Detroit Looks to Community Gardens, Markets and Farms - NYTimes.com -
“I saw an alternative view of Detroit: a model for self-reliance and growth.”
“They’d welcome help, but they’re not counting on it. Rather, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, they’re turning from seeing things as they are and asking, “Why?” to dreaming how they might be and wondering, “Why not?””
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My dog sunbathing and being awesome at the same time.
“Drinking and cycling is like drinking and flirting—it’s pretty likely you’re going to wind up hitting something, and the results are probably going to be ugly.” — Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling - BikeSnobNYC
A second photo in the user gallery for me!
I took this photo before a night out with my buddies in Tremont.
However well-intentioned, the practical effect will be to limit consumer choice and grant the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet, all in the name of fixing a problem that doesn’t exist in any meaningful way. Indeed, examples of the behavior that Net Neutrality will combat are few and far between. Rather than getting government involved in a problem that doesn’t exist, we should stick to free market. It could be argued that is not perfect, but is subject to market pressure. The government on the other hand is only subject to political pressures. It is because the government has not interfered with the internet that it has succeeded and we have such access to broadband. So rather than introducing legislation that would stifle innovation and slow growth.
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