Google is going to start building infrastructure. Rail, fiber, cable, etc. All the things the US Government should have been doing
Why should the government be doing it?
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#62People comparing Apple and Google on everything forget that both companies are very different in their missions. It's not about right and wrong, it's just different.
Making money is agenda number one for both companies regardless of what their respective PR departments say.
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#63Someone needs to develop a public toilet that's self-cleaning but doesn't cost more than some houses. The problem is making it homeless and drug dealer proof. SF has had major problems with their self-cleaning toilets.[1] Portland succeeded, but theirs is armored to contain a velociraptor and provides limited privacy.[2]
[1] http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/occupied-san-francisco-... [2] http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/01/why-portlands-public-t...
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#65Google is going to start building infrastructure. Rail, fiber, cable, etc. All the things the US Government should have been doing
Why should the government be doing it?
I am not sure why you are getting down-voted but this is very legitimate question.
The role of government is to provide for the infrastructure a society needs to prosper. Roads are a primary part of that infrastructure. If I could see how fast and conveniently goods and people are moving within a country, state, I could tell you how developed it is. I believe this has always been true. The old nations which had better ways of moving goods also had great power to some extent.
Other parts of this basic infrastructure the government should provide include: a legal system, protection, education and healthcare. Perhaps beyond this the government can keep clear and let private markets handle.
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#66People comparing Apple and Google on everything forget that both companies are very different in their missions. It's not about right and wrong, it's just different.
Making money is agenda number one for both companies regardless of what their respective PR departments say.
If you must make money to pay for your living and take care of your spouse and kids so that they may have a better future than the life you have lived, is your agenda number one to make money regardless of what you tell your friends you are working for?
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the personal experience! I'm a new hire, and I got assigned to somewhere that doesn't align with my interests, at all... other than the fact that it's "not front end." Hoping switching is as easy as everyone says!
Former Googler here: After an epic blind allocation fail, my attempt to switch to a project that made use of my talents enraged my manager and he reported me to HR. I left for greener pastures shortly thereafter and HR has apparently banned me from ever returning now that there is relevant work for me.
Obviously I have no knowledge of the specifics of your situation, but when I worked at Google I freely moved projects many times without a problem, my first time about 3 months after I arrived. I haven't worked there for a while, but I have many friends there and they change projects with some regularity.
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#68From their homepage: "By 2050, the population in cities will double, intensifying existing socioeconomic, public health and environmental problems."
Yes.
People move into a few big cities because companies companies like Google congregate there, ultimately creating problems such as skyrocketing rents, congestion, declining real living standards, homelessness.
Google holds an obvious solution in its hand. By altering their way of working they could support remote working, creating clusters of specialized work forces and communities online rather than in a narrow physical location.
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#69From http://www.sidewalkinc.com/: "By 2050, the population in cities will double"
Is the best solution a frontal attack? Or could it be moving away from existing cities?
Could one design a new city from scratch?
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
That also has been my experience. I've moved three times in five years and every time it's been because I heard about what a team was doing and wanted to join them.
Dude, we're both in 2HS! I'm in the "UI Box" (Material).
Hey, I was just going to mention how easy it was for me to move... to right next to your cube! (I'm in V8.)