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Really great looking set of reforms in NYC. They got rid of parking mandates! They upzoned a ton! For all his faults, Eric Adams appears to be pretty good on housing.
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The chart doesn't even show the period after Russia tanked their economy by going to war!
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Further, they're ascribing agency to the LLMs that just isn't there. The comparison with how copyright for photography has worked is very useful. The person who created the spiral work I linked to previously clearly put work into it.
The key fact in there was how ridiculously disproportionally delivery trucks kill pedestrians and cyclists. I also had no idea that many major cities have a 'low emission' zone.
Longer Reads
β’ Interesting and extensive list of changes SFPD could undertake to reduce car break-ins.
Flotsam and Jetsam
β Retirement increases the number of kids. Grandparents do so much childcare that parents are willing to have more kids. (src)
β Really nothing stopping future Moon-bound astronauts aboard starship from stealing it and going to Mars. (src)
β A few NYC residents arguing against switching to trash bins. (src)
β Armenia / Azerbaijan war has resulted in some strange ally arrangements. (src)
β White House uses 'worst guy you know made a good point' meme. They even cropped it different for comic effect. (src)
β Advocacy for a 'no right on red' policy in SF, probably a good idea. (src)
β Sexual orientation found to be heavily associated with prenatal hormones. What's the ethical outcome going to be if it can be controlled pharmecutically? (src)
β Higher total transmission on electric lines by using batteries to flatten demand (src)
β Chinese anti India sentiment is turning into negative rumors about the India made iPhones are horrible. (src)
β Europa may have carbon in the atmosphere. (src)
β Great idea for iPhone 15 button action "Mute Toggle When Face Down, Otherwise Launch Camera" (src)
β Short thread argues that being married helps you get to financial stability, rather than something you do once you're already secure. (src)
β Chinese cities have way more surveilance cameras than any other country's cities. (src)