Favorites November 30th 2021
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As Noah Smith pointed out, this improvement in batteries is *way more important* than like, Fusion power, since it's not like you're going to be able to put a fusion reactor in your car. Without the cheap batteries, many uses for green energy just don’t work.
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Definitely good to see. Elections get results.
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The cynical read is that prisons actually want prisoners to re-offend so that they continue to get money for imprisoning them.
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Again, travel bans against South Africa for Omicron are stupid.
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Apparently in the later years, a big part of the difference in wealth is that members of the 'treatment' households have gone to the city to get jobs that pay a wage.
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Surprise! Construction isn't what leads to gentrification! Gentrification isn't about buildings, it's about people.
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Units under construction are counted as vacant if the doors, windows and floors have been installed.
Sometimes I care about silly things, but Holland's Spiderman was a great addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I'm happy that he'll stay on.