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Marc Andreessen Lists Silicon Valley Compound After $250M Malibu Spending Spree

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One thing i still cant understand in modern homes is the open kitchen . I was hoping the expensive ones wouldnt also look like an extended kitchen

Actual mansions will have multiple kitchens, one "open" and for the family who lives there (often unused) and a second commercial kitchen run by the staff. Open kitchens look great in pictures and when touring, but are quite annoying when you have children running around, or just want to be able to separate the activity from the noise.

> Open kitchens look great in pictures and when touring, but are quite annoying when you have children running around, or just want to be able to separate the activity from the noise.

They are great if you want to be in the room with the rest of your family while cooking or if you’re watching something on tv while cooking. I’ve never felt any desire to separate cooking from other activities going on in my house.

Re: Marc Andreessen Lists Silicon Valley Compound After $250M Malibu Spending Spree

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actual mansions will have multiple kitchens, one "open" and for the family who lives there (often unused) and a second commercial kitchen run by the staff. Open kitchens look great in pictures and when touring, but are quite annoying when you have children running around, or just want to be able to separate the activity from the noise.

> Open kitchens look great in pictures and when touring, but are quite annoying when you have children running around, or just want to be able to separate the activity from the noise. They are great if you want to be in the room with the rest of your family while cooking or if you’re watching something on tv while cooking. I’ve never felt any desire to separate cooking from other activities going on in my house.

Is it uncommon to dislike the latent smell associated with cooking? I love cooking, but I go as far as changing my clothes after it to get rid of the smell. I could never imagine having an open kitchen.

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This guy's basic social philosophy appears to be something like "I have a giant house, fuck you, go live somewhere else you poor piece of shit." Example: “I am writing this letter to communicate our IMMENSE objection to the creation of multifamily overlay zones in Atherton,” wrote Andreessen and his wife Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen in an email. “Please IMMEDIATELY REMOVE all multifamily overlay zoning projects from th…

IMO, the ALL CAPS words interspersed throughout have the opposite of the intended effect. Rather than underscoring his desires in a persuasive manner it appears he is screaming and childish.

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