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So when visiting unheated but not-warm parts of China in the winter (Hubei), it's not so practical to take shoes off when it's 40°F inside, so people have warm slippers for home and lots of plastic shoe wrappers for their guests.
But my shoes (9EE) are bigger than the wrappers!
To be fair, the Kantō Plain is similar in size to the Sacramento Valley (more than a third of California's Central Valley), and much bigger than the available land in the Bay Area...
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It might not be terrible. The city average might be a more useful statistic for purposes of this law... and it may well be the statistic available nationally is the median.
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L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
This is huge news for @sfmta_muni. As @jackjackharman pointed out, @LondonBreed shouldn't be satisfied with a "national search to find a new director"; this provides the MTA an opportunity to think beyond the US. @SFTRU @seamlessbayarea @BrinkmanCheryl @aeaken @CRubke @sfbike
BREAKING STORY: Ed Reiskin steps down: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
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Also note that listing the 5 forms using they/them/themself/their/theirs was intentional, because both of the following analogs to that list have a word appearing twice (but in different places):
he/him/himself/his/his
she/her/herself/her/hers
(Hooray for English!)
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One reason is that for folks who use other pronouns that you might not be familiar with, you need to know all the forms (declensions).
That said, there are more forms... why not they/them/themself/their/theirs, etc.?
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Domestic flights in New Zealand operate (as of a few years ago, anyway) on much less security than the US. Sometimes none, depending on the airport and size of plane.
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I recall the big change in the US (particularly PHL) after 9/11 was that you needed a ticket to get to the gate; before that my parents would meet me at the gate when I was arriving.
Taking shoes off and the liquids ban was substantially post-9/11, if I remember correctly.
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But can that title really compete with Lord of Mann?
(The Lord of Mann has some other good job titles too.)
L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
NY Times endorses #SB50, declares "It is time to rewrite the rules: The solution to California’s housing crisis is more housing."
nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opini…
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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD SAYS YES ON SB 50
nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opini…
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California’s Undocumented Homes carlaef.org/2019/04/26/calif…
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This is also why you see many people living in camper vans in Mountain View, e.g. along Shoreline Blvd or Crisanto Ave.
So which of the following would you choose to not give a 10 to?
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United Airlines
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California DMV
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your health insurance
100%
the US Congress
2 votes • Final results
L. David Baron @dbaron@w3c.social retweeted
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This is an interesting rundown, but still promotes the false narrative that small cities in certain counties were "carved out" or exempted from the bill.
I'll explain below why that is very misleading and doesn't accurately reflect the changes to the bill ⤵️
New #SB50 amendments net a big statewide win on fourplexes but now exempt some key @smarttrain & @Amtrak cities in Sonoma, Marin & Santa Barbara Counties: ethanelkind.com/new-sb-50-am… @anniefryman
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