Scott Alexander (Astral Codex Ten)

Someone's replied to that tweet saying, This is actually just straightforwardly the result of anti-massing regulations.

Zoning codes in cities across America mandate that buildings not be too great of a single mass.

It must be de-massed and broken up into different shapes and materials.

Always looks like shit.

Someone's replied to that saying, It's another example of cities trying to mandate Jane Jacobs' suggestions while missing the point entirely.

She observed that cities look charming when there's a bunch of buildings of different sizes and styles next on a street.

Scott writes, Maybe unpopular opinion, but although I don't like the building pictured, I think it's better than if it were just a single very long grey box, so maybe the regulations are doing the best they can.

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The supplement experts at r slash nootropics depot, folks, are not interested with Brian Johnson's blueprint.

Quote, Some blueprint products seem to be clearly out of spec, so Mr Johnson probably doesn't really know what he's doing either.

Not to mention that the lab they seem to be using, certified labs, used to be ABC testing, which we know have botched a bunch of testing in the past.

So bad, in fact, that the FDA even intervened.

It's always funny that quite a few brands with problematic products all seem to do their testing via certified labs slash ABC testing.

For example, look at where Gorillamind is testing their products, like Turkplex, which recently failed miserably in our testing.

Brian Johnson boasts about having all the money in the world and that he's so super advanced, blah blah blah.

But he's testing with a seemingly sketchy lab, even though there are a plethora of very well-known labs doing great work, like Alchemist Labs, for example.

It really makes me wonder if these guys are knowingly selecting certified labs or ABC testing for a specific reason, or perhaps certified labs is very aggressive in marketing, and if you are new in the industry, then maybe the first lab you find?

Odd, but could be a possibility.