Source: Federal Zoning Bill Would Preempt Local Parking Mandates
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Minimum parking requirements in local regulations make it expensive for developers to build new apartments and businesses, leading to a loss of floorspace. Developers need to cram the required spaces onto small properties, which can cost up to $75,000 a space. To combat this, housing reformers are passing laws that liberalize or abolish parking requirements, allowing the market to dictate how much parking is needed. A new bill in Congress, “Homes for People Not Cars Act,” would give property owners sole discretion on parking space numbers within half a mile of a major transit stop.
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Source: A Massive Blue Hole Just Showed Up Near Mexico. New Lifeforms May Be Inside.
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Scientists have discovered the second-deepest blue hole in the world off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Measuring 900 feet deep, the circular opening near the surface leads to steep 80-degree-plus slopes forming a large conic structure with microbial diversity that can reveal more about life surviving in the unique environment.
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Source: Logic Pro for iPad
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Create music with ease and precision using Logic Pro on iPad Pro. Access essential controls, navigate large sessions, and open GarageBand projects with pro features.
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Source: Tony Hsieh and the Emptiness of the Tech-Mogul Myth
by palm trees and sunshine, Tony would suffer from a recurrent fear: that his life was devoid of meaning.” Summary
The biography of Tony Hsieh, the entrepreneur behind Zappos, highlights the challenges of writing about tech moguls who rely heavily on luck, timing, and arbitrary distinctions between competing startups. “Wonder Boy” opts to tell a psychological and personal tale of a talented Asian American man who struggled with addiction and a sense of meaninglessness after making millions of dollars.
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Source: Bluesky Frustrations
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Bluesky project, which focuses on creating a new protocol for decentralised social media, associated with Jack Dorsey, is causing frustrations. People are spending hundreds of dollars on Bluesky invites, whilst the underlying protocol is still unclear. Many feel that Bluesky is over-engineered and suffers from the Not Invented Here syndrome; on the other hand, Mastodon is simple and offers no algorithmically suggested content.
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💻 Bluesky, an attempt to create a new decentralised protocol for social media, is associated with Jack Dorsey, causing some people to distrust the project.
🐘 Mastodon, on the other hand, is clunky but simple and offers no algorithmic content suggestions.
🌳 Bluesky is testing a new approach, but the underlying AT Protocol is over-engineered, and its documentation remains unclear.
Source: US on track to set record in 2023 for mass killings after series of shootings
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2023 is on course to become the deadliest year for mass killings in US history. The country is experiencing an average of over one mass killing per week and is set to have 60 by the end of the year. As of May 7, there have been 202 mass shootings in 2023, which have reignited the debate over meaningful gun control in a country with large numbers of firearms in circulation.
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Source: Ask HN: I won’t have Internet access for months, How could I use my time?
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📚 As an Android developer in Sudan, with limited internet access due to ongoing instability, I am seeking ways to improve my skills during my free time.
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Source: Tech Industry Innovator Mike Abbott Joins General Motors as Executive Vice President, Software
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Former Apple executive, Mike Abbott, will join General Motors (GM) as executive vice president of software, where he will lead a new integrated software organisation and focus on developing vehicle and enterprise software technologies and solutions, as well as delivering digital services and features for both individuals and businesses.
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💻 Abbott brings extensive experience in cloud computing, storage, networking, and security, having led Apple’s development of core infrastructure for all of Apple’s cloud-based services, including iCloud iMessage, Private Relay, Mail, and account security. He has also been a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, focused on mobile and cloud computing and increasing funding for entrepreneurs.