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New comment by zip1234 in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"

zip1234 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:09:05 +0000

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.

New comment by zip1234 in "American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana"

zip1234 — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:35:30 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel"

zip1234 — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:34:53 +0000

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 space for insulation with less thermal bridging.

New comment by zip1234 in "Business co-founders in tech startups are less valuable than they think"

zip1234 — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 02:44:16 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders"

zip1234 — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 02:27:01 +0000

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.

New comment by zip1234 in "What if we taxed advertising?"

zip1234 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:12:58 +0000

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.edu/article/billboards/#:~:text=...

New comment by zip1234 in "What if we taxed advertising?"

zip1234 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:10:49 +0000

Totally agree on taxing undesirable behavior--everyone complains about 'traffic' and the potential traffic impacts of something. If noise/pollution was taxed appropriately perhaps traffic would be less of a concern. A government needs to get revenue somehow and wages are just a very convenient way to do so. However, with all the modern technology that we have now, I think there are options available that are not being taken (such as fair land use tax with computer calculated values)

New comment by zip1234 in "How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the White House Signal Chat"

zip1234 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:06:15 +0000

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 whatsoever for their actions. "Carelessness is contagious"

New comment by zip1234 in "Trump's Tariffs Wipe Out over $6T on Wall Street in Epic Two-Day Rout"

zip1234 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:09:51 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "Trump's Tariffs Wipe Out over $6T on Wall Street in Epic Two-Day Rout"

zip1234 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:57:48 +0000

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 security reason to have tariffs to protect some manufacturing, but that should be a precision targeted tariff if anything.

New comment by zip1234 in "Trump's Tariffs Wipe Out over $6T on Wall Street in Epic Two-Day Rout"

zip1234 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:54:40 +0000

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 manufacturing. However, the US manufactures a LOT still, there are loads of reasonably well paying jobs for lower skill worker. I will say that housing and healthcare costs are high in the US but those are not things that are imported.

New comment by zip1234 in "Trump's Tariffs Wipe Out over $6T on Wall Street in Epic Two-Day Rout"

zip1234 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 01:48:02 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "How each pillar of the First Amendment is under attack"

zip1234 — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:16:48 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment"

zip1234 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:07:27 +0000

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://maps.app.goo.gl/TpAiphV8iJZ7j6mY9 as an example. This is across from a school in England where a very high percentage walk

New comment by zip1234 in "The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment"

zip1234 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:41:19 +0000

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 properly clear the sidewalks during winter. The giant parking lot is always immaculate though. They actually renovated and rerouted traffic to make it less safe for pedestrians. My daughter's friend was hit in a crosswalk (with a crossing guard!) by a parent leaving school after dropping her kid off. No penalty to the driver.

New comment by zip1234 in "Atlanta Fed predicts -2.8% GDP"

zip1234 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:33:44 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

zip1234 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:09:27 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "NYC Congestion Pricing Tracker"

zip1234 — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:51:23 +0000

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

New comment by zip1234 in "How good are American roads?"

zip1234 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:42:14 +0000

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 poorest people can't even afford a car. Insurance, fuel, maintenance are expensive and paying for roads is expensive.

New comment by zip1234 in "How good are American roads?"

zip1234 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:39:33 +0000

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