Not surprised that NYC is overcorrecting once again. I work in the industry and out of 2500 apartments we estimate around 20 are tenants involved in short term rentals. The last two we caught were even people that rent multiple rent-stabilized apartments and run their own business on Airbnb. This not only puts a pressure on unit supply in general but also specifically removes affordable housing opportunities for those in need.

At least with the buildings I’m involved in, the bigger issue is the state removing any ability to raise rents on vacant rent-stabilized units. We have at least 60 units sitting vacant indefinitely because it would take over 5 years to recover the cost of fixing up the unit and getting it rented. This rule was meant to stop shitty landlords drom taking advantage of tenants but if their focus was on tenant protection laws instead of completely removing all incentives to invest capital in old units they wouldn’t have swapped one issue for another.

I’m sure there are legitimate uses for Airbnb that have now been completely eliminated and we’ll see unintended consequences down the line.

Mazel tov!

It’s Switzerland. While I don’t know the answer to your question, having grown up there and in the states, I wanted to compare the cereal industries and how they tried to promote a healthier lifestyle. Then this happened: (from Wikipedia)

An early proponent of the germ theory of disease, Kellogg was well ahead of his time in relating intestinal flora and the presence of bacteria in the intestines to health and disease. The sanitarium approached treatment in a holistic manner, actively promoting vegetarianism, nutrition, the use of enemas to clear “intestinal flora”, exercise, sun-bathing, and hydrotherapy, as well as the abstention from smoking tobacco, drinking alcoholic beverages, and sexual activity. Kellogg dedicated the last 30 years of his life to promoting eugenics and segregation.

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The scary part is how many people just don’t seem to care. Hey, did you know you can get cheap bullshit on Temu? The idea that you’ll one day have to compete for your job with someone with an implant is scary, not for them because they signed up at betterhelp.com to have a professional talk them off a ledge once a week. Hopefully they won’t be much of a threat because of all the single people in their area. Also, boner pills anyone?

Much appreciated

Those are all perfectly cromulent words

They don’t know about pocket casts, we must tell them!

Wait people actually listen to white noise that’s occasionally pierced by better help ads?

Larry “Wide Stance” Craig

Yes but it’s risky. The poop on the 4th day may make you have to retile your bathroom.

That and movies just suck nowadays. This is partially old man yelling at cloud stuff but also true since the death of DVD’s means studios won’t take risks anymore since they can’t recoup funds after a poor box office.

All Glory!

Is ID still a topic at schools? I remember back in the day we had FSM to point out how ridiculous their positions were.

I had to stop right at the beginning where he blames diseases on Bill Gates because the Gates foundation focused on other diseases, diverting funds. Like pick a path and I’ll blame you for not picking the other one. No judgment otherwise as I haven’t watched the video but that’s just weak.

This got me thinking about how different types of street performers evolve in different cultures around the world. In NYC it’s apparently psychopaths in Elmo costumes looking to fucking fight you.

https://web.ground.news/

Would love to read more about the Bluetooth lag. Does it affect Bluetooth dac’s like the fiio btr5 as well?

Stunning

This surely makes me a fucking genius

Nei Degrasse Tyson on the other hand is the nicest guy. Used to live near him and had a few short conversations. Always made time for people and is a genuinely cool dude.