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by surfmike 10y ago
Have you heard of the Tesla 3? Tesla S and X have helped subsidize the development cost for it.
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by surfmike 10y ago
This study (and they are quite transparent about it) doesn't focus on the number one cost, housing. There is some room for technological innovation there but it's mostly a policy issue. The best-paying jobs in the US are highly co
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by surfmike 10y ago
For those who haven't heard of Quip: one interesting data point is that Facebook uses it internally, since they don't use any Google products. I'm sure countless other companies use it too.
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by surfmike 10y ago
Sounds like the story is mixed. http://norwegianfirstnews.blogspot.com/2016/07/supreme-court... I believe they will prevail in the end.
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by surfmike 10y ago
Agreed. Took Apple a long time for their cloud based services to work out their kinks.
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by surfmike 10y ago
They have won some court cases on it in Oslo.
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by surfmike 10y ago
Zoning laws.
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by surfmike 10y ago
Norwegians pay for access to the common market (I think even more per capita than other EU countries), still participate in Schengen, and have no say in the EU. Hardly seems like what the Brexiters wanted. But an arrangement like that might
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by surfmike 10y ago
Mostly subscription fees paid by recruiters for premium access.
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by surfmike 10y ago
One thing that helps at least is that the H1B lottery cap doesn't apply to students who got a graduate degree in the US. ie there are unlimited H1B visas for people in that boat.
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by surfmike 10y ago
You need high labor force participation to make a system that can support a strong welfare state. Scandinavian countries have arguably the best welfare states in the world, but they also have the highest labor force participation rates in t
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by surfmike 10y ago
Definitely agree, and that is part of my point. Under many welfare states, you're worse off (utility and something monetary-wise) after you try to enter the labor market, since you're suddenly working 40 hours a week for almost th
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by surfmike 10y ago
I agree mental health issues like depression are disabilities that can prevent one from keeping down a job. We should support and treat people with depression as a society. But I think at least for mild depression, living off welfare and no
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by surfmike 10y ago
Agreed but when you have a generous system sometimes it's just easier to stay on benefits and putting off developing career etc. Of course we should help people who cannot be self sufficient. Those who can should be given very clear in
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by surfmike 10y ago
Parent said that SF has to "plan for the long term, like when the boom turns to bust and lots of those new residents leave." I don't think that's something that needs to be planned for. Even in a worst case scenario ther
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by surfmike 10y ago
When was the last time SF had too much housing? Obviously prices have gone down at times in the past but it's hard to argue there's ever been an oversupply....
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by surfmike 10y ago
You cannot buy a decent house in a good suburb on the SF peninsula for a million dollars.
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by surfmike 10y ago
Everywhere in the world you have cities wanting to attract startups and tech companies and be the next Palo Alto. And in Palo Alto they want to change the zoning code to make it harder for those companies to stay. Ironic...
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by surfmike 10y ago
Ignoring a lot of the problems of this article, I think even an island an hour or so away from the Bay Area wouldn't really take off with tech companies. Otherwise why don't you see more tech company offices in lower cost areas li
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by surfmike 11y ago
They could start by ending domestic oil subsidies. Saudi Arabia uses a huge amount of oil and people pay a fraction of the real cost at the pump. http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/04/oil
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by surfmike 11y ago
Totally anecdotal, but I seem to meet disproportionately many woman engineers from Russia and Iran.
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by surfmike 11y ago
I totally agree that building limits are bad. But zoning and planning still have some virtues. I think we need something to swing the balance towards more housing without throwing out zoning. So perhaps targets for housing units created, an
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by surfmike 11y ago
Most of the value is in the land. And historically the prices have gone up over the long term, so your leveraged investment allows you to get more returns. Also, unlike stocks, if housing falls, at least you get utility from it-- you live i
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by surfmike 11y ago
interesting perspective by ‏@kimmaicutler: "@paulg's advice to Pittsburgh is so the opposite of what @sama, @justinkan want SF to do. http://paulgraham.com/pgh.html " https://twitter.com/kim
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by surfmike 11y ago
I agree that variation can emerge, but still wonder if it can be built in from the start. Do we really want to wait decades for our neighborhoods to gain individuality? Will Levittown ever reach the richness of some of the most beautiful ci
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by surfmike 11y ago
this seems to create very homogenous neighborhoods. it would be nice if these styles were mixed up a bit. otherwise this would create very depressing environments. this also seems like it wouldn't work inside the US. the main barrier t
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by surfmike 11y ago
This is a false dichotomy. We have minimum lot size restrictions, and restrict lots to one housing unit (R1 zoning). These regulations push up the prices of homes (since it increases the minimum amount of land for a housing unit), and do no
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by surfmike 11y ago
A lot of doors will be closed to you if you don't have a degree. And college is a great place to make connections with like-minded people too.
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by surfmike 11y ago
To some degree I feel like WhatsApp is/will be part of this second wave. It's popularity mostly stems from users in developing countries.
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by surfmike 11y ago
It doesn't make sense to me that sharing these details necessarily improves the reputation of GCP. The point of cloud platforms is that you don't have to know or think about how the server racks are made or stored.

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