And Europe has 10x the rate of Asian cities. What’s your point ? Every country has their own nuances and a city within a country is not devoid of context
A random act of violence can happen anywhere. Objectively, SF is not a dangerous city when it comes to violent crimes. In 2000s, SF was indeed a violent city with triple digit murders.
This is sad news, but as much as I am a critic of SF’s policies around homelessness and drugs, it is not a dangerous city that someone will get murdered. SF has one of the lowest homicide rates of big cities. For some perspective, Oakland has half the population of SF and almost 3x the murder rate
According to a heavily edited, and biased Twitter files release the only government entity that was censoring stuff was the Trump administration. But it’s unclear what they were censoring as Elon edited that part in his lame attempt to created a false narrative
Tesla has very mediocre computer vision AI. I am not an ML engineer, but how does that skill set translate to probably a series of ML programs optimized for very specific problems - for account take overs, for spam, for hate speech, for bots, for profanity, payment frauds, identity frauds. It’s not like computer vision suddenly makes you an expert on what features will maximize precision and recall for a spam detector
This doesn’t resonate with me at all about Palo Alto. From Sheraton, it is an easy walk to University Ave, and you are greeted by the cult coffee shop Verve which is at the very end of the strip. You also have Evvia one block away, numerous other restaurants, West Elm, RH, Real Real, a giant Apple store, the Nobu hotel, a huge Blue Bottle Coffee, Indian classic Rooh. So not sure what you were looking at. I also find Caltrain to be quite nice - clean modern stations with clean quiet ride.
My Tesla still phantom brakes. And Tesla has been trying to solve it for, what 10 years ? My rain sensor also barely works. I have seen enough FSD videos and all the scary things it does. There is no way it will be ready to solve the last 1% in the next 10 years
I agree with you. I used to be in the "driverless car in 10 years" camp. But after driving a Tesla for the last 5 years, I know it is close to 50 years. My Tesla still does phantom braking. So forget about dealing with weather, construction, people, traffic, weird turns, weird signs etc. There is zero chance I will turn Tesla FSD on in a place like Market street in San Francisco
Such a sad news. Even though he would destroy India on a regular basis, I remember being completely awestruck by the amount of spin he could get on a ball. Truly a remarkable cricketer who changed spin balling completely.
I had hoped that I would exercise regularly given the saving in commuting time. I also thought I would be pursue side projects and hobbies aggressively. Instead, I put on 30lbs of weight and are in zoom meetings from 9-6 every day. Commuting kind of forces into a daily routine which is hard to replicate with WFH
The absolute bloodbath of VC funded companies with weak fundamentals is finally catching up. Peloton, Robinhood, WeWork, Opendoor, Clover health, and countless others with major layoffs, stock down 60-80%, no profitability or sustainable business model in sight.
My back of the envelope calculation suggests that over the last decade $200-300bn has been spent by VCs on startups, led by Softbank. And with very little to show for it. 95% of tech revenue, profit, and market cap is dominated by MSFT, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon - companies that took very little to no VC funds.
Just makes me ask what a world with little VC influence will look like. Will most likely be more resolute companies and founders building more sustainable businesses who take on this big 5.
I have never listened to a single episode of Joe Rogan. I still don’t understand why would someone waste their time listening to someone who is not an authority on anything and doesn’t add any value to the audience. There are literally thousands of better podcasts and audiobooks that enhances your knowledge 10x on many subjects.
The much bigger impact of Sideways was that it led to a complete transformation of California wine industry. From a mom and pop, ragtag industry with free tasting from the barrel, it is now the epitome of luxury. But Napa, and now Central Coast is getting transformed. 10 years back, there were so many free tasting shops. Now, average tasting fee is $50. Wineries have become architectural splendors, and single varietal reds cost $60 or more. I have recently started going to Paso a lot more, hoping to rediscover the old Napa and Sonoma. But Paso is well on its way to become another luxury destination. The new tasting rooms at Booker and Epoch Vineyards were stunning, and wines start at $70
Texas has 4x the population of Washington state, has more urban centers and a much larger state. As a % of population, looks like WA has more migration compared to Texas given your numbers
Hmm, interesting. I live in the East Bay (Walnut Creek) and spent a weekend in Healdsburg. Eating at Single Thread, drinking at Marin Layer, and staying at H2 hotel at the plaza. Seemed to be like SOL has gone up 10x over the last 10 years
This article and similar ones have been written at least a 1000 times for the last decade with a clear political tinge. The poster child is always around how people want to move to Florida and Texas. But somehow it forgets to include Washington and Seattle which has probably seen the biggest tech migration and grown into the second biggest tech hub in the country, far greater than Austin or Miami (hyped up constantly). I guess it doesn’t fit with the narrative ? My working hypothesis is that people in general want to live in California like places, if they can afford it.
Airbnb laid off 25% of the workforce, that has widely been regarded as a model for layoffs
1. Every employee had a zoom 1:1
2. Employees were given several months of pay, benefits, and allowed to keep their laptops
3. Employees were allowed to vest their stocks for the next window
4. Airbnb created an alumni, portal, slack channel, and a resume book to help them find next jobs
5. Founders hosted several zoom calls for impacted and non impacted employees. The last one was a 10 min standing ovation to departed employees
6. Airbnb also created a policy with a right to first job to former employees
Palm Springs and Scottsdale are magnitudes hotter than LA. When I used to live in Scottsdale, every day between early May and end of September will be above 100. LA weather barely gets into the 90s. Most days it is between 75-85. Also, Palm Springs and Scottsdale do not have beaches, do not have nearly the same level of entertainment (music venues, clubs, bars, nightlife, two football teams, two basketball teams, stories baseball teams). Not to mention access to nature, wine countries, international airports etc. I lived in LA for 2 years, even with all its traffic problems, it is a 10x more interesting place to live than Scottsdale
Two things I would add to your list:
- CEQA reform to now allow single individuals to hold up project
- State level zoning guidance (similar to SB 9 / SB 50), where if a developer meets certain zoning guidance, local communities cannot oppose
I am curious if there are any Tesla Palo Alto employees here. Wondering if this is also paired with moving their eng team ? Otherwise, feels like a symbolic move by Elon almost as a response to the factory shutdown last year. He also said that they are expanding Fremont production and they recently announced a new factory in Lathrop. Weird move, but whatever
Just checked out the demo video. Feel like I can accomplish most of these by just using Google docs. Is there enough of a difference to take the the leap from using a free docs software to a SaaS product