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Alex Chiang
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SRE @ Google | SF Yay Area | #bikes #cooking #energysky
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Making the kiddo happy multiple ways this morning.
A receipt for McDonald's that says 67.
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Ah yes, Chase Bank. Icon of Silicon Valley.

People travel from miles around to ogle at this icon and are honored to pay $3.50 for the privilege of withdrawing cash from the ATM.
A headline that reads, "Six-story development poised to replace iconic Mountain View Chase Bank". A picture of a completely mundane bank.
October 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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We've reached peak... something.
A can of banana water.
October 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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It's time for the fall edition of the Palo Alto weekly real estate guide.

We've got median sales prices of $4M in Palo Alto, 12% of homes selling $1M over asking in Los Altos, and minimum income of $548K in Santa Clara county.

Everything is fine!

@nextdoorsv.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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The best way to own the libs would be to show us how conservative policies are better.

It would make us lose our fucking minds!
October 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposted by Alex Chiang
rhuttenhain.bsky.social
My lab @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social is recruiting! We are looking for a postdoc at the interface of quantitative proteomics and G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) biology:
postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...
#TeamMassSpec #Proteomics #GPCR #Postdoc
Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Ruth Huttenhain | Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
postdocs.stanford.edu
October 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Saw a beautiful mantis today.
A whitish mantis staring at the camera.
September 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Palo Alto in one picture.

A Lotus Elise parked next to a line of RVs.

Also this week I learned about a new phrase, "vanlords".
August 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Getting ready for a #bikepacking weekend adventure with the kiddo. First leg, @caltrain.com!
A cargo bike loaded up with camping gear and a smaller kid's bike.
August 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I cannot possibly imagine why this would be the case. Literally, I have no theories. A mystery for the ages.

cc @nextdoorsv.bsky.social
This bar chart illustrates the population change by age group in Santa Clara County since 2020, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau: The 65+ age group experienced the most significant growth at 13.41%. The 18-24 age group also saw substantial growth at 7.65%. The 0-17 age group had the largest decline in population at -10.65%. Other age groups showed smaller changes, with declines in 45-54 (-5.89%) and 55-64 (-1.35%), and slight growth in 25-34 (1.19%) and 35-44 (0.44%).
July 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Who knew, that before Haight-Ashbury, the Grateful Dead got their start in sleepy Menlo Park!
THE GRATEFUL DEAD THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF MAGOO'S PIZZA PARLOR WHERE THE PALO ALTO-BASED WARLOCKS FIRST PUBLICLY PERFORMED ON MAY 5, 1965. RENAMED THE GRATEFUL DEAD, IT BECAME A ROCK BAND WITH A UNIQUE STYLE OF "JAM" MUSIC AND A FAITHFUL FOLLOWING OF DEADHEADS. LORETTA OPENED HERE IN 2024.
July 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Smug New Yorkers going on about how the subway is where classes intermingle, but Bay Area Costcos have about 50/50 millionaire to non-millionaire.
June 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Everyone knows ginger ale is the perfect airplane drink, but a less well known phenomenon is that every Jason Statham movie is the perfect airplane movie.
June 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Practice class warfare by taking a piss in the first class bathrooms whilst boarding before continuing onward to steerage.
June 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Hard to believe we got to see all of Africa's Big 5 in one trip.

All shots on a Sony a6000, with the 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3.

#photography #safari #big5
An elephant flares its ears, backlit by the dawn sun. A female white rhino bathed in early morning light. A line of African Buffalo March toward the viewer. The tawny rear of a lioness's head as she lies in the grass.
June 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Incredibly lucky to watch this cheetah and his brother (unsuccessfully) hunt some zebras today.

#SouthAfrica #photography
A male cheetah walks towards and stares at the camera.
June 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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This person seems fun.
A tattoo on a man's calf, of an RJ45 connector, that also says "RJ45" (big font) and "bad life decisions" (tiny font).
June 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Sunset over Hout Bay

#photography
Sunset with an expansive view of Hout Bay.
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Capetonian sunset

#CapeTown
Sun dropping below the horizon, with a row of palm trees in the foreground.
June 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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As seen on my afternoon run.

#SouthAfrica
A herd of sable, in the golden hour.
June 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Been coming to Germany regularly for 10 years and did not realize this was only about an hour away.

#Cologne
Exterior of Cologne cathedral against a cloudy sky. Main stained glass window inside the cathedral.
June 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A rare glimpse of blue sky.
A bucolic German village nestled in green hills.
June 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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It's always so hard to adjust to jet lag in Germany because there is no sun here.
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Why doesn't In n Out have any presence in SFO? Is it because they don't want to make one trillion dollars?
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This explains so much, so clearly.

It's always about the money.

qz.com/tech-layoffs...
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM