Palo Alto is arguably the most NIMBY town in California. It’s restrictive housing policies has resulted in some of the most expensive real estate prices in the US. There are a number of surfa…
Source: Palo Alto spends $46 million on new housing…for cars | Systemic Failure
And Linux has adopted a real code of conduct to replace its previous “code of conflict.”
Source: Linus Torvalds apologizes for years of being a jerk, takes time off to learn empathy | Ars Technica
This reminded me of the character Sean Probst in Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves who “in classic ‘get it done’ style, had hired a coach to make him less of an asshole.”
While Alphabet faces existential challenges, its co-founder is exercising his right to be forgotten.
Source: Larry Page Is a No-Show With Google Under a Harsh Spotlight – Bloomberg
This wraps up the first week of operations for the new Salesforce Transit Center, phase 1. Reviews are in, and most people seem to love the rooftop park and the grand design of the facility. But wh…
Source: Eyes Under the Street: A Tour of the Transbay Train Box – Streetsblog San Francisco
Train plan called “a 100-year decision,” compared to BART and Golden Gate Bridge at hearing.
Source: Caltrain extension path to Transbay Terminal selected – Curbed SF
Here’s the SF Chronicle when this option was unveiled in Apr.
Alex Paterson’s longstanding electronic titans The Orb presented new album ‘No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds’, which as the title suggests finds them embracing an anything-goes new approach to creative freedom. Refreshing and reinventing the predominantly two-man set up with Thomas Fehlmann on the prior two albums (‘Moonbuilding 2703 AD’[…]
Source: ‘The Orb – No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds’ Out Now! – Cooking VinylCooking Vinyl
One major issue that MIT does not take into account is the issue of spent nuclear fuel storage. “While these issues are universally considered barriers to the expansion of nuclear energy use, the political dimensions of finding solutions to waste disposal and managing proliferation risks far outweigh the technical challenges,” the report notes.
Source: Mapping what it would take for a renaissance for nuclear energy | Ars Technica
The preliminary design of the Yanlong swimming pool-type low-temperature reactor for district heating has been completed, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced yesterday.
Source: CNNC completes design of district heating reactor – World Nuclear News
A reactor to heat water to heat buildings is much simpler since it runs everything at much lower temperatures and normal atomspheric pressure than if you want to make steam to spin a turbine to make electricity.