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Good conversation threading first. For the rest it may just be that I'm used to it but I find it generally much easier to read than, say, Outlook.

The point of that section was not about the effect of land use restrictions on overall value but on local differences. If you are comparing the value of two different pieces of land with the same land use restrictions then they don't affect the value calculation. Deed restrictions are called out because they can affect the comparative value of two different pieces of land within the same zone.

What's the best Gmail alternative wrt UI features?

deva.me being already taken, I guess.

The article does not claim anything like that even though the headline could be interpreted that way, and maybe that was not accidental.

Scientists are investigating the system simply because it has properties that might make it easier to detect signals from.

Although the fact that Google puts the Wikipedia BPF article in the sidebar might confuse you a little.

If you're a reporter and a really good storyteller, which he definitely is, your reporting drive better be really, really good. At my most cynical, I would say that Gladwell writes non-fiction because it suits his style and makes for better stories, but that might be going too far.

The problem isn't really NPEs. If it makes sense to have patents, then it probably makes sense to have a market in patents. The problem is mostly low-quality patents and the fact that the patent system is a poor fit for software.

> the interaction between personal liberty, privacy, automation, encryption, state power, human psychology, and the feedback loops that connect them

Is that all? Let us know when you figure it out. I'm joking, but I really like your take on digital privacy and related matters.

My question was that while this particular chariot seems like it might have been used for ceremonial purposes, was that true for all chariots? The military context is interesting, but its surely only part of the picture.

To put it a different way, after its military significance faded, was it actually relegated to purely ceremonial uses or was it a popular means of transportation?

Aren't there non-military uses for transportation?

The commenter is from the Netherlands, not Florida. Also, I think you need to replace one instance of "Florida" in your comment with another state.