When you say that you put a layer of old paper boxes against weeds, does that mean you put the broken down boxes first, and the put the compost on the top? If so, were the seedlings able to sink their roots through the paper boxes and go deeper into the ground?

Also, what cover crops did you introduce?

I just put them dry, not broken, and overlapping between the boxes such that they cover the surface fully. And yes, the roots can go down, but weeds cannot go past that easily. The theory is yhe upwards growth is weak but downwards growth of the roots are much stronger and they can puncture a wet paper box.

Cover crops: clover, buckwheat and winter rye. Cut before seeding and lay them flat over the surface.

Just to clear up what sounds like a simple misunderstanding, because you mentioned being in Europe: in the US (can’t speak for other English speaking countries) to “break down” box is to flatten it, not break it like to destroy or tear apart. As in “help me break down these boxes for recycling”.

Forgive me if you got that, it just sounded like you were talking past each other.

Oh I totally misunderstood that. Thanks for the clarification.

I could see this being the reason your carrots didn't grow well though. If the carrots tap root struggles a bit through the cardboard it could mess up devlopment. I think this is why they say not to transplant carrots. The tap root bottoms out quickly and struggles to recover.

Oh carrots were in a deep compost bed (40cm) first. They only grew like 2cm long roots, nowhere near the box.

Cardboard doesn’t last long when it’s wet, but long enough to smoother the plants beneath it. There’s something about it that attracts the fungi that break down wood fiber. And the continuous surface allows it to spread quickly.

Exactly this

I feel like the groups bringing this lawsuit think that it will force changes that will make rentals cheaper, when it reality it'll probably be easier for the city to simply change the laws around residential property taxes to match what's there for rentals today.

>As a YIMBY, ADUs are an introductory "first step" policy that should obviously be legal, but were never expected to have any real effect.

This is such a weird thing to say. Why would lawmakers ever want to support a new YIMBY policy when the people that support them openly admit that it was never meant to achieve what they claimed was going to achieve?

If you listen to the histrionics that NIMBYs say, it's an example legislation that would lead to typical NIMBY histrionics, but when implemented leads to none of those claimed issues, because it doesn't get used that much.

"See, that wasn't that hard". It's baby's first upzoning.

I've heard that people who use these programming assistants during interviews are quickly weeded out. Is this not true?

Those who disclose that they’re doing it, sure.

Not surprising in the slightest. Let's hope the legislature delivers the recommendation that the office is asking for, hopefully this'll help slow the raise in insurance rates and get people off of Citizens.

>have the same situation, but with flood insurance

It's not flood insurance (that's federal), it's hurricane insurance, which is technically wind. I feel that Florida is a bit ahead of California due to the larger insurance price increases. That being said, we're not out of the woods yet, but the reforms from a few years ago seem to be making some progress.

>I wish one of these venues would have the conviction to put their whole kit in Dallas, or somewhere else in TX, but the industry would throw a fit because of what it would mean for the cost to access the market.

I realize this is probably super complex, but can you explain this more? Specifically, what does cost mean in this context? Is this in terms of listing on an exchange, or cost benefit such as being physically further away from NYSE or Nasdaq?

If you are doing HFT every ms counts, to the point where firms spend billions on new submarine cables between New York and London to shave off time

That would imply the decision making is happening outside of the locale. Why wouldn’t a firm just have their algorithms run loose on a machine as close to the source as possible?

What's happening is arbitrage between New York and London, not decision making in London for New York listed stocks.

Because you need to be close to the other venues where the symbol trades.

Various financial products have value impact on other products around the world. In order to price orders appropriately in a given region you need the most up-to-date price information available, especially if you are looking to avoid being on the receiving end of arbitrage trades. The same is obviously true for the arbitrageurs.

I think the parent is referring to Washington State, not Michigan.

I left Michigan about 3 years ago after living around Detroit for 7 years. Tech jobs there are primarily with the Big 3, and the cult known as Rocket. There are places like Ann Arbor, but again, the opportunities are limited.

As for Detroit itself, I feel like I've seen this headline every year for the past decade. I'm not saying that Detroit hasn't made progress (it absolutely has, go visit the refurbished train station), but compared to other cities it's still lagging.