But what about the peanuts?

what are you burning to produce a flame?

if you have a "thermoelectric engine" then what is producing the heat to power the thermoelectrics?

point granted, the "powered by" slope is a slippery one. but saying the car is powered by thermoelectrics is like saying it's powered by suspensions.

once again, no. honda vs. lexus. source: my brain.

the entire bay area is like an inflamed pimple of overpriced housing. SF is the crusty white head on that pimple.

ok but then the car is still powered by fuel. in your scenario you would still need an external combustion engine to produce heat.

the magna carta?

here's the deal. california cities use very little water. 80% of the water in this state is used by agriculture. only 10% by people. An a large part of the agriculture water is used to grow stupid crops, like rice or feed for chinese cows. if farmers in california grew climate appropriate crops then everybody whould have enough water.

technically, you would still need an energy source (gasoline, natural gas, batteries) to power the cars. thermo electrics could make it more efficient by recycling waste heat. but the thermoelectrics themselves would not power the cars.

the availability of housing in mountain view has exactly zero impact on the availability of housing in SF. SF is a hip urban city while Mtn View is a suburban community. If you're priced out of housing in mtn view then you're definitely not moving to SF. If you can afford to live in SF, then you live there because you want to and not because you couldn't find a place in mtn view.

SF does not feel the ripple from mountain view!!!!! stop being illogical!!!!! you're saying that if the price of a honda accord went up $2k it would drive people to buy a lexus.

what facts are coming out of my ass? I can't believe I've been downvoted in this thread even though I'm the only one making sense. I've forgotten the point of this whole conversation anyway.

Look. The summary makes a false equivocation. "goog tried to build housing in mtn view and they wouldn't let them, so where are people to go? they have to go to san francisco!". false false false.

the housing crisis in san francisco has nothing to do with the ability to build new projects in mtn view. san francisco is a hip urban city, while mtn view is a suburban community. You can buy houses in mtn view for OM less than it would cost in SF. so compared to availability in SF, there are still plenty of available places on the peninsula or elsewhere in the bay.

what you're effectively saying is, "honda raised the price of an accord by $2k, so now I have to buy a lexus!"

mod me down now, bitches! after I just owned everybody with my logic and oratory.

As long as we still have third amendment protections, the republic is OK. As soon as they try to quarter troops. In my home, I'm fucking out of here.

You. Can't just arm yourself to the hilt. Look at the branch dividians in Waco. What they were doing was illegal, and the FBI had to step in to stop it.

So what? How is this my problem?

so what? there's like 60 different cities in the bay area, and they're all right next to each other. didn't find a place you like in mountain view? go to cupertino. or los altos. or palo alto. or redwood city. it's a fucking region.