The trade deficit with other developed nations is in large part US corporations avoiding US taxes by moving IP offshore and then importing goods based on that IP. ie: 1/2 of US-EU trade deficit is pharmaceuticals.
April 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The trade deficit with other developed nations is in large part US corporations avoiding US taxes by moving IP offshore and then importing goods based on that IP. ie: 1/2 of US-EU trade deficit is pharmaceuticals.
We are living in science fiction: the Earthlings commit ~0.3% of global capital investment to building a super intelligence ($80B / $27.2T)
For comparison, to get to the moon NASA's budget peaked in 1966 at ~0.9% of global capital investment ($5.9B / ~$675B in today $s).
For comparison, to get to the moon NASA's budget peaked in 1966 at ~0.9% of global capital investment ($5.9B / ~$675B in today $s).
January 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We are living in science fiction: the Earthlings commit ~0.3% of global capital investment to building a super intelligence ($80B / $27.2T)
For comparison, to get to the moon NASA's budget peaked in 1966 at ~0.9% of global capital investment ($5.9B / ~$675B in today $s).
For comparison, to get to the moon NASA's budget peaked in 1966 at ~0.9% of global capital investment ($5.9B / ~$675B in today $s).
Reposted by Fraser Harris
"In 1985, the CTA’s Final [environmental impact statement] for the Orange Line ran 378 pages. The 2022 Final EIS for the Red Line Extension is 50 times longer, at 17,899 pages. That’s for a project that’s half as long." citythatworks.substack.com/p/chicagos-s...
Chicago’s state capacity crisis
It’s getting harder and harder for government to get things done
citythatworks.substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM
"In 1985, the CTA’s Final [environmental impact statement] for the Orange Line ran 378 pages. The 2022 Final EIS for the Red Line Extension is 50 times longer, at 17,899 pages. That’s for a project that’s half as long." citythatworks.substack.com/p/chicagos-s...
2/ Periodically making significant budget cuts & forcing the sub-organization to rationalize becomes one of the only effective strategies. If the cuts are too small then leaders accomplish them by removing poor performers without serious consideration to the activities & structure.
November 13, 2024 at 4:26 AM
2/ Periodically making significant budget cuts & forcing the sub-organization to rationalize becomes one of the only effective strategies. If the cuts are too small then leaders accomplish them by removing poor performers without serious consideration to the activities & structure.
Re Department of Government Efficiency -- in any sufficiently complex organization that has evolved over time, some functions & activities are unnecessary (outlived their utility + scope creep) AND knowing which those are is extremely difficult from the top.
November 13, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Re Department of Government Efficiency -- in any sufficiently complex organization that has evolved over time, some functions & activities are unnecessary (outlived their utility + scope creep) AND knowing which those are is extremely difficult from the top.
The whole narrative of buying Greenland from Denmark is hilariously out of touch with self-determination of native peoples, which the US is not terribly familiar with.
November 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
The whole narrative of buying Greenland from Denmark is hilariously out of touch with self-determination of native peoples, which the US is not terribly familiar with.
I wonder where Waymo's are going to be deployed next? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/t...
Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize
A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2024 at 10:39 PM
I wonder where Waymo's are going to be deployed next? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/t...
EU's draconian AI regulations are guaranteed to quickly widen the technology adoption gap between EU & US firms, which will show up as widening labor productivity & GDP per person www.siliconcontinent.com/p/the-strang...
The Strange Kafka World of the EU AI Act
The regulation needs repealing
www.siliconcontinent.com
November 4, 2024 at 6:06 PM
EU's draconian AI regulations are guaranteed to quickly widen the technology adoption gap between EU & US firms, which will show up as widening labor productivity & GDP per person www.siliconcontinent.com/p/the-strang...
Are you sure the extra length is not for future proofing for longer trainsets? The short Canada Line stations have been heavily criticized.
November 2, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Are you sure the extra length is not for future proofing for longer trainsets? The short Canada Line stations have been heavily criticized.
The scale of Goggle/Microsoft/Meta/AWS data center CapEx is staggering. ~$60B in Q3. US just dominating. Even Tesla ($3.5B in Q3) is exceeding ex-US largest investments: Alibaba & Tencent each spending ~$1.5B / Q on CapEx. ByteDance in same ballpark?
November 1, 2024 at 6:38 PM
The scale of Goggle/Microsoft/Meta/AWS data center CapEx is staggering. ~$60B in Q3. US just dominating. Even Tesla ($3.5B in Q3) is exceeding ex-US largest investments: Alibaba & Tencent each spending ~$1.5B / Q on CapEx. ByteDance in same ballpark?
Reposted by Fraser Harris
Check out this recent beauty in Oslo.
October 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Check out this recent beauty in Oslo.
Reposted by Fraser Harris
October 11, 1924. One hundred years ago tomorrow, New York’s Judge Cobb went off topic:
- “‘Jay walker’ … is in effect a smoke screen to give the automobile violators an alibi.”
- “‘Jay walker’ … is in effect a smoke screen to give the automobile violators an alibi.”
October 10, 2024 at 1:37 PM
October 11, 1924. One hundred years ago tomorrow, New York’s Judge Cobb went off topic:
- “‘Jay walker’ … is in effect a smoke screen to give the automobile violators an alibi.”
- “‘Jay walker’ … is in effect a smoke screen to give the automobile violators an alibi.”
California is putting the cart before the horse on residential electric conversion with electricity at $0.50 / kWh, 3.5x the national average. Doesn't make any financial sense for houses to switch www.yahoo.com/news/switchi...
Switching California from gas to electricity, one neighborhood at a time
Over the next few years, residents of select California neighborhoods may start getting phone calls and mailers from gas utilities and community organizers offering an unexpected proposition: Would yo...
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM
California is putting the cart before the horse on residential electric conversion with electricity at $0.50 / kWh, 3.5x the national average. Doesn't make any financial sense for houses to switch www.yahoo.com/news/switchi...
Here is a great example of the Coastal Commissions low cost visitor serving mandate: lookout.co/cruz-hotel-w...
Cruz Hotel will move forward after Coastal Commission gives it a green light
The California Coastal Commission last week approved the long-discussed and debated Cruz Hotel project proposed at the corner of Front and Laurel streets in downtown Santa Cruz. The project had been a...
lookout.co
September 17, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Here is a great example of the Coastal Commissions low cost visitor serving mandate: lookout.co/cruz-hotel-w...
The vast majority of crime is committed by a very small number of people https://www.ktvu.com/news/700-catalytic-converters-recovered-san-pablo-richmond-criminal-enterprise-suspected
More than 700 catalytic converters found in East Bay home...
Law enforcement officers served search warrants Tuesday m...
www.ktvu.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The vast majority of crime is committed by a very small number of people https://www.ktvu.com/news/700-catalytic-converters-recovered-san-pablo-richmond-criminal-enterprise-suspected
Those parking lots are low cost visitor serving resources, which the coastal act protects
September 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Those parking lots are low cost visitor serving resources, which the coastal act protects
Lead paint banned in 1978. Leaded gasoline banned in 1996.
November 16, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Lead paint banned in 1978. Leaded gasoline banned in 1996.
This is crazy: staged robberies to get preferential immigration status. 2 - 3 times per week for at least 2 years, with multiple immigrants at a robbery. Cops got suspicious because the crew was too professional https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-fake-robbery-visa-scam.html
November 16, 2024 at 9:07 AM
This is crazy: staged robberies to get preferential immigration status. 2 - 3 times per week for at least 2 years, with multiple immigrants at a robbery. Cops got suspicious because the crew was too professional https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-fake-robbery-visa-scam.html
.@bgurley's fantastic talk on how regulatory capture kills innovation is required viewing for entrepreneurs. A Hippocratic Oath for lawmakers to "do no harm" is a great idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cO3-MLHOM
November 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM
.@bgurley's fantastic talk on how regulatory capture kills innovation is required viewing for entrepreneurs. A Hippocratic Oath for lawmakers to "do no harm" is a great idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cO3-MLHOM
$12B just to avoid inconveniencing some businesses for a few years... it is unbelievable that the federal & state governments are going along with this...
November 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM
$12B just to avoid inconveniencing some businesses for a few years... it is unbelievable that the federal & state governments are going along with this...
Reading about City of Oakland's government incompetence is infuriating. We need a city council that focuses on getting the basics of public safety & roads functioning https://oaklandside.org/2024/02/26/oakland-has-fallen-way-behind-schedule-in-paving-roads/
Oakland has fallen way behind schedule in paving roads
Oakland is expected to fall 40% short of its 55-mile per ...
oaklandside.org
November 16, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Reading about City of Oakland's government incompetence is infuriating. We need a city council that focuses on getting the basics of public safety & roads functioning https://oaklandside.org/2024/02/26/oakland-has-fallen-way-behind-schedule-in-paving-roads/
15% under a $2.58B budget is an incredible achievement given the status quo of large government projects greatly exceeding budget. Congratulations @SFBART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240110-1
Fleet of the Future now projected to come in hundreds of ...
www.bart.gov
November 16, 2024 at 9:31 AM
15% under a $2.58B budget is an incredible achievement given the status quo of large government projects greatly exceeding budget. Congratulations @SFBART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240110-1
Canadian Gov is trying to force tech giants to pay for links to Canadian news. This will just drive more US content to Canadians
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-removes-canada-news-links-bill-c-18/490482/
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-removes-canada-news-links-bill-c-18/490482/
Google Removes Canada News Links In Response To Online Ne...
Learn about the Online News Act "link tax" that led Googl...
www.searchenginejournal.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Canadian Gov is trying to force tech giants to pay for links to Canadian news. This will just drive more US content to Canadians
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-removes-canada-news-links-bill-c-18/490482/
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-removes-canada-news-links-bill-c-18/490482/