Viewing profile — zip1234

Congestion can be solved by charging more for driving. Even a modest amount would start affecting how much people drive. The money could be used for better roads and improving othe…

Does your org approve specific commits or PRs overall?

Is there evidence sanctions strengthen a regime? With Russia at war right now, sanctions do indeed seem to be helping Ukraine with Russia having a budget crisis.

These are often designed by people that don't ever walk anywhere.

If this just replaces steel beams or allows more post frame construction, the walls wouldn't change. Actually, if used in post frame style construction, it would allow for more spa…

What does Azure have to do with understanding a codebase? Azure is just a way to host an app.

Here's a solution--in an emergency, you can override it but you get a massive fine that can be removed if deemed to be true emergency.

It's totally established precedent that billboards, signs, etc are limited. Whether they should be or not, I'm not sure, but that's how it is currently: https://firstamendment.mtsu…

Totally agree on taxing undesirable behavior--everyone complains about 'traffic' and the potential traffic impacts of something. If noise/pollution was taxed appropriately perhaps …

The higher level story is that the administration deliberately used an app that circumvents records laws, lied about it under oath, and then did not take any accountability whatsoe…

What is a fair trade deal? Levying a 40% tariff on a country that had a 1.5% tariff? There's not much to gain and a LOT to lose

US manufacturing is at an all time high in terms of output. Less people are needed in that sector because it's an area where automation is highest. I agree that there is a national…

I'm not even sure that it is to the detriment of our domestic laborers. It certainly makes domestic manufacturing less competitive, especially the lowest skill/barrier to entry man…

It's the simplest explanation and also the one with the most evidence

On top of that, violating public records laws by using signal chat for official communications with disappearing messages turned on.

Crossing guards aren't a substitute for good road design. There should probably be a narrower road by schools to slow people down as well as raised crosswalks. Similar to https://m…

Great article. It wouldn't be that difficult for schools and cities to encourage walking or biking. There are lots of easy things that could be done. My daughter's school doesn't p…

Truly in the sense that democracy is susceptible to demagogues, of which Trump is certifiably one

Let Ukraine attack Russia through European territory. Let them take Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg. Ukraine is boxed in right now but all those other places are lightly defended

The externality of noise and smog for people living there is not priced in wait time for drivers.

Why should we subsidize driving exactly? Charge per mile based on how much vehicle weighs and pollutes and charge enough to cover the cost of maintaining the roads. Many of the poo…

Truly, we have so many underutilized overly wide roads. Simply removing lanes makes money go much further

Trump talks shit about everyone—somehow all his supporters ignore that he has trashed each and every one of them at some point

India is funding the war for Russia by buying all their oil.

Another option is to make deals with universities or schools for access for their students where they pay a certain amount per year and the students can all have access