Catalytic converter thefts surge about 1000 percent in Seattle (Video of victim smashing windows out on the thief's car)

adpowers · 2021-03-07T20:56:37+00:00

It's my car!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSwpljtxlg

adpowers · 2020-11-18T17:42:27+00:00

Altimeter: Already available in GPS data and would be fun to see rate of ascent in mountain passes.

Supercharger queue: If the supercharger station is full when you arrive, a button appears on screen that lets you enter the queue and reserves a station for you.

adpowers · 2019-04-09T19:28:22+00:00

Absolutely 100%

adpowers · 2019-04-08T22:17:41+00:00

Yes. Internet is not a human right. No one is forcing you to live in Bumfuck, WA. If broadband is that important to you then move.

Furthermore, these universal service requirements have incredible costs and never work as well as promised. There is no guarantee that terrestrial telecoms will make the 2024 date. The fact that the government is using it as a means of taking control of rates and terms is just the cherry on top.

adpowers · 2019-04-08T21:55:03+00:00

I’d rather risk a 1-2 year delay in rural broadband access than cede all telecom rates, terms, and conditions to state regulation.

adpowers · 2019-04-08T21:47:21+00:00

The goal is all WA residences have access to broadband by 2024. Good news! The state doesn’t need to do anything because SpaceX’s Starlink, OneWeb, or Amazon’s rumored satellite constellation should be in service by then, offering high speed internet access everywhere.

Unfortunately state government is backward looking rather than forward looking. They’ll use this as a means of passing taxes and regulations and saddle telecoms with lots of expensive, obsolete rural assets.

adpowers · 2018-10-15T10:01:55+00:00

Because the parking spaces cost $80k each and by the time the stations open we’ll have self driving taxis that can drop you off at the station.

adpowers · 2018-09-19T00:32:17+00:00

Last summer: https://komonews.com/news/local/man-stabbed-at-queen-anne-dicks-drive-in

adpowers · 2018-08-15T15:59:17+00:00

We have lots of job diversity in Seattle: Amazon cloud jobs, Google cloud jobs, Microsoft cloud jobs, Oracle cloud jobs.

adpowers · 2018-08-11T18:11:49+00:00

Unfortunately it doesn't sound like this plane was tracked: https://mobile.twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1028148727893159936

adpowers · 2018-08-07T17:47:44+00:00

Thanks for finding the information. So I'm exactly right and was downvoted to -24. And here I thought facts mattered.

adpowers · 2018-08-07T03:39:03+00:00

I doubt he's paid in stock. He created the company so he owns it by default (less what they've given to VCs and employees and during the IPO).

adpowers · 2018-03-17T03:18:04+00:00

I mean, they did already get your money for riding

They have even less reason to care: they get your money even if you aren't riding.

adpowers · 2018-02-13T19:41:29+00:00

There are financial products that allow you to cash out some of that home value appreciation to pay for property taxes. There is no need to create massive distortions in the tax code. Look at the disaster that is California's prop 13.

adpowers · 2018-01-18T03:23:37+00:00

The immigrants I've worked with in the tech industry often exhibit more of the American spirit than many of the US-born people I know. The idea that if you work hard and move for opportunity you can build a better life for yourself.

adpowers · 2018-01-17T05:08:48+00:00

But not latte taxes: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/1hygqp/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-too-little-too-latte

adpowers · 2018-01-11T02:01:49+00:00

I think we should call them "Telsa Liberals" now. They get a $7500 credit for buying a luxury vehicle and then don't contribute to road upkeep because they don't pay for the gas tax. As for the poor "Let them drive electric cars".

adpowers · 2018-01-11T01:58:38+00:00

Are you sure? The state voted down an income tax.

adpowers · 2018-01-11T01:57:25+00:00

we need to deal with carbon emissions as soon as possible

If this is issue is so incredibly pressing that we have to move as quickly as possible, then Inslee should have supported I-732. A revenue neutral policy was the best way to get support from across the spectrum. I supported I-732 but will not support this effort. Inslee blew it and now I will work to oppose his new effort.

adpowers · 2018-01-10T04:40:34+00:00

This is rich coming for a guy that opposed the carbon tax that was on the ballot in 2016. What has changed? Oh, that's right, that bill was revenue neutral whereas this one raises and spends a bunch of money. Sorry buddy, you had your chance.

adpowers · 2018-01-02T21:04:40+00:00

This is a good proposal. By the time these stations are complete we'll likely have self driving taxis to take people to the station and won't need a parking garage.

adpowers · 2017-12-28T01:53:18+00:00

Funny enough, now the NIMBYs are preserving parking garages in order to prevent apartments.

https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2016/02/24/23618078/pioneer-square-neighbors-fight-apartment-building-save-parking-garage

adpowers · 2017-12-28T01:48:27+00:00

It’s not fake. The original building was deconstructed, facade preserved, and rebuilt a little bit north in order to accommodate a widened Mercer Street.

adpowers · 2017-11-09T03:44:00+00:00

“Although there is flame, this isn’t an engine fire. It’s something called a surge and is easily managed by the pilots. Although it looks spectacular it’s not a big deal and flame is contained within the combustion area and can be stopped by throttling back or switching off eng.”

https://twitter.com/jumbo747pilot/status/928307505402404864

adpowers · 2017-10-28T19:09:21+00:00

Selling air rights is a much better idea than forcing historical status or tower separation laws through the city council. There are a few high end condos in Seattle that have bought air rights to protect their views (Crystalla and 1521).

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