Not at all the same scenario, but I had an Uber drive tell me that Portland ME has a huge parking problem in a lot of neighborhoods.  Portland is small, but you do need a car.  A boom in apartment/condo building without matching parking has really ramped up the issue.  And in the winter?  Good luck with the monster…

Urban parking has it’s issues.  There are certain spots in Boston where I’ve had to eat a parking ticket because the overpriced garages are full.  At that point you just look for a zone where you won’t get towed or a meter that might slightly lower the fine.  

Hey, the Celtics and Pacers are tangling tonight for home court advantage in their first round playoff series. Consequential! Check it out, tonight! Plus, Philly better watch it.

Fire Harvard into the sun. 

I would argue they have a much bigger demand issue.  Distribution is only an issue because Tesla is mismanaged.

I don’t trust this. My stupid Google maps throws an effing fit when I go through the new high speed toll lanes on 93 in NH. Literally five minutes of freak out until it realizes I’m still on 93. But sure, just trust Tesla to make a lane change.

Tell me you crank that SOB with a flat head jammed where the key used to go. 

Read the linked Yves Smith article.  http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/will-uber-survive-the-next-decade.html

Data is an over valued commodity.  Oh, that GPS app on the drivers phone is collecting data.  Great.  It does nothing to solve the actual problems of a vehicle navigating public roads with other drivers.  

Still needs some CRISPR to really change the paradigm.

Yeah, thank God for cheap housing, education, and healthcare.  Pretty easy to get by in this fantastic country thanks to the cheap consumer goods.

Then you've never been to Providence, RI. Faith and Family are stalwarts on the local circuit. 

$20k per year?  Jesus, that’s ridiculous.

I’m sure they drove it, they just took the time to put it on jacks and reverse the miles off after really enjoying it.

LOL.  And yes, 100% of transactions happen from a phone, it’s like hailing an Uber.  Close all the stores Scotty!

There is a rather big difference.  Tesla takes money up front for something to be delivered at a future TBD date.  Big Jim’s Chevy and Lube might use some deceptive advertising techniques to get people to come to the dealership, but I have yet to see the exisiting OEM that takes my money up front for a sight unseen…

A friend of mine has a daughter playing “elite” club soccer, which seems to be necessary to make the high school team in my suburban Boston area. The cost to just join the team is $1500 and then you have to pay for travel costs. They recently played a tournament in Maryland that involved flights to BWI and two nights…

I liked that horse racing was brought into this essay. Once the sport of kings, it’s an essentially dead sport that only hard core gambling addicts follow. The exception is perhaps one or maybe three televised events as part of the Triple Crown. I love horse racing, but it’s pace is slow and the gambling rules are…

I need the laptop in case I work from home or need to plug back in at night.

I wish this were true in Boston.  I never take in weeknight games at the Garden anymore.