Posts by Liam Redmond
On housing, government does not know best
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators claim to know what’s good for us. And what’s good for us is life in small, dense, tighly-packed homes near mass transit. Californians are right to resist such arrogant social engineering. Leading the charge is star chef Thomas Keller, owner of the posh French Laundry where Newsom in 2020…
Read MoreExclusive | How cops ruled out Nancy Guthrie’s family in her disappearance — even without a suspect: experts
Authorities have likely ruled out Nancy Guthrie’s family as suspects in her kidnapping through alibis, cell phone data and other methods. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office officially cleared the Guthrie family — including “all siblings and spouses” — of the kidnapping in a statement to Page Six on Monday, as the search for Savannah Guthrie’s…
Read MoreA RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the fate of Sunway’s RM11 billion (S$3.5 billion) takeover bid of IJM in his hands, as racial politics and controversial graft allegations swirl around the deal. The Jan 12 offer by the Sunway conglomerate – founded by tycoon Jeffrey Cheah – for IJM Corporation, one of Malaysia’s…
Read MoreDavid Lynch’s $15M Hollywood Hills home finds a buyer: ‘Twin Peaks’ creator’s compound boasts 10 beds, 11 baths
David Lynch’s Hollywood Hills home appears to have found a buyer. The compound, which features seven structures set across 2.3 acres, first hit the market for $15 million in September, roughly eight months after the “Twin Peaks” creator’s death at age 78. The listing entered into contract in late January, with a new “pending” notice…
Read MoreSilicon Valley singletons ditch dating apps for popular 80s trend: ‘More intimate’
Forget the tech – Silicon Valley whizz kids are going old school. Bay Area singles are unplugging from dating apps and looking for love in real life after being exhausted by “ghosting,” dead-end chats and false advertising online. The Faight Collective in San Francisco, which is known for having speed dating singles nights and comedy…
Read More7 hard truths about the loneliness of early entrepreneurship
You expected the late nights. You expected the financial risk. You expected your friends to not fully understand what a pre seed round actually means. What you probably did not expect was how quiet it would feel. How the Slack notifications slow down after 7 pm. How your group chat stops buzzing when you skip…
Read MoreWalmart backpack is a ‘very promising lead’ in Nancy Guthrie case, expert says: ‘All you do is work backwards’
TUCSON, Ariz. — Detectives hunting for Nancy Guthrie have been handed their most “promising” lead yet, a former top cop told The Post — after Walmart handed over purchase records that could finally help crack the case. Investigators are hoping to track down more information about the backpack and gun holster Guthrie’s alleged kidnapper was…
Read More7 reasons saying “yes” too early is the biggest founder trap
You tell yourself it is momentum. The customer wants a custom feature. An investor offers a small check with complicated terms. A potential partner promises “exposure.” In the early days, every opportunity feels like oxygen. So you say yes. Then three months later, your roadmap is bloated, your burn rate is creeping up, and you…
Read MoreNBA All-Star helps save Barack Obama from gnarly Nikola Jokic collision
Barack Obama was nearly flattened by Nikola Jokic during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, but a quick-thinking Devin Booker helped save the day for the former president. The funny scene all unfolded during USA Stars’ matchup with Team World at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, when Jokic was chasing down a loose ball. The Nuggets big man…
Read MoreUSA women’s hockey cruises into Olympic gold-medal game with yet another shutout in destruction of Sweden
MILAN — The amazing thing is, relative to the other games Team USA has played at these Olympics, Monday counted as close. Relative to any reasonable standard, of course, the Americans’ 5-0 beatdown of Sweden to advance to the gold-medal game on Thursday night was not close, or even within a football field of being…
Read MoreWhy Outsourcing Customer Service is a Smart Growth Strategy
Customer expectations in today’s society are higher than ever before; customers expect an answer immediately at any time, day or night, and through multiple channels. Managing the never-ending flow of customer contact and assistance is difficult. This is especially true for a developing company with an already stretched-thin, small workforce and so many other priorities.…
Read MoreColdplay kiss cam’s Kristin Cabot soaks up the Miami sun in a teeny blue bikini
Coldplay kiss cam sensation Kristin Cabot is bearing it all — in a teeny blue bikini. The former HR exec busted canoodling with her married boss on the jumbotron of a Coldplay show last year was spotted frolicking on a Miami beach last Friday. Cabot, a 53-year-old mom of two, donned a huge wide-brimmed hat and…
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