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Can software simplify the supply chain? Ryan Petersen thinks so
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Is the Long Beach City Zoning Law the Fastest Change in Human History?
The Long Beach City Zoning Law only allowed containers to be stacked too high. I tweeted about this and said, Hey, all we got to do is stack these things six high, make it four high for safety. And the day after my boat ride by 3 PM, the Long Beach City Council had changed the zoning law. So I'm told this is the fastest change by government as a result of citizen action in the sum total of all of human history. It doesn't seem like that heart of a problem to see. You're now asking a problem about institutions more broadly. How do we get people believing they can do things outside their job description? Go solve things.
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