cmbaus

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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   > The unlucky who buy in declining cities have a huge part of their wealth eroded leading to virtually impoverished retirement. This is where my fear of the downside comes from. My parents actually met in the 60s in LA, but decided to m
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I think I've seen your posts on this topic here before. I actually lived in a shared housing situation in a large victorian mansion in Epping, NH in my 20s. I really enjoyed it. I wanted to do the same thing when I moved to Tahoe as the own
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I didn't think there were many other people from Chautauqua county here.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   Couple comments. I didn't research the exact numbers in the post. I heard the house was sold for $4k, and the point wasn't about the exact price, but my perception of life after growing up in an area of constant economic decline. Also one
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   The point is that the house isn't worth even the back taxes on it. That is hard to imagine from a west coast perspective. Even after the bust in 2009, I don't think it got that extreme in too many places.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I don't think a house can be built for $12k. Houses in the rust belt routinely sell below replacement cost because demand is so low.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I agree. The other option is to lower the costs of areas where startups operate by increasing construction.
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   The house I was born in sold for $4000(baus.net)

   115 points by cmbaus 13y ago|153 comments
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I think it good that developers in the city are able to meet the demand rather than ignore it. I'd like to see this level of development happening in US cities. It looks like progress.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    This somewhat off topic, but I just got back from Toronto last week. Great city. It has been 20 years since I've been up there and a lot has changed. There are concerns about the development that is going on, but seeing new urban housing go
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    If you decide to make the financial investment to start college, it makes sense to finish. That does not mean it necessarily makes sense to start in the first place.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    This is an interesting everything-old-is-new-again trend. The original Blogger actually published static web sites over FTP.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I've never heard the term "Limousine liberal," but I'm fond of the french expression: La Gauche Caviar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauche_caviar
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    And amazingly we still have businesses that compete and don't price all their competitors out of business. So I don't think this is an obvious conclusion.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    It's all about the wiggle.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    > but the best solution is that nobody parks for free. I don't disagree with that in a location like NY where parking is in very limited supply.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    What happens if demand for the "pods" outstrips supply? How does the government decide who can setup a new pod? What could be interesting is if a privately owned parking lot did something like this.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Exactly. Just like concessions at fairs or festivals are handled. Either there needs to be private space to park the trucks or a way to bid for the space. Using public space for commerce free of charge basically means the owner getting an i
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I wish more people understood this, especially in regard to tax policy.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I would take a convertible Cadillac ElDorado.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Have you actually driven one? It isn't as bad as you might think. When you are on the power, having the weight on the rear of the car is an advantage. They aren't nearly as hard to drive as their reputation leads people to believe. I bet mo
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I think the more amazing part of this story is that it was launched from a b-52 which has been in service for over 50 years! Talk about engineering longevity.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I don't agree. There are plenty of people with money who want an urban lifestyle.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Lake Tahoe for summer! We have openings for UX designers and JavaScript engineers with a focus on financial data visualization. We are continuing to build out our canvas based charting and analytics and there is plenty of interesting work t
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    I was having on and off problems accessing my google apps account yesterday. I thought it might have been an isolated incident, but maybe this is related.
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    We are hiring in Tahoe. Housing in nearby areas is far cheaper than the Bay Area. See my profile.
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    I wouldn't call the Richmond suburban. Given better transit on Geary, which has been planned for something like 50 years, the area could support a lot more housing. Similar areas in Brooklyn are being Zoned for 15 story buildings. I don't s
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    I think Facebook is moving in the right direction on this, but I do agree that it is concerning that Facebook could become the jump off point for users.
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    Wait, this isn't an April Fool's joke?
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    by cmbaus 14y ago

    I've put quite a bit of time into researching the Discourse install process: https://github.com/baus/install-discourse I'm not a Rubyist, so it took me a longer than I would expect it would take an experienced Ruby admin. With that said,