favor inclusive zoning, but always with the caveat that the sweet spot for the total number of affordable units created is when the requirement is somewhere below 20%