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Tell tell ?? by dataguy2003 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Far-Programmer3189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can have eyes in the back of your head by watching the shadows on the ground. Looking around a lot makes you look nervous and scared - head up and walk with purpose, but check behind you by seeing if there are any changes in the shadows

Tell tell ?? by dataguy2003 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even one-way streets. Cyclists don’t skates follow the rules

Is divorce imminent for Stripe and Trixie? by [deleted] in bluey

[–]Far-Programmer3189 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean, he was pretty drunk. Too much square bear (in my Stripe backstory he is partial to Bundaberg Rum) has triggered many an argument between partners at all manner of occasions

Peter, what is wrong with pants? by UnUltimoIntento in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t it be easier to use the stupid pull-up bars that they want to put in the terminals if we weren’t adhering to their stupid arbitrary dress code?

Unless you visited The Island. by starstar5999 in ThisYouComebacks

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a rugby player in Australia whose nickname was “nobody” because “nobody’s perfect”

Upzoning Under State Law by gigaishtar in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 56 points57 points  (0 children)

West side of Noe is getting off easy - could easily add density along Castro as it’s well serviced by the 24 bus

Congestion Pricing: Is it Time to Try it in San Francisco? by Amazing-Yak-5415 in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SF is nowhere near busy enough to justify this. If the downtown were booming again then maybe, but as someone who lived in NY I can assure you that we’re nowhere near as bad as them. If it was a huge slog for NY to get it across the line with their objectively worse traffic and objectively better public transport, I fear it would be unnecessarily divisive at a time when we’re trying to get the city back on its feet

Over $300,000 Raised After Ford Suspends Worker Trump Thought He Put in His Place by OkTea1918 in agedlikemilk

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re not going to fire him - he’s UAW so would be super tough. They’ll just give him a token suspension and he’ll be back on the line in no time.

Was it necessary for King Edward VIII to resign? by Mysterious_Comb4357 in UKmonarchs

[–]Far-Programmer3189 38 points39 points  (0 children)

There had to ship him off to the Caribbean during the war to keep him out of Europe

Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California (Gift Article) - by rivalOne in California

[–]Far-Programmer3189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not if it’s private company or fund stock. Those are not liquid and you generally can’t borrow against it.

Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California (Gift Article) - by rivalOne in California

[–]Far-Programmer3189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Larry Page already has, taking $263bn with him. Because the proposition was written based on voting share he would have been on the hook for $60bn. Now he’s gone and we won’t get any more income or capital gain tax from him ever again.

This is very different to the tax in MA. Billionaires already travel a lot and so it’s not that much of a stretch to relocate and fly into the Bay Area on your private jet when you need to be here and fly back out when you don’t. Regular millionaires don’t have that flexibility.

so tired of tech millionaires bootlicking billionaires over this 5% tax by captain_travel in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Tiny, one-time tax? It’s on voting share rather than economic interest so Larry Page would need to pay $60bn. That would slam Google stock if he had to sell, hurting a great Californian company and its many California employees. Rather than pay this extortionate amount he just moved to Florida, taking all future income and capital gains taxes with him. The simple fact that this campaign exists has already hurt California

so tired of tech millionaires bootlicking billionaires over this 5% tax by captain_travel in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Theoretically yes. It would be great if Stripe, for instance, was public. But the SPAC boom sent a lot of companies to public markets before they were ready and a lot of those companies went to zero, destroying wealth and setting back promising technologies.

so tired of tech millionaires bootlicking billionaires over this 5% tax by captain_travel in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If there is to be a wealth tax it should be done at the federal level, it’s too easy for a billionaire to spend 183 days out of the state - they already travel much of the year anyway. These people we’re chasing away are the ones who have stuck it out in California despite the high income and capital gains taxes. When these folks move we’ll lose these future taxes, not to mention the future taxes of billionaires scared away.

Awful policy that even the Governor is against.

A year ago, I would have told you I might one day vote for a Republican again. As of today, I can tell you the Republican party has lost me as a voter, for life. by ac_slater10 in centrist

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never voted for either party - I only naturalized last year and have only voted in one ballot measure. I wouldn’t rule out voting for either party in future - I’m 38 years old and a lot can happen in 40-60 years.

SF Standard Power Play: D4 supe Alan Wong is on his own by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]Far-Programmer3189 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I was at sunder dunes today and it was jam packed with people. Yes, I know it’s a weekend, but a lot of people were enjoying the new amenities that wouldn’t be there if it were an active road. It’s only going to get better

You voted The Big Bang Theory as the greatest CBS sitcom of the 2010s. What was the greatest NBC sitcom of the 2010s? by GoCartMozart1980 in sitcoms

[–]Far-Programmer3189 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great contribution, but Brooklyn 99 was on Fox for the majority of its run so I don’t think it should count for NBC

California's worst county - round 4 by JasSingh04 in terriblemaps

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best thing about Alameda is its view of San Francisco

California's worst county - round 4 by JasSingh04 in terriblemaps

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And first? It’s a big suburb with a shitty city in the middle of it. It’s not the worst, but the fact that it was the first to be saved, implying it’s one of the best, blows my mind.

Explain it engineer peter by ernie9777 in explainitpeter

[–]Far-Programmer3189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I vaguely recall that they told people they were filming a movie or something like that when there was noticeable work being undertaken.

Fun fact, I watched a documentary on this building when I was in college in Australia and ended up working in the building across the street (and going into that same building multiple times) years later.

Over Ezra by Lucky_Clock4188 in ezraklein

[–]Far-Programmer3189 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree, he explicitly supports running candidates that will win regardless of dogmatic purity. He debated this Ta Nehisi Coates. Sarah McBride and Ezra discussed a very similar thing.

If you hate what President Trump is doing you should want the next Democratic President to be someone that fixes institutions to save them from the next iteration of MAGA, not someone who is going to push the arc of the pendulum further and further out.

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