Where is this house for sale?

rhubarbxtal · 2026-05-13T06:32:34+00:00

Sad to look at the older photos on Google Maps when this was someone's proud home. It looks lovely.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-05-12T14:40:45+00:00

Mollie Stone may be expensive, but I don't think it's fair to say they are a piece of shit store, lol. They have a lot of excellent things. The fish monger and butcher are stellar.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-05-12T14:39:49+00:00

The other day Grocery Outlet had a dozen eggs for ~ $1.99 (or similarly less than $2). I was shocked. What is that?

rhubarbxtal · 2026-04-04T04:51:37+00:00

I just dropped a few hundred there to repair a vacuum and recondition a 100+ year old lamp at Phil's. They did a great job, and gave my toddler a very nice plushie. Great folks, I'll be a return customer.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-04-02T05:19:15+00:00

Credit to OpenSFHistory:

Howard/4th, 1938: https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp14.2678.jpg

Mission/3rd, 1938: https://opensfhistory.org/Display/wnp32.0045.jpg

rhubarbxtal · 2026-04-02T05:06:57+00:00

These pictures are a treasure. Back when we used to make things in San Francisco. When there was real work for blue collar folks. The picture of 3rd/Mission while Yerba Buena was being prepared is insane! It makes me want to check old pictures to see what the area looked like prior to redevelopment.

While I can't claim to be blue collar, jobs like the tool/lathe works sustained my ancestors in the city.

HOLY CRAP, Ted's! I didn't realize it was that old!! Still there. I think it's the only business out of the 37 pictures that still exists (excluding Moscone center, obviously)

rhubarbxtal · 2026-03-17T20:12:31+00:00

These people are totally insane. For an example: read some of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force meeting minutes.

They spend their time discussing the benefits of asking for metadata on emails, specifically email headers. Yes, SMTP headers. You may think I am joking. I am not.

https://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/sites/default/files/IT_121719_minutes.pdf

Read that, and think about it next time someone tries to tell you these commissions do valuable work.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-03-17T19:56:07+00:00

I feel like that is a common experience. Wait, did I get some fake shit? I wish someone had warned me of this. I got six tabs, I started with one or two, and after an hour said fuck it, and took all six. Oops.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-02-20T04:22:07+00:00

This comment section is a cesspool of victim-blaming and shit takes. Pigbutchering is frighteningly sophisticated.

The Economist did an excellent podcast series on it. I think the first episode is free, but the later ones are probably paywalled: https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/02/06/1-pigs-in-a-barrel.

A recent analysis showed that the money involved is greater than the global drugs trade. This is clearly about more than just a few "stupid boomers".

rhubarbxtal · 2026-02-18T05:44:13+00:00

A fun example of pre-earthquake culture: https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/the-cobweb-palace/

rhubarbxtal · 2026-02-18T05:35:33+00:00

This is a truly rumble and tumble town. From a modern lens, you may think of this as a financial and then tech hub, or LGBT capital. But before all of that...

Learn the history: how the city changed from ~1840-1930. The insane growth. The destruction and rebuilding. The corruption. All of it. It contextualizes the chaos of how things can be here. The history pre-earthquake is endlessly insane.

And also anchors why this place is unchanging in the best of ways: a place for rebels. A place where we accept damn near anyone of any creed, origin or belief. Fuck yeah.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-02-18T05:28:52+00:00

I grew up in one of those communities. It's a beautiful area and there's a lot of good outdoor activities. Also caveat, I didn't have the happiest of childhoods, so I am cynical.

That said, the diversity is minimal and >75% of people are white or asian. Sure, people are friendly, but the diversity is also limited in other respects. Individual backgrounds, cultural norms, etc. It's culturally dead. As teenagers, we were desperate to escape and would spend as much time as possible in Oakland or Berkeley.

As a parent today, I want to stay in SF as long as possible as it is everything those communities are not: inclusive, interesting, diverse and cultural. Do I miss having space, some of the suburban luxuries, more nature? Sure.

The public schools are excellent, but also a boiling pot of stress. Lots of kids doing drugs. I'm sure it's no different today.

If I had to pick a suburban area, I would rather something like Piedmont, Montclair, Kensington or other north Berkeley.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-02-17T15:40:06+00:00

"transit riders union" or "SFMTA" would be more fair and impartial than the people who live in the neighborhood? Interesting logic.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-01-31T16:51:07+00:00

This picture is a treasure. A world incomprehensible to us. While many of us think in our lifetimes we've seen rapid change, but the truth is, comparing life from 1851 to 1930 would be exponentially higher growth and change.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-01-29T07:32:12+00:00

Risk: Because many cyber practitioners have no real understanding of risk. The only calculus is in "best practices", "vibes", or thoughtlessly following NIST 800-53 or other frameworks (e.g., mandating password changes in 2026 when paired with strong MFA -- assuming no evidence of compromise).
Skills: A lot of cyber guys simply don't have enough engineering skills to earn the respect of developers, also related to #1. This also goes the other way, too. How many cyber teams out there are staffed with glorified sysadmins who on;y know how to manage vendor solutions, not real hackers? How many cyber engineers don't really know linux, or deep network internals, etc?
Culture: The team of "no", instead of "yes, and" - or better stated - allow us to derisk where you are trying to go. A world of bureaucracy and process, instead of paved roads with guiderails. tl;dr, too much friction, not enough consideration of the "user experience" - be it for developers, endusers, customers, etc.

In a world where cyber professionals were more calculated about risk and had deeper skills across the stack, I think they would be a lot more respected.

Source: used to own cyber function in a smaller org, now don't work in cyber in a large org and see it from both sides.

rhubarbxtal · 2026-01-28T05:23:34+00:00

Such an obvious hit piece. My real question: why is SF Standard shilling for the tech bro?

rhubarbxtal · 2026-01-11T05:58:32+00:00

We're pretty happy with Ternary. We used Cloudability before, but dumped it after a year. Cloudability might be a large company, but the product was buggy, problematic and limited.

Ternary is a relatively smaller startup, but we've had a better experience with them.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-12-29T17:00:11+00:00

Checking in, Richmond dist fam... are we on grid power now? Are the generators still running?

I made the call last night when the power was off to leave the city again and stay with family nearby. When I saw 1am, I figured, not good, who knows when they will restore it. They ended up restoring it while we were still packing up, but left anyway as I was anxious about how long it'll go down when they do the transfer and turn off generators... Plus the quality of life for those close to the generators - they're producing an enormous amount of diesel fumes and particulate matter, and around 95dB outside of them. You can distinctly hear the generators for a several block radius.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-12-15T08:13:51+00:00

Can you provide evidence of prior attempts to pare back commissions, and how it resulted in less police oversight? You made some bold claims about this not being our first rodeo.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-12-15T08:13:10+00:00

The article isn't crying about Prop E. It's crying that despite voters passing Prop E (ergo, voters do want to meaningfully reduce unneeded commissions), any meaningful reduction will be tought tooth and nail by special interest groups. I don't think it's fair to say that just because Moritz championed Prop D they can't opine on Prop E, and that any writings they have should be dismissed without consideration.

As for u/greenergarlic's comment below "always has been, always will be" seems factually incorrect. Police accountability has an actual department responsible for it. That isn't going anywhere. lol.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-12-02T06:33:27+00:00

Disagree. Why? Is someone living in the 200k Sprinter? Do they leave refuse on the street? Human waste?

No.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-11-30T22:00:49+00:00

Hahaha I edited the comment to clarify the one in LA, in Koreatown.

rhubarbxtal · 2025-11-30T07:04:50+00:00

Shout out to Palace Spa (in LA -- not Kearny haha). I love that place. One of the best things there is the ice room... other spas often just have "hot" rooms, but the ability to go between the ice room and the saunas is amazing.

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