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Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by throwaway2037 »

Hammershaft wrote: post #94
cbeach wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> One of the most desirable places on earth to live and it's on a small peninsula. Yet it's a sea of single-family homes as far as the eye can see. Ever wondered if it’s desirable BECAUSE it’s not a dense urban jungle?

Bullshit. It's desirable because it's the tech capital of the planet. Is New York undesirable because it's developed density?

I would not say that SF is tech capital of the planet; I would give that label to Silicon Valley. There is a big difference in my mind.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by parentheses »

legitster wrote: post #28

Completely unrelated, but aerial views of San Francisco blow my mind with how under-zoned the city is. One of the most desirable places on earth to live and it's on a small peninsula. Yet it's a sea of single-family homes as far as the eye can see. The distance between Sutro Tower and the "Downtown" SF is less than the distance between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. But could you imagine if that space was fill…

My criticism is aimed at the glacial and mostly mishandled infrastructure projects. That is one of the big reasons for zoning changes taking so long.

I hope the US gets its act together and learns from exemplar infrastructure projects around the world.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by Two4 »

legitster wrote: post #58
cbeach wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> One of the most desirable places on earth to live and it's on a small peninsula. Yet it's a sea of single-family homes as far as the eye can see. Ever wondered if it’s desirable BECAUSE it’s not a dense urban jungle?

SF is kind of neither though. If you spend any time in the city, it definitely feels overstuffed. The houses may be cute and small but they are stuffed with roommates. The city is stuck in nostalgia and ignoring that it's bursting at the seams. It's like wearing clothes that are too small and pretending you are still skinny.

Kinda makes you wish there was a massive earthquake while everyone was safely tucked away at a Beyonce concert in an earthquake-proof stadium.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by physhster »

legitster wrote: post #28

Completely unrelated, but aerial views of San Francisco blow my mind with how under-zoned the city is. One of the most desirable places on earth to live and it's on a small peninsula. Yet it's a sea of single-family homes as far as the eye can see. The distance between Sutro Tower and the "Downtown" SF is less than the distance between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. But could you imagine if that space was fill…

And horribly outdated and poorly built single-family homes for the most part...

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by jmux »

This is really cool, nice work!

Something I’ve been looking for for a while is an interactive view of SF from above - I think it’d be cool to experience the verticality of SF and see how all the different hills relate to each other (and gmaps/earth just isn't cutting it).

this is actually pretty good for around the panhandle, but if anyone is aware of something like that for the whole city please let me know!

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