Two random links

[conuly]

First, rachelmanija has a poll up on Books of Childhood and the Tragic Fates of Dogs. Go for the poll, stay for the comments!

Secondly, apparently everybody is interested in this issue of housing and zoning, and somebody linked to me this post on the difference between zoning laws in the US and Japan.

Comments

[silveradept]

The zoning article makes sense and seems remarkably good at future adaptability. Of course, it's less likely that Japan's zoning laws have been weaponized to the degree that the North American ones have been, because any time you take a peek at housing, the answer is almost universally "because racism".

[cynthia1960]

Thanks for the link to the zoning article.