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TedShiller

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TedShiller··on World’s largest four-day work week trial finds few are going back
I don't see any downside to a 4 day work week. Workers should expect to get paid 4/5 of what they made before, but it could be well worth it.
TedShiller··on Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down by USAF
> Oh neat, I always wanted to be a litterbug

Exactly. We're worried about plastic pollution in the wilderness unless it's floating in the air, got it.

TedShiller··on S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approved vacancy tax
Neither is the lack of luxury housing
TedShiller··on S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approved vacancy tax
Do they also suffer from insufficient Lamborghinis?
TedShiller··on S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approved vacancy tax
> S.F. needs more housing

Always funny to see this taken at face value. SF doesn’t “need” housing. People want to pay less for housing. Not the same thing at all.

TedShiller··on I changed my mind about nuclear waste
I changed my mind too. Turns out it's really dangerous.
TedShiller··on Apple Reports First Quarter Results
Apple refuses that in the same way that you refuse to eat moldy food. You like fresh food right?
TedShiller··on Builder's Remedy goes into effect in many California cities tomorrow
It’s not short anything. Other states have housing.
TedShiller··on Builder's Remedy goes into effect in many California cities tomorrow
You like crime?
TedShiller··on Builder's Remedy goes into effect in many California cities tomorrow
Wow that’s actually terrible news. Who wants more pollution crowding traffic and crime?
TedShiller··on Japan has changed in important and visible ways
Every housing topic on HN ends with the guy saying “… but Japan!”. Funny thing is that guy never lives in Japan.
TedShiller··on The UK is wasting a lot of wind power
Relevant book written by Sir David MacKay (Cambridge/Caltech professor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._C._MacKay

https://www.withouthotair.com/

TedShiller··on Widening highways doesn’t fix traffic
People think more housing lowers housing costs. Those people have never been to a big city.
TedShiller··on Widening highways doesn’t fix traffic
Good. More housing/highways is not the answer.
TedShiller··on Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes
I really don't understand why people are thirsty in the desert when they don't have water. Why are they so impotent?
TedShiller··on In 2022, Web3 went just great
The most shocking part for me was that someone was willing to pay $280
TedShiller··on Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes
It’s only simple if you don’t care about crime, pollution, etc. Then, it’s very simple yes.
TedShiller··on APITable: open-source Airtable alternative
Airtable was a really cool startup when they came out in 2012. There was nothing else like it. Now, with their mass layoffs, and free alternatives, it makes you wonder if they can survive as a company.
TedShiller··on California’s population shrinks for third straight year
> I have my eye on Chicago. There’s always something going on

You're right about that part

TedShiller··on Staring into the abyss as a core life skill
> thinking reasonably about things that are uncomfortable to contemplate, like arguments against your religious beliefs

Good exercise for democrats: acknowledge that the Hunter Biden laptop was not fake, that negative news about the government are being actively, illegally, and covertly suppressed by social media companies.

It changes everything.

TedShiller··on American EVs reduced gasoline consumption by just 0.54% in 2021
easy to say
TedShiller··on American EVs reduced gasoline consumption by just 0.54% in 2021
Anyone who has seen a lithium mining site in person will be a LOT less enthused about EV vehicles in general. And if you actually live near a lithium mining site... lets just say EV vehicles will be the worst thing that's ever happened to you.
TedShiller··on What happened when the San Francisco Bay Area rejected growth
Worked out great actually. Less pollution, less crowding and noise, less crime, more nature, cleaner.
TedShiller··on The school that grants your PhD thinks it’s too good to hire you
> It has zero to do with "being too good to hire their own students" and everything to do with diversity of thought. I 100% agree with it.

If you think universities have diversity of thought you haven’t been to a university in the last few decades

TedShiller··on Nearly six in 10 US young adults live within 10 miles of where they grew up
Nothing wrong with that, I wish I did too
TedShiller··on ChatGPT passes the 2022 AP Computer Science A free response section
It feels like talking to recently elected politicians
TedShiller··on People tricking ChatGPT “like watching an Asimov novel come to life”
this tweet makes no sense
TedShiller··on Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?
No
TedShiller··on Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?
NYC/SF could learn a lot from lack of crime in Tokyo
TedShiller··on I hate living in my tiny house (2019)
Denser areas aren’t worth it if you like peace and quiet, nature, and physical safety.
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