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Tanager
I love it. We let too much disturbing information into our lives through electronic channels that people managed to live without for thousands, millions of years. All that information detracts from good walks -- through the countryside and through life.— March 13, 2014 12:35 p.m.
Almost $82K salary buys a median-priced SD home
But Mr. Bauder, it doesn't jibe with the anecdotal evidence. I have lots of family in LA. They visit. They comment on how affordable nice neighborhoods in easy driving distance to Downtown are here in SD. I visit them. I'm always surprised at how high prices are in neighborhoods comparable to mine. All of West L.A. is untouchable for anybody making less than 150K. As for NYC, maybe the average of all five boroughs is lower, but the places where middle class folks want to live are more expensive than they are here.— February 19, 2014 9:37 p.m.
Almost $82K salary buys a median-priced SD home
For the same prices, that is.— February 19, 2014 9:13 p.m.
Almost $82K salary buys a median-priced SD home
Come on… New York City less expensive than San Diego? Doesn't pass the sniff test. Neither does Los Angeles. You can't find a neighborhood as clean and nice and safe as my neighborhood in La Mesa a similar distance from Downtown Los Angeles.— February 19, 2014 9:12 p.m.
Airport cabbies Uber angry
Maybe this system will break the traditional taxi system, and drivers will end up free agents, as they should be. The traditional system is obsolete.— February 19, 2014 8:23 p.m.
Airport cabbies Uber angry
Or… maybe neither taxis nor ride sharing drivers should be paying license fees. The city doesn't charge me a fee to do my job.— February 19, 2014 3:28 p.m.
Jamul Pygmy goat breeder sues for discrimination
Sounds like a new TV series: Goat Wars— February 18, 2014 11:11 a.m.
Is RoboCop's Omnicorp really Apple?
It's a pretty striking resemblance. Did we all know we needed earbuds in our ears and the internet in our pocket before old Jobs told us we did? The best example is tablet computers. We all already had laptops and smartphones. Jobs convinced us we needed something in between the two as well.— February 17, 2014 5:33 p.m.
Philip Seymour Hoffman: one more loss
I had no idea *Dunces*was ever considered for a movie. My fear at this point would be that since 1980, the movie-going world has gotten so dumb (evidence: six Fast and Furious movies) that nobody would see it, even if you had any of those actors. But if I had to pick one, probably Ferrell.— February 10, 2014 12:32 p.m.
Activists incensed over Keystone XL pipeline
It doesn't look like "a crowd," it looks like 30 people, tops. Most of them got there in cars powered by oil… but hell no to the oil pipeline. Hypocrisy.— February 4, 2014 9:28 p.m.