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Google to pay for SF free Muni for youth program(sfgate.com)
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by blackjack48 13y ago
I don't understand why Kickstarter still has market dominance for crowdfunding even though they have higher fees, no API, and less flexibility for funds dispersal. Is it purely name recognition?
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by blackjack48 13y ago
If I'm already using gmvault, is there any advantage to downloading it directly?
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SF planning commission votes to accept Union Square Apple Store(9to5mac.com)
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Putting aside the tangential issues of housing and gentrification, the real problem that needs to be addressed is street space. The Mission (where most of these buses are stopping) is a densely-populated urban environment, and yet residents
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Google contracts catamaran ferry for employees(blog.sfgate.com)
1 points by blackjack48 13y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack48 13y ago
The paper also included a map that showed the route running between Hayward and Burbank, not city centers. That may be how Musk proposes to solve the curve radius problem.
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Six Flags New Orleans(en.wikipedia.org)
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by blackjack48 13y ago
This sentiment has its roots in the Freeway Revolts of the 60s and 70s. Caltrans had massive plans to wrap the entire Bay Area in freeways (plans which were only partially implemented) and the backlash put the brakes on not just new highway
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by blackjack48 13y ago
I like the general idea, but the current proposal isn't going to get much support because it splits the Bay Area in half. Doing that fails to recognize that a significant portion of people commute from the North Bay into the city. Not
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by blackjack48 13y ago
"input-output"
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Interesting to note: San Francisco adopted an annual limit on office development in 1985 of ~1M sq feet per year [1]. For the past decade, new office development has been under that limit and the remaining allocation has been carried over t
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Stop Catastrophizing Relief Efforts in the Philippines(ideas.time.com)
1 points by blackjack48 13y ago|1 comments
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Google Eyeing Mission Bay for San Francisco Move?(sf.curbed.com)
37 points by blackjack48 13y ago|73 comments
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Steve Jobs’ childhood home in Los Altos makes historical register(blog.sfgate.com)
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Maybe Google will put pressure on the city to upgrade the island's power grid, which has had serious reliability issues in recent years: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/treasure-island-endur...
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Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35(amazon.com)
216 points by blackjack48 13y ago|207 comments
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Visa hankers for San Francisco a year after leaving(bizjournals.com)
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Units in SF built after 1979 are not subject to rent control.
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by blackjack48 13y ago
If any SF residents agree with the sentiment of this article, I'd recommend voting in the upcoming election. Props B & C will allow a project with new housing, retail, and open space to be built downtown. I support the project not
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The San Francisco Exodus(theatlanticcities.com)
212 points by blackjack48 13y ago|255 comments
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by blackjack48 13y ago
That appears to be a traffic circle. Entry to roundabouts is controlled entirely by yield signs.
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Why not? FiDi is home to some of the most expensive luxury units in the city. This fall, voters will consider a proposal to build new luxury units along The Embarcadero.
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SFFD backtracks, may allow helmet cameras(sfgate.com)
2 points by blackjack48 13y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack48 13y ago
John Rahaim, SF's Planning Director, recently gave a speech regarding the challenges SF has faced in adding units and offices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZhp-xKxB_A (34 min, starts about 1:25 in) Some of the most
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by blackjack48 13y ago
It's important to point out that 92k units is the amount needed to accommodate future growth. The creation of those units is entirely dependent on local politics, which is even more polarized here than in NYC.
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Hyping the Hyperloop(cahsrblog.com)
2 points by blackjack48 13y ago|0 comments
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by blackjack48 13y ago
I can assure you that the CA system isn't "theoretical" anymore. Terminals are already being constructed in SF and Anaheim. Right-of-way acquisition has begun and construction is scheduled to begin in the Central Valley this
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by blackjack48 13y ago
I'm fairly certain they've realized this. My guess is that "Proposed SF-LA tube costs billions less than HSR" makes for a better headline.
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by blackjack48 13y ago
Location is a primary reason why Musk can claim Hyperloop will be cheaper than high speed rail. As the paper correctly points out, right-of-way acquisition is very expensive. Bypassing major population centers is an easy way out of using em

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