You can learn a lot about what a city/culture values by the first questions you're asked when meeting someone new. In San Francisco: "Where do you work?" "What do you do?" In Provo, Utah: "Where are you from?" "Do you go to church?"

It's just too early in the morning for this.

Tremendous change. Can't wait to see how this changes governance on the ground.

Spotted in Noe Valley (ht Kevin Kwok) Looks like I’m spending my Saturday morning heckling some maliciously ignorant neighbors ☕️

Would love to see this... once mobile AR actually takes hold in a meaningful capacity.

It can always get worse.

I’m always amazed by the disconnect between what we see in the news and the reality of the world around us. As my late friend Hans Rosling would say, we must fight the fear instinct that distorts our perspective: b-gat.es/2WvUqqp

"If you're so smart, why aren't you happy?" I like this Q because it also attacks the deeper idea some ppl have that cynicism/bitterness/pessimism is somehow a cooler aesthetic or a more enlightened way of being. h/t Naval

Friendly reminder that a fight for democracy and human rights is still going on in Hong Kong. The free world can't afford to look away. bit.ly/2pqNkcg #hongkong #PoliceBrutality

These days, I worry about personal/professional risk whenever I want to post about politics. I often end up not posting anything. We were so busy fearing explicit centralized censorship from governments that we missed the rise of implicit decentralized censorship from our peers.

Libertarians, constitutional conservatives, and classical liberals believe in protecting whistleblowers to expose government corruption. Trump Republicans believe in exposing whistleblowers to protect government corruption.

Less commuting. No more slow Fridays. Shorter meetings. Any company/industry that can afford to do this, should. #4DayWeek #Productive buff.ly/2NxvpZi

BREAKING: a federal judge has ruled that suspicionless searches of travelers’ cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices when we cross the U.S. border are unconstitutional. This is an enormous victory for privacy. eff.org/press/releases…

The Patriot Act extension passed the House with nearly all Democrats voting for it. When Pres. Trump signs it into law, Democrats will be just as responsible for warrantless surveillance as Trump and the GOP. Neither party is looking out for you. That’s why I’m an independent.

Idea Generation: blog.samaltman.com/idea-generation

This week, I am introducing the Ending Qualified Immunity Act to eliminate qualified immunity and restore Americans’ ability to obtain relief when police officers violate their constitutionally secured rights.

End qualified immunity. End civil asset forfeiture. End the drug war. End overcriminalization. End no-knock warrants. End militarization of police. End mandatory minimums.