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541.
by option 6y ago
that road is motorcycle heaven - love it. But, yes, its a miracle that firefighters were able to stop a fire there
542.
by option 6y ago
I thought having enough healthy food with as small of environmental impact as possible is good for human progress /s
543.
by option 6y ago
A general anti-science movement really hurts human progress with these 3 particularly bad: 1) anti vaccines 2) anti GMO 3) anti nuclear Great to see Dems starting to endorse nuclear after decades of oppositions (see John Kerry’s boneheaded
544.
by option 6y ago
Modern (gen 3 and plus) reactors are remarkably safe with waste being not a big problem either ...
545.
by option 6y ago
My main point is that the problem of waste from modern reactors is about the same as managing waste from solar panels, probably is even easier since it is concentrated in few locations and there is not much of it.
546.
by option 6y ago
I grew up near Chernobyl and my parents still work on CNPP. So, I understand a thing or two about nuclear disasters
547.
by option 6y ago
Of those produced, statistically, nuclear is both cleanest and safest [1] [1] https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
548.
by option 6y ago
because we do
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by option 6y ago
I know about it and support it for personal residences.
550.
by option 6y ago
you still are paying ungodly income and sale taxes. If you own property and don’t pay (or pay very few) income taxes that means you probably wouldn’t be able to keep your house if your property tax base is reset.
551.
by option 6y ago
where do our current taxes go? CA as a state has one of the highest (or the highest?) tax burden in US. The schools are still awful and we have to rely on prison populations for fire fighting? WTF?
552.
by option 6y ago
We know that many man-made structures did burn down but the real treasure is redwood trees. And redwood trees can survive fires as part of their natural life. So let’s hope for the best and better protect this magnificent place in the futur
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Monterey county house prices record high due to remote work and low inventory(montereyherald.com)
2 points by option 6y ago|0 comments
554.
by option 6y ago
people who buy real estate in Los Altos Hills are largely unaffected by covid. And they do benefit a lot from stock market rally
555.
by option 6y ago
exactly. Also money printing will mean that 50 mil in 10 years is more like 10 mil now. Personally, this and income tax increases make me seriously consider moving out of CA (where I’ve been a resident for a very long time)
556.
by option 6y ago
“ and there is zero evidence that this has any deterrent effect on wealthy people settling in Switzerland or startups being created in Switzerland.” - I can’t name any startup out of Switzerland, but can name at least one for pretty much an
557.
by option 6y ago
yes, I live nearby and used to visit SF often. But now my wife is afraid to even drive to Cal Academy of sciences with kids.
558.
by option 6y ago
as another person who worked on personalization I can assure you that way over 90% of users prefer personalization. Decades of A/B tests have proven that. And yes, some people, myself included turn it OFF because of privacy concerns. B
559.
by option 6y ago
I disagree about the mayor. But since I am not SF resident I won’t argue. I hope you enjoy what you are getting
560.
by option 6y ago
people with kids either did not move to SF or left earlier. I have several friends (with kids) who moved out of SF before pandemic due to crime/safety concerns. Mostly in 2018/2019
561.
by option 6y ago
SF city “leadership” had failed the city miserably. What we’ve witnessed is that the city was actually really, really hard to destroy with A LOT going on for it. The pandemic just accelerated the demise - no other city even in CA has exodus
562.
by option 6y ago
Snowden should be pardoned. Good for Trump if he does this
563.
by option 6y ago
carbon taxes
564.
by option 6y ago
this is great news! Insects population decline would mean almost immediate catastrophic consequences.
565.
by option 6y ago
People often like to say that economy is not a zero sum game. But reality is that economy is not a game and, arguably, can be better modeled as a set of games, some of which are zero sum.
566.
by option 6y ago
I would have no problem with a private company demanding strip search/patdown before boarding their plane. I have a problem with the gov demanding this for everyone.
567.
by option 6y ago
wearing the mask is much more about respect/protection for others than for the one who wears it.
568.
by option 6y ago
I bet that those responsible for 9/11 couldn’t have hoped in their wettest dreams that Americans will be subject to random strip searches and patdowns in their own country for decades to come. Terrorists and US gov response made that h
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by option 6y ago
my wife and I both work full-time (SWE). Have been fun WFH with 2 and 5 year olds. And, I know, we are among the lucky ones who got to keep their jobs.
570.
by option 6y ago
Intel has no leadership and their revenue is expected to go down because of that

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