EngManagerIsMe

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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
I bought forestland that is uninhabitable and remote. I am restoring it to healthy forest. When I die, I want to ensure that it continues to be forest land. The best way to do that is via a conservation trust. I appreciate your sentiment, b
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
For sure. Hence "typically". In the usual case, the coop is designed to be operated by the tenants, who are not operating it as a profit seeking venture and it's run democratically. It's not impossible that what you say
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
And it's not even the debate I enjoy. I'm not here to win, which is unfortunately how many debates are structured. I'm happy to listen to others beliefs, challenge them lightly, ask questions, and learn. And in turn share my
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
There are many flavors of communist, my friend. You might be familiar with Stalinism and Soviet/Maoist communism -- the authoritarian forms of communism that dominated the use of the word. I am not a fan of those, and indeed do not con
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
> I think many of these ideas are sound but IMO your hostility towards “landlords” is misplaced. I see landlords like ticket scalpers -- they have the money up front to buy a product, and provide 'liquidity' and 'free mark
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
Sounds reasonable to me. I'd maybe use a slightly different designation for primary residence (e.g. you can choose one residence to be your primary residence, which you must occupy for 35% of the year). And I'm sure #13 would ru
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
A co-op ownership of a building typically is not seeking to profit from the tenants in the building. They may charge fees to cover the maintenance and upkeep of the building and sustain their administration. Some condos operate similarly --
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
Good questions! I'll answer in reverse order -- Typically RoFR laws do require tenants to seek financial support from a lender or developer. The tenants front some of the capital, get a loan for some of the capital, and offer some ince
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
The reason I prefer low rise (especially in the 3-6 floors range) is because they require less specialized service. Maintaining the systems for a 40 story building requires specialists in hvac, elevators, plumbing, fire suppression, window
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
To be fair, police kill a lot more people than teachers do.
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
I'm a communist, I've been on HN for 8 years or so. I've found that the political bent of HN is much, much more varied than "taken over by commies". In general, I've met many folks here from across political sp
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
Sure, but a police officer has much (much) more power than 5 teachers. I can't remember the last time teachers benefited from qualified immunity or civil forfeiture.
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
Your comment is misleading. Yes, the union has the ability to decide how the pie is allocated within teachers, but if the teachers are underfunded there's a systemic problem about making sure the teachers get a big enough pie.
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
Edit: Let me rephrase to be less strict, and express this as my personal belief rather than an absolute truth. Edit 2: Genuinely appreciate the discussions on this. (Besides the one or two comments that got moderated away) I think many of t
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
... in vitro and in 40 male mice.
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by EngManagerIsMe 4y ago
What if recording everything that transpires on the internet is a mistake? Yes, I'm aware I should treat everything online as permanent anyways, but surely there's value in making the intentional choice to archive lore vs just r