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  1. Comment on Residents of the Bay Area, CA, how do we address the homeless camps littering the streets of Oakland and surrounding towns? in ~talk

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    There isn't a lack of buildable space there's an obsession with NIMBYism and "historic preservation." This article does a pretty good job of showing an example of how a single story laundromat has...

    with a lack of buildable space.

    There isn't a lack of buildable space there's an obsession with NIMBYism and "historic preservation."

    This article does a pretty good job of showing an example of how a single story laundromat has millions of dollars and several years of completely unnecessary costs to assess "historical significance" and a number of other not-as-important factors as the incredible shortage of housing supply. Cities like NYC and SF were built mostly without these types of regulations, and in NYC for example 40% of Manhattan's buildings would be illegal to build today.This problem isn't unique to the bay area but it's especially bad there. It makes no sense for such a large, growing metropolis to have so much relatively low-density housing and it only is that way because anything else is either outlawed or extremely expensive to build because of all the red tape and NIMBYs.

  2. Comment on Podcasts recommendations for high performance mindset / habits in ~talk

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    Hidden Brain did a series called "You 2.0" that was quite good in that regard. A bit longer than 20-30 minutes each though.

    Hidden Brain did a series called "You 2.0" that was quite good in that regard. A bit longer than 20-30 minutes each though.

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  3. Comment on ~Random acts of Steam Sale in ~games

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    Nah, that's okay. As long as someone enjoys it. Thanks.

    Nah, that's okay. As long as someone enjoys it. Thanks.

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  4. Comment on ~Random acts of Steam Sale in ~games

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    I would really like spintires if it's still available.

    I would really like spintires if it's still available.

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  5. Comment on What are some interesting hobbies you can start for free and without leaving your home? in ~hobbies

  6. Comment on What is your favourite Stephen King book, and why? in ~books

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    I have to say I read a bunch of Stephen King books around halloween last year and IT was my least favorite, it was really, really long and seemed to not really get a clear scope in mind until the end

    I have to say I read a bunch of Stephen King books around halloween last year and IT was my least favorite, it was really, really long and seemed to not really get a clear scope in mind until the end

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  7. Comment on What are some interesting hobbies you can start for free and without leaving your home? in ~hobbies

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    Could you give a link for non-purist bonsai advice? I'm really curious how it works with like maple trees.

    Could you give a link for non-purist bonsai advice? I'm really curious how it works with like maple trees.

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