Reading and Riding
It's not rare to see people (occasionally even young ones) reading actual books in San Francisco. But I don't often get to capture two in the same line of vision.
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Taken on Monday March 25, 2019
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Posted on Wednesday March 27, 2019
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Jaap van 't Veen said:
Marko Novosel said:
John FitzGerald said:
You were paying attention, though, and got this well-composed shot of people in their cage (I especially like the perspective).
I've given up reading, by the way. I broke down temporarily last week, though, and read Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. After close to three hundred pages of documenting every crooked thing Elizabeth Holmes did or may have done, buddy concludes that she lacked a moral compass. You could have knocked me down with a feather.. Nothing about how we prevent the next Elizabeth Holmes from getting people to invest $700 million in imaginary tech.
So I'm not reading again, except for the important things: traffic signs, instruction manuals, crosswords, and the like. And comments under photos.
Marko Novosel replied to John FitzGerald:
www.imdb.com/title/tt8488126/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Watched recently "Fyre festival",really bizzare story about another liar from silicon valley.
John FitzGerald replied to Marko Novosel:
John FitzGerald said:
And of course writing is important. I spent a couple of years on Goodreads, though, and that showed me how passive many readers are. They take a bath in a book rather than read it. They are deaf to howlers and blind to the specious; they read for the experience.
Perhaps, though, this is the conclusion of bitter old age. I spent most of my life reading everything I could get my hands on, failed to do much with what I read, and perhaps I responded by blaming the books.
Sarah P. replied to John FitzGerald:
And thanks BTW for the kind word about that old story of mine. I've written more interesting stuff since. Maybe I'll send you my latest oevre as a birthday present just so you can call it a specious howler, which it may very well be.
John FitzGerald replied to Sarah P.:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/1643080650?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1
Sylvain Wiart said:
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Sarah P. replied to Sylvain Wiart:
I should add that many in San Francisco don't own cars, because of the cost, traffic, and lack of parking, or they only use cars on weekend. Our public transit isn't bad, and there are many other options available to techies with money, including Uber/Lyft and similar app-based ride share services.
Plus, those who are athletically inclined use bikes ... once you've been up and down a few of the San Francisco hills, you don't need to go to the gym anymore ... :-)
Sarah P. replied to John FitzGerald:
I'm more of a fiction reader, but have been enjoying the quirky San Francisco history outlined in www.goodreads.com/book/show/16059425-cool-gray-city-of-love
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E. Adam G. said: