My first reaction to the idea of visiting Austin is "How would I get around?"
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this is the height of Sillicon Valley disconnect from reality.
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No; the height was probably reached back in the 90s, when SV people started to expect Internet access everywhere.
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SV did ok without them for a few decades or so.
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It did ok without cellphones too. But that is *very* different from banning them now.
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Austin did not ban anything. Uber & Lyft drew a line in the sand, lost a bet, & are making good their threat of leaving.
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Goal of rules is to remove part time drivers from supply. Austin gets what it voted for. Up to them now.
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@paulg so Austin is the 14th biggest startup hub in the world but also has zero chance at being "serious?"http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/07/the-worlds-leading-startup-cities/399623/ … -
It's early in this game.
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fair point, but by same token, too early to write off? It's a (temporary) loss but startup volume is up & 150 people move here daily
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I never said instantly. But as years pass it gets increasingly implausible to be both a startup hub and not have U/L.
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U/L in Austin is more about local politics than innovation. Folks outside of Austin didn't see that unfold but it was ugly here.
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The fact that Paul Graham thinks that ... and that others think that (Forbes/WSJ) ... means damage was done, regardless
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@paul LMK when people stop moving here. Also I'll bet you 5:1 uber will be operating in Austin before end of year. - 1 more reply
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or it could be the trigger for an even better alternative. Where's your disruptive thinking? ;)
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Sometimes dumb regulations can protect a new startup from incumbents, but it's so rare it's not in the top 20 sources of ideas.
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Would it help if us Austin devs start coding everything in Lisp?

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Probably a lot use Clojure already.
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No salvation thru Lisp,
@austintexasgov should drop the regulations like#Catbug drops sugar peas!pic.twitter.com/AaaJqIyI7n
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