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It doesn't help much to over engineer. Suppose we design the buildings to last 200 years. After 200 years, they start collapsing at the same rate as the rate of construction. If we…

This is way off target: "the kinds of neighborhoods that permanently reduce total driving" People change jobs without changing where they live. It won't matter what kind of neighbo…

My situation is far worse. The instructor assigns video that is on YouTube, but the kid would rather watch a different video. The assigned video is boring. It's more fun to watch a…

So it blocks "Malware and Adult Content", but that has never caused trouble in my family. What about the online games that distract from schoolwork, chores, and sleep? YouTube is f…

It seems like you're not really starting adult life, and you're running out of years to do so. I started my 30's with 3 kids already, and ended my 30's with 9 kids. I bought a hous…

I'm trying to stomp out my son's video game addiction right now. The trouble is that online classes require a web browser, and there are lots of web games.

I knew a real dentist named Rex Pain. Rex means King. He was the king of pain.

The error here: it's not problems arising from capitalism You complained that "only so many are built in any given geographic area", and I pointed out that this is for a very non-c…

I have those tools, and I rarely bother with the C they can generate. Plain disassembly isn't so great either. Usually IDA's graph view is the most productive. (it looks like a flo…

Places that provide childcare seem to have fewer children. There is a reasonable mechanism of action: without that childcare, families with children quickly give up on having two i…

You can find your own meaning, but you should be honest about the fact that it is your own meaning. English teachers are demanding "correct" interpretation that has nothing to do w…

As a kid I rode around in a bigger station wagon, the Mercury Montego, which was 223.1 in (5,667 mm). Now I drive a Ford E350 that is 236.7 in (6,012 mm). It's 3.45 feet longer tha…

I bought a $40k Ascent with 8 seats. It's decent. I'm not a fan of the driver assist nonsense. That stuff is dangerous. It actually yanks on the steering wheel, but of course it ha…

We now have proof that it really is "going far beyond the author's intention". Texas licensed a poem for a standardized test. The poem's author was still alive, and was unable to "…

It varies. I've seen software engineering with a security clearance that didn't require a drug test. Of course, all the friends of your friends were going to be interviewed in pers…

The way to beat your fence restriction is to make a fence-like installation of solar panels. There are laws to stop HOAs from blocking solar panels. This is also a great trick to g…

You can't do that kind of thing with a will. If we ban that for wills, it seems equally proper to ban it for pieces of property. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_against_perpetui…

25C is something you set your thermostat to at home. Well, it would be 77F, which is the same. (note: Florida Man Sets Thermostat)

It really is high school 2.0, as you can tell by the classes offered. There are classes that are below what is traditional for high school, but college credit is given. You can get…

I sent two of my kids to community college at 13. The only immaturity problem was that one of the two was a slacker about getting assignments done, but older people at the school a…

The reason why "only so many are built in any given geographic area" is because we aren't being very capitalist or free market. One must obtain a "certificate of need" before openi…

Your study does not address all types of injury. I have seen more than a childbirth. I have 12 kids. The most miserable and painful birth was in a hospital. That birth featured pai…

"I seen a tree" is less ambiguous than "I saw a tree"

I probably wouldn't have most of my family if I'd gone to a hospital. My twins would have been a C-section, and then the scar would have led to another C-section and to troubles wi…

It's not just about injury after the birth. It's about injury during the birth. As soon as the baby and placenta are out, it's too late to avoid injury during childbirth. It is no …