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by jpao79 8y ago
I think the strategy is to make the apartment/condo floorpans in units of container shipping dimensions and connect them onsite. The key application appears to be the micro-unit. It can handle the earthquake zone as one developer desc
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by jpao79 8y ago
If you have land and looking at somewhat high-end: https://www.bluhomes.com/homes-landing/origin These are popular in Tahoe and Napa.
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by jpao79 8y ago
Here's an advocate in the Bay Area: Solving the housing part of homelessness through the construction of modular, micro-housing is described in the above video by Patrick Kennedy, founder of Panoramic Interests https://www.y
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by jpao79 8y ago
It's also gaining popularity in the hotel industry. Inspiring video: http://www.guerdonmodularbuildings.com/modular-now-marriotts... It has many benefits for the construction teams. They can work in a controlled envi
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by jpao79 8y ago
If a YC company hooked an Arduino with a charging meter mechanism and did some Square/Stripe integration and then deployed them to apartments such that it was an additional source of revenue for the landlord similar to a coin operated
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by jpao79 8y ago
The great thing about the consistently increasing price of natural gas generated electricity is that it makes the off grid green energy alternatives that much more attractive. Your best bet will eventually be to just go off grid by installi
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by jpao79 8y ago
My take is that its basically a branded bitcoin with some personal utility and personal luxury component mixed in. There is a built-in hope that there will be a larger audience for these products (i.e. more globally affluent consumers, etc
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by jpao79 8y ago
Honestly asking - would it be a good thing or a bad thing if the major high cost of living areas like cities in the CA such San Francisco, Orange County, etc., were actually significantly funding UBI to people with a permanent address in a
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by jpao79 8y ago
If geothermal has indeed been available for quite some time and the finances work out for the US consumer, BUT there has been no significant US consumer adoption, shouldn't we be applauding Dandelion and Google for using the Google bra
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by jpao79 8y ago
I think that's the beauty of it. Just need to reframe the negative spin into a positive spin. If what you are saying is true, i.e.: a.) the technology for geothermal exists and is commonplace in Europe b.) the financials for geotherma
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by jpao79 8y ago
Yeah - I'm envisioning a refillable Amazon box for sugar, salts, cereal etc. that re-ordered themselves when low. Maybe using that Dash button technology. Also a nice, paintable residential Amazon locker for home delivery to the front
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by jpao79 8y ago
I'm curious if Amazon will ever attempt something equivalent to a weekly neighborhood-wide prime grocery shipment receiving time. Basically, every Tuesday at 10am-11am, my neighborhood will receive its weekly grocery shipments. If my
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by jpao79 8y ago
I agree. I think a more direct statement of the state of American society is "American society increasingly gives more money to people who know how to make more money by providing goods and services that people are being convinced to
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by jpao79 8y ago
In all seriousness, I've had good luck passing around local two/multi-player games while waiting at restaurants, waiting for dumps, etc. such as this one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/four-in-a-row-pro
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by jpao79 8y ago
Seriously this would be the way to go. As part of membership they send you a small juice pack style battery which you manage the charging of and insert as needed. http://www.mophie.com
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by jpao79 8y ago
Definitely true - that said, it is possible that it would have been much worse if all three had simultaneously attempted to locate their HQ all in SF.
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by jpao79 8y ago
I'm surprise they haven't tried old school kick powered scooters with an additional electronic GPS unit: http://goped.com/know-ped/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtn5kg3ZH3M Or something li
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by jpao79 8y ago
Personally, I think the best option is to encourage the high growth companies in tech/finance/media to create secondary headquarters in nearby secondary cities that are ready to handle higher density growth (i.e high density resid
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by jpao79 8y ago
The challenge is 'we' is not a homogenous group within a city such as LA. In fact they are very much heterogenous groups lumped together. We want affordable housing = existing residents who want to rent their affordable apartment
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by jpao79 8y ago
Yup - in all seriousness, I would have thought most retired folks would just naturally gravitate toward lower cost areas with more pleasant climates such as Boca Raton. Or maybe Myrtle Beach if you still want to visit friends living in NYC
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by jpao79 8y ago
Agreed, following the SV mantra of work under the radar to prove the business model until the cities legislate a la Uber/Airbnb, this makes sense (and seems to be the path chosen). The paid dedicated scooter parking zones would be the
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by jpao79 8y ago
I think it solves the major issues with docked scooters/bikes which is the infrastructure cost of installing the large docking stations which increases the rollout costs. This artificially creates a monopoly on bike sharing in a given
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by jpao79 8y ago
Interestingly since charging the electric scooter is such an additional complication w.r.t. unit economics, it'd be great to see them just make them kick scooters (i.e. foot powered with no motor like the OG Razor scooter) with the onl
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by jpao79 8y ago
It doesn't bother me specifically, but I've only seen it in the context of a wide boulevard (i.e. along the Embaracadero in SF). Its more to address the potential complaints and potential issues in say the Mission. There's a
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by jpao79 8y ago
'Most people won't want to convert one car parking spot' >> I guess then it comes down to who decides the parking spot allocation rules. Politicians/city managers who are accountable to city residents? I'd i
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by jpao79 8y ago
Instead of the 'park it anywhere and inconvenience everyone else model' of deployment, the dockless scooter companies should advocate for dockless scooter dedicated parking spots/landing zones around the city. The dockless sc
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by jpao79 8y ago
This movie, Gangs of New York, by Martin Scorsese about New York City during a period of Irish immigration might suggest otherwise. I recall attempting to watch it when it came out on DVD but it was too violent for a Friday night: https:&
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by jpao79 8y ago
'MoviePass inspired me to start my $20 bill club where you send me $10/mo and I send you a $20 bill in the mail.' Hey - that just might work - once you've shown enough traction and proven demand for DollarPass monthly me
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by jpao79 8y ago
'They are already sharing the revenue in the form of higher salaries for their employees which are making land lords in other cities rich. It is the kind of money transfer you are talking about.' >> Agreed that is to a certa
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by jpao79 8y ago
"There is nothing wrong in some cities specialising in industrial buildings while other cities focus on residential projects. Cities should have all this freedom." - Agreed, in this case if 'office tower/corporate campus

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