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nullnilvoid | 4 years ago | on: San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures

Some have increased while other have decreased. The total number of crimes have increased by my own experience. Many of the crimes are not reported. It is the experience of other residents as well [8]. For example, my experience is that car window breaking has increased dramatically. I did not have any car window breaking in the first 5 years in SF (I live in a relatively safer neighborhood). This year, my window was smashed. I see glasses all over the streets nowadays. I did bother to report to the police because i did not think the police would be able to do something about it.

Anyway, as a mayor, if London Breed promised to do something and she did not, it is a sign of incompetency. It erodes her own credibility.

[8] https://www.change.org/p/resign-or-recall-san-francisco-da-c...

nullnilvoid | 4 years ago | on: San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures

London Breed is a bad mayor for SF. She defunded the police by $120 million during the movement [1] while she spent $12.4 million on her own personal security detail [2]. And now she pledges more police. It's a slap on her own face. She dances in a nightclub without a mask, breaking the very rule she set herself [3]. She partied at the French Laundry restaurant while she encouraged everyone else to shelter in place [4]. London Breed is a terrible mayor for SF. As the innovation center of the world, SF deserves better. Can anyone shed some light on how she got elected?

[1] https://www.kqed.org/news/11862094/sf-mayor-breed-unveils-pl...

[2] https://www.thesfnews.com/mayor-breed-cuts-police-budget-hir...

[3] https://californiaglobe.com/articles/sf-mayor-london-breed-g...

[4] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/S-...

nullnilvoid | 7 years ago | on: US Lawmakers Urge Canada to Snub China's Huawei in Telecoms

As a Canadian citizen myself, I firmly urge fellow Canadians to have their own independent thinking and policies. Canada should not be manipulated by foreign politicians. This is blatant interference of Canada's internal affairs by foreign politicians. If the US wants to fight China, Canada should not side with either. It is our best interest to stay neutral.

nullnilvoid | 7 years ago | on: Intel Tock-Ticks Chipsets Back to 22nm

This time is quite different. When AMD beat Intel technologically, Intel still had the lead in process technology while AMD had better chip designs. Now, time has changed. TSMC leads Intel in process technology while AMD contracts TSMC to make chips. AMD will have both the advantages in chip design and process technology. It is more likely that Intel will fall further behind TSMC, as TSMC has been investing heavily (more than even Samsung).

nullnilvoid | 7 years ago | on: A Brief History of Alibaba Founders

One thing that stands out is that Alibaba has 18 founders. It is almost unheard of in the west. Jack Ma is a true legend. He has a humble background and failed college entrance exam three times before being accepted into an ordinary school (Gates and Jobs entered school without much a problem).

nullnilvoid | 7 years ago | on: All Amazon Prime members can now try clothes before they buy

My experience with Prime Wardrobe has been negative. I ordered three shirts to try out more than a week ago. I still have not received them. With Prime, you can receive your orders in 2 to 3 days and return them if you don't like them. Wardrobe is slower and does not add additional values.

nullnilvoid | 8 years ago | on: Bitcoin is a bubble, no plans to short-sell: Japan Post Bank CIO

Bitcoin is no more speculation than gold. Gold has its price. It is rarely used (I have not seen anyone exchanging value using gold). It cannot be eaten, drunk, lived in, or used as a tool (I guess you can use it as a weapon like a brick). Yes, it is used to make jewelries because it is expensive not because its intrinsic usability or functionalities (there are other metals or plastics that look better and weigh lighter than gold). Yet it is expensive. As a matter of fact, it is harder to use gold to exchange value than Bitcoin because you have to weigh gold and test its purity.

nullnilvoid | 8 years ago | on: Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours

I have had some experience on Taobao and Tmall. Taobao is for C2C (customers to customers) while Tmall is b2c (business to customers). Tmall has better quality in general (the brands sell directly to customers). For Taobao, the quality varies greatly. For me, I always read the ratings and reviews, in particular negative reviews very carefully. If the percentage of negative reviews is high, I would avoid that product. So far, I have had good experience. I bought some really high quality goods at very low prices. Similar goods would cost a lot more on Amazon.
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