There is a sweet spot. Probably 25-50 years for mid sized buildings built after the early 70s (improved materials and codes).
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There is a sweet spot. Probably 25-50 years for mid sized buildings built after the early 70s (improved materials and codes).
I recall an episode of the bah area NPR call in show about this. The housing “advocate” guest said the new “luxury “ units raise the median price (sure, obviously), but that meant people were paying more. Wtf?
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I recall an episode of the bah area NPR call in show about this. The housing “advocate” guest said the new “luxury “ units raise the median price (sure, obviously), but that meant people were paying more. Wtf?
It should be fine as long as you do it inside on your coffee table.
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It should be fine as long as you do it inside on your coffee table.
The genetic freak part has some dark undertones…
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The genetic freak part has some dark undertones…
I agree there was (and is) a public subsidy to support car suburbs. But in many places that style of development has reached its limit. It’s now build up or stop growth.
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I agree there was (and is) a public subsidy to support car suburbs. But in many places that style of development has reached its limit. It’s now build up or stop growth.
It seems like a weird thing to argue about. I guess if your town is surrounded by farms and keep expanding it’s a choice.
But at least in the big CA metros we simply can’t build and more SFH. So the choices are keep all the SFH and watch the price go up. Or replace some with density.
But at least in the big CA metros we simply can’t build and more SFH. So the choices are keep all the SFH and watch the price go up. Or replace some with density.
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It seems like a weird thing to argue about. I guess if your town is surrounded by farms and keep expanding it’s a choice.
But at least in the big CA metros we simply can’t build and more SFH. So the choices are keep all the SFH and watch the price go up. Or replace some with density.
But at least in the big CA metros we simply can’t build and more SFH. So the choices are keep all the SFH and watch the price go up. Or replace some with density.
It would be better if they cracked down on the practice of leaving them up for months/years with no work going on.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It would be better if they cracked down on the practice of leaving them up for months/years with no work going on.
Capitalism is built around property rights. If I own a parcel of residential property I should be able to build whatever I want as long as it’s mostly residential.
Are you going to pay me for the loss of value from the restriction? You are taking my property without compensation. What is that?
Are you going to pay me for the loss of value from the restriction? You are taking my property without compensation. What is that?
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Capitalism is built around property rights. If I own a parcel of residential property I should be able to build whatever I want as long as it’s mostly residential.
Are you going to pay me for the loss of value from the restriction? You are taking my property without compensation. What is that?
Are you going to pay me for the loss of value from the restriction? You are taking my property without compensation. What is that?
If you don’t want YOUR home torn down, don’t sell it, simple.
One you sell it to someone, it belongs to them.
One you sell it to someone, it belongs to them.
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you don’t want YOUR home torn down, don’t sell it, simple.
One you sell it to someone, it belongs to them.
One you sell it to someone, it belongs to them.
This is changing their minds between 3 options each month. With a pop up each time.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is changing their minds between 3 options each month. With a pop up each time.
I'm doing Holland. A bunch of the mechanics are clearly way out of balance. And the AI is just crazy. England can't seem to ever manage a naval invasion. And it will spam random proposals to all organizations (eg a defensive league) constantly.
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm doing Holland. A bunch of the mechanics are clearly way out of balance. And the AI is just crazy. England can't seem to ever manage a naval invasion. And it will spam random proposals to all organizations (eg a defensive league) constantly.
EU5 is very promising, it should be great once the EA period is over in a year.
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
EU5 is very promising, it should be great once the EA period is over in a year.
Money matters in education, but not in the way people think.
The only intervention (for poorly performing schools) with really clear positive impact is an extra free meal
The only really clear predictor for a high performing school is the wealth and education (generally correlated) of the parents
The only intervention (for poorly performing schools) with really clear positive impact is an extra free meal
The only really clear predictor for a high performing school is the wealth and education (generally correlated) of the parents
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Money matters in education, but not in the way people think.
The only intervention (for poorly performing schools) with really clear positive impact is an extra free meal
The only really clear predictor for a high performing school is the wealth and education (generally correlated) of the parents
The only intervention (for poorly performing schools) with really clear positive impact is an extra free meal
The only really clear predictor for a high performing school is the wealth and education (generally correlated) of the parents
Wow, such a bad idea. All of the prominent experts in computer security have said clearly for decades that we should never do this.
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wow, such a bad idea. All of the prominent experts in computer security have said clearly for decades that we should never do this.
Each story runs once. Some stations run the whole program twice.
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Each story runs once. Some stations run the whole program twice.
Above a certain size/height almost all buildings are union anyway
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Above a certain size/height almost all buildings are union anyway
You should be trying to think of more uses for it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You should be trying to think of more uses for it.
Is any part of the disagreement about types of cities? IMO areas with continuous development, where the end of one city is just the start of another are very different from more isolated cities, where the edge of town is unincorporated rural land.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Is any part of the disagreement about types of cities? IMO areas with continuous development, where the end of one city is just the start of another are very different from more isolated cities, where the edge of town is unincorporated rural land.