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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
I don't think the effect has been definitively proven one way or the other. While there are studies showing a decrease in congestion, there are also several showing a notable increase too[0][1]. I can say, anecdotally, in SF there are
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
It certainly makes sense to try from the "influencer" side. The issue seems to be around the volume of requests and the extremely low bar to claim that you're an "influencer". From the article: "The Jashita Hot
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
Patagonia, more so than most brands, is the wrong target for a "virtue signaling" label. They've made many bets[0] and decisions[1] over the years that directly increased costs or decreased revenue to stay true to their miss
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
Agreed. An insightful look into how company politics, culture, and processes can derail a big project. Very interesting to see a post mortem in the gaming industry.
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
But on the other hand, churn sparks more churn. So you don't pay your "good engineer" and she leaves. Other engineers start wondering why, and start looking around the market. Another one leaves, and then all of a sudden you
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
It's not smart business. It's often much more damaging to a company's bottom line to lose a strong performer and have to replace them than it is to pay them what they're worth. It's also damaging to culture when peo
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
If you contact support and say you don't have a phone number, they unblock your account as well. That worked for me.
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
Yeah that was my read too. Taking the MealPal offering (cheaper lunches in exchange for pre-ordering and limiting your selection) and adding group delivery to it (adding a bit of cost in exchange for convenience). If they essentially do &qu
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
This is specifically about commercial vacancies. According to this article from the SF Chronicle[1], her approach to addressing commercial vacancies mirrors her housing strategy, but I'm not sure what's actually been implemented s
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
That is just a proposal, right? Did it pass? Last I heard, London Breed was looking at other avenues to tackle the problem (reducing bureaucracy, expanding multi-use space allowances, etc.)
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
If the ticketing system significantly detracts from the experience for you, then you shouldn't eat at those restaurants. That makes sense. But if you're arguing that restaurants that implement a ticketing system lead to a decline
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
People are calling out that your argument is pointing to the wrong step in the trust interplay. A ticketing system is not at all about a restaurant not trusting you to pay at the end of the meal and 100% about guaranteeing that you'll
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
Ticketing systems like Tock are speaking to that mutual trust. Reservations are another form of mutual trust in the restaurant interaction. You're making a promise to show up and they're promising to hold a table for you. But that
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
Maybe it was the Electric Relaxation that did it
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
The store's reasoning in this anecdote isn't that they don't believe homeless people shouldn't have their drinks; it's that they don't want homeless people to spend time in their cafe. If they have drinks, they
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
The article says as much. The takeaway isn't that bone-marrow transplants should replace today's standard courses of treatment, but rather the fact that there's been a second instance of such a cure means that there's ho
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by jdreyfuss 8y ago
That encourages making the drink orders simpler too, which means the bartenders can have a higher throughput