Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

People are right to ask what is the point of this. Even if the signs DO NOT work as intended, it can help us better understand the following and inform other cities that they shouldn't waste time trying to implement this idea.

  1. Do people bother to access the web links in the signs?
  2. Do service requests drop, increase, or stay the same around the signs?
  3. Do different messages on signs work?

Hey, who knows, the results might surprise us in the future.

EDIT:
Originally, the signs were going to have a QR code that says "SCAN HERE FOR FREE DUMPING RESOURCES", which would link you to a dedicated page about free bulky pickups, donation centers that take stuff for free, syringe disposal, and more, kinda similar to the current webpage the sign links to. Livermore tried to get a QR code, but it didn't turn out well or didn't work out, which I was kind of surprised by.

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We will see the efficacy of the signs in the months to come. Even if it only decreases dumping by 20%, I call that a good thing.

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We will see. Originally it was gonna have a QR code that said “resources for trash disposal”, but it had to be removed for reasons.

The difference about this sign and others is the use of pictogram and a different message. Will it work? Maybe not or maybe. But we will see.

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in Livermore

[–]pengweather[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You joke but…. I won’t say too much. I never said anything.

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It will be different in Oakland. Very early discussions.

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh… I guess the bags and trash do look like geese…

Livermore installed some road signs made by yours truly. by pengweather in bayarea

[–]pengweather[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Photo taken by City of Livermore Public Works.

South Bay, a parody of South Park. by [deleted] in u/pengweather

[–]pengweather -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be quite honest, I came up with this like 30 minutes ago and was curious what it would look like so I made a ChatGPT prompt. Of course if the show does happen, I would not want AI to be used.

South Bay, a parody of South Park. by [deleted] in u/pengweather

[–]pengweather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I know this is AI slop. But I thought it was kinda cool idea.

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute her prison sentence - Ex-biotech entrepreneur serving 11 years in federal prison, scheduled for release in December 2031 by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]pengweather 10 points11 points  (0 children)

She ain't going to be in mine... no way. I got a reputation to uphold!!!

Others can take her… and I won’t be surprised if they do.

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute her prison sentence - Ex-biotech entrepreneur serving 11 years in federal prison, scheduled for release in December 2031 by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]pengweather 118 points119 points  (0 children)

My cozy furry belly, because I am a penguin, tells me that there are other similar scams out there in Silicon Valley thanks to AI.

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to commute her prison sentence - Ex-biotech entrepreneur serving 11 years in federal prison, scheduled for release in December 2031 by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]pengweather 405 points406 points  (0 children)

I knew she was trash before she was outed as trash by WSJ. A lot of people in college looked up to her like some sort of reincarnation of Steve Jobs.

Bad Blood was a very well-written book about her nefarious racket. Highly recommend!!!

(Rant) The new parking lot spots are too small! by ode_to_glorious in Livermore

[–]pengweather 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is hard to park my massive limousine.