mcbobgorge

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by mcbobgorge 2mo ago
Air travel is the best way to go long distances, but some small islands are not easily accessible by plane. For those places, we have ferries. In a similar vein, most places in a city can be accessed via density + transit. But cars are grea
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
There are a few sheltered spots on the islands with manmade 'forests' like Kunoy Park.
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
Nice write up and great photos. But I have to nitpick- the claim that there are no sandy beaches is false- Tjørnuvik Beach is a cool black sand beach. You can even take surf lessons there.
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
The Enlightenment directly led to violent revolutions in the US and France. Political violence has never not been a part of political society in some capacity. What is effective is not always what is right, and violence is often effective (
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
My wife and I have no interest in ever having children, yet we are happy to pay property taxes that go to local public schools. Why? Because an educated society is better able to make educated decisions. We are being "penalized" f
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
I'm not the user you're asking but the same logic holds true for UBI, yes. The societies with the most effective social welfare programs do it via a robust and de-stigmatized social safety net. I think most of the common criticism
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
I agree with the sentiment but I have seen multiple job applications that have a mandatory 'apply with LinkedIn' button. Of course I could always choose not to apply, but I don't want to do that. Same thing when some websites
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
There's something similar in Philly- I went to Temple University and many drunk kids would either fall asleep on the Broad Street Line or mistakenly take the last express train, which skips over both of the Temple stops. As a result, y
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
I grew up in New Hampshire and the White Mountains are such a good playground for stuff like this. Big network of trails, all kinds of terrain. Four very different seasons, lots of weather. Basically anything you want to find in mountains,
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by mcbobgorge 1y ago
Yes- I live in a pretty affluent Los Angeles suburb and we recently just hit "functional zero" street homelessness. "To achieve Functional Zero, the number of individuals placed in interim or permanent housing must be greater
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by mcbobgorge 4y ago
Spotify has this for artists