That was a close game!

@XSGeek
Creative destruction sucks.
But, inevitable.

No, prices were kept high.
But service is super fast.

We're facing many issues with labor with AI and other forms of automation. Waiters will be impacted, but probably not the greatest impact.

Meanwhile, we need more plumbers, electricians and other manual labor contractors.

Earthquake in southern California. Scrambled my team's internet service briefly.

Some people are bothered by QR codes in restaurants.

There is a restaurant in Portola Valley that uses Toast to both display the menu and place the order and pay. No waiter. Just a human delivering the food. Incredibly efficient.

I think if you need to enlist a waiter to both take your order, bring your food and process your payment, you should be paying for that service.

Otherwise, embrace the QR code.

Fun concert by The Charlatans at SF Filmore tonight!

@dobleAdeA

Excited to see The Charlatans tonight!
And, their opener is RIDE, a shoegazing band I've not heard of. But, I'm listening to their music now and really like them!

A weakness in the American democratic construct is that we simultaneously elect our Leader and our primary governing position (aka "President").

There are plenty of people that want Trump leading them and have no clue about governance.

There are much fewer that believe in his ability to govern.

Those that are appalled at people supporting Trump assume they are judging his ability to govern.

They are more often merely hungry for someone they can respect . . to lead them.

Enjoy the morning walk along San Francisco Bay.

Sky on fire saying goodbye to 2023 over California

Enjoy the last bit of sunshine on the California myacmas mountains for 2023

If you think 2023 was nutz . . .
brace yourself.

This AI tech is creating tools that will create new things that were either too difficult or too expensive to create.

It's an acceleration of creativity..both good and really f'ing terrible.

2024 is going to be nutzer.

Merry Christmas everybody!
Celebrate the community we've created within J's creation.

New idea for #Ukraine defense:

- Tethered drones that are supplied with ground-based power and equipped with munitions and machine-vision to target Shaheed drones.

- Tethered drones (as above) but equipped with short-range radar to provide precise guidance to the other set of drones.

- These are deployed as a techno-wall that destroys aerial munitions.

This was last night's AI art generated for our HOA party:

There's nothing like having to host a party to get your office organized and get home-improvement projects over the finish line (almost).

BTW, Monday nights are a good night for HOA/neighborhood parties during the Holiday season. Nobody has plans, so the attendance was incredible.

@KarenSohne This is what it will soon look like:

@Museek
It's better than ever, actually.
The Tenderloin has never been good, and that's where most of the trouble is. Our neighborhood has more retail filling vacant stores than well before COVID. The new DA and fewer ultra progressives in city hall are turning the ship in the right direction. BTW, almost all the crime drives over from Oakland.

I started this project in January. Hope I can cross the finish line tomorrow.

San Francisco is definitely living in the future.
We saw this tonight:
A Waymo robotaxi is followed by a Tesla Cybertruck.