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Re: Housing can’t both be a good investment and be affordable

Josh Powell — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 22:39:27 -0000

This would only shift the profit from individuals to the government and would not affect housing affordability. There is still X housing units and Y demand and as long as demand is so much greater than supply there will be high prices. If the government forgoes the profit and sets rent low then they will be huge waiting lists for places to live. The solution is build enough housing to meet demand.

Re: My Suggestion for a National “Dashboard” for... | Scott Adams' Blog

Josh Powell — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:41:59 -0000

If you search for "fbi crime" instead of "fbi crime stats" you get more meaningful results.

Re: Editorial: Caltrain electrification is a great investment for U.S. and local economy

Josh Powell — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 10:39:40 -0000

The federal government funds transportation projects in every state through the capital infrastructure program. Transit districts apply for funding with a project, go through various checks and if the project meets the standards it gets funded. CalTrain electrification has spent $150 million already to meet the federal governments requirements and has passed everything and is waiting on the final signature. No project that has gotten this far along has ever been denied funding before. So, the Feds should fund this project because that is what this program does, CA applied, jumped through all the hoops, and spent all that money to meet the Feds requirements.

Re: Editorial: Caltrain electrification is a great investment for U.S. and local economy

Josh Powell — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 10:35:02 -0000

We shouldn't tie infrastructure and other essential service grants to states to their compliance with unrelated presidential opinions, otherwise every administration gets to pick and choose which to enforce on the states. What if Obama really had gone after guns and cut off Medicare funding to states that refused to comply? Or cut off funding to states closing abortion clinics? Or that are trying to teach religion in schools? It's a blunt and powerful weapon to cut off funding, and while it may be tempting to use it against states doing something you don't approve of, the next time it might be used on you.

Re: Comparison: President Trump and Barack Obama’s inauguration crowds

Josh Powell — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:16:31 -0000

Same shot, different angle. If you look at the back groups of people in the link you posted, you can count 1..2..3.. groups and then you see the drop off. Look at the photo above and count 1..2..3.. and drop off. It looks a lot more impressive from the angle you posted, and a lot less impressive from the angle above.

Re: How To Know Your Product Will Succeed | Scott Adams' Blog

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:40:17 -0000

There is a lot for him to give back to. Dilbert doesn't exist in a vacuum. Dilbert at the beginning got its start printed in newspapers that are delivered on public roads, now transmitted across the internet that was created from public funds in a public university, read in buildings protected by fire and police services funded by public money. It's read on trains and subways that are funded by public investments. That's just a small sampling of public services and goods that helped to enable Scott to create Dilbert. Should he get fabulously wealthy from his invention? Absolutely. Should he forget about all of the work by countless individuals who helped to get him there? Absolutely not. Should he pull up the ladder and not give back something so others can raise their standards of living too, or now that he has used all of this public support to help him get there should he contribute back so others can have a shot at making the same climb?

Re: What Happened to Bob Ross' Paintings?

Josh Powell — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 12:10:34 -0000

This is a perfect example of why the oxford comma is necessary.

I own 2 paintings, a gold rush pan and a practice painting that Bob Did.

is ambiguous. It is not clear if there are 4 total works, or 2 that are explained. The oxford comma clears up this ambiguity.

I own 2 paintings, a gold rush pan, and a practice painting that Bob Did.

It is an argument amongst those who love grammar if the oxford comma is necessary. Thank you, popart, for your perfect demonstration of why it is necessary.

Re: RESTful APIs, the big lie – Michael S. Mikowski – SPA (UI/UX/server) architect and author

Josh Powell — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 21:06:57 -0000

I love your rants <3

Re: Game of Thrones Rape

Josh Powell — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:42:48 -0000

I'm a man, and I consider this scene to be rape, pure and simple. It's disgusting to think that anyone could view it any differently, it was extremely black and white. It has nothing to do with "feminism" or being a "feminist". Does some part of her want Jaime before this scene? Yes, but that is irrelevant, she was saying no. She never said yes, or reciprocated his advances, its cut and dry people. FFS, she was at her sons funeral and saying no and hers sons body was right next to them. I was saddened by the scene playing out that way on screen because it was not rape in the book.

Re: Goldieblox Wants Princesses to Engineer Their Own Castles

Josh Powell — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:03:58 -0000

The Beastie Boys song is sexist BS, Goldie Blox turned the meaning of the song on its head from one of repression to empowerment. It was awesome. They should not have settled.

Re: Funky Samsung Tab-Phone Defies Naysayers With Millions Sold

Josh Powell — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:46:34 -0000

Shipping != sold. 2 million shipped means nothing. Anyone can build 2 million of something and send them somewhere.

Re: louisgray.com: Full-time Geeks Shouldn't Ignore Physical Impact

Josh Powell — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:04:34 -0000

Thanks for the recommendation, we're trying them out.

Re: Lessons from Front-end Dev Interviews

Josh Powell — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:47:12 -0000

Great javascript tutorial: http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/

Re: Collaborable | Web Apps & Tech Startups

Josh Powell — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:55:43 -0000

Agreed, it's very helpful to have both skillsets. And no, you wont become a master at none, you will become a master at one and pretty good at the other but if you want it to look really pro, hire one.

Re: Hell No There Will Never Be A TechCrunch Canada

Josh Powell — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:49:41 -0000

Are all Canadians insulted so easily, or just those tech savvy enough to post comments?

Re: Got a girlfriend and want to change the world?

Josh Powell — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:00:55 -0000

Weird. I liked the first design better :) Had more character.

Re: It's going bananas! Picked up by Webmonkey!

Josh Powell — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:36:19 -0000

Nice, congrats! :)

Re: CSS n00bs

Josh Powell — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:50:33 -0000

I found this online, if you can create this page without using any images, just html & css, then you will have gone a LONG ways towards mastering CSS.

http://milo.com/images/chal...

Re: Inheritance, Part 2 (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love my Parents) - Comfy Chair Consulting, Inc.

Josh Powell — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:18:00 -0000

Well said. Inheritance and Polymorphism can add many practical benefits to code, but beware abstracting too soon because the added complexity may not be worth the savings in code reuse.

Re: Lessons over the last 3 days

Josh Powell — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:05:54 -0000

"A simple bug, and one I won’t make again!" - Oh yes you will! I've been programming for 11 years and typos like that still happen.

Re: ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere next spring

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:24:49 -0000

Absolutely, but every meal does not have to be the best meal ever! Have you read the Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust. A very entertaining series of much shorter books, that despite their quality and because of their brevity, come out much more often.

Re: ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere next spring

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:06:57 -0000

Your analogy isn't quite accurate. You already had 4 full meals, meat and all. You are feisty because you think you will die before receiving another.

Re: ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere next spring

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:03:17 -0000

Look at the bright side, it gives you reason to live!

Re: ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere next spring

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:29:24 -0000

He writes all the time, you are entitled only to what you have already read and paid for. This is his work you are reading. He can tell us all to sod off and never finish a thing.

Re: ‘Game of Thrones’ to premiere next spring

Josh Powell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:26:48 -0000

Actually, I'm an avid fan and follower of GRRM. I've been a follower of the series since 2000. I had to wait 5 years only to be disappointed by a book that had very few of the people I care about in it. I was there time after time when the publication date slipped by. And now, I've now had to wait 5 more years for this book and it's still not out yet, and it looks unlikely it will be out this year, even though when AFfC came out, we were told DwD was half done.

I'm also eagerly awaiting A Wise Man's Fear, the sequel to The Name of the Wind by another author that takes what some readers think is too long. It's one thing to say, "I can hardly wait for your next book because you first one was sooo good" and quite another to think you are entitled to a book to be finished quickly to sate your taste.

If you read his Not a Blog, you would know he is constantly writing.