Hermosa Beach

11 responses to “Hermosa Beach”

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   jurvetson

   Mar 9, 2013 at 5:34 am

   

   We learned that the shuttle had 6000 ground crew per launch at the Cape; SpaceX does it with 35. They just released the Johnny Cash version of Grasshopper, with new hover footage from last week.

   Elon is unveiling it right now at SXSW in Austin. The tip of the 10-gallon hat to Texas was quite topical. The engine testing and Grasshopper hopping takes place in McGregor Texas, and Elon was testifying to the Texas House of Representatives on Friday regarding SpaceX’s plans to build an orbital launch complex at the southernmost tip of Texas. Here are the SpaceX photos I took during our Texas tour.

   And then we dropped in on Franz and the Telsa new product design studio, where they are working on things like the Model X… This is the supercharger station outside, with SolarCity panels on the roof.
   
   While we were there, a couple Model S customers dropped by for a free charge at 300V and 220A.

   Back on the beach…
   

   

   

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   scleroplex

   Mar 9, 2013 at 6:13 am

   🙂

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   js.brain

   Mar 9, 2013 at 7:12 am

   Did you take the last 2 photos with an iphone?
   Great panoramas!

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   ronbrinkmann

   Mar 9, 2013 at 7:36 pm

   Damn, if I knew you were going to be hanging out a few blocks away from my house I would’ve started circling the area in my ModelS in the hopes of getting your attention 🙂

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   jurvetson

   Mar 9, 2013 at 11:27 pm

   That used to swing my head, but I see them so often now. I saw four this morning just on the drive to pick my son up from the SAT test.

   @jsbrain — Yes, good guess. Those are the first two iPhone panos that I have taken. It’s a cool feature, and very easy.

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   ronbrinkmann

   Mar 10, 2013 at 12:41 am

   At this point I think that’s more of a Bay area phenomenon – they’re a little rarer on the ground down here… but not for much longer I suspect!

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   seatonsnet

   Mar 10, 2013 at 9:24 am

   For someone my age it is mind blowing and encouraging to find a Sikh in Silicon Valley instead of driving a two decker bus in London.

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   jurvetson

   Mar 10, 2013 at 4:47 pm

   @ron brinkmann — We saw a couple Model S’s that afternoon. Here is a map of Tesla sales, and you can compare LA and Silicon Valley. Norway has the highest sales density per capita.

   P.S. I added some new text and links to my first comment above.

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   pawelre

   Mar 11, 2013 at 4:22 pm

   one in Poland too.. what about that demand in Norway, a good salesman?;)

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    m.p.moody

    Mar 12, 2013 at 4:53 am

    based on your son’s most recent success, he should just skip the SAT and go straight to the GRE

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    Hans ten Hagen

    May 1, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Hermosa beach…sweet memories, as my aunt used to live there on The Strand on the side where Manhattan beach starts. I believe not too far from where these shots were taken.

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