DNA Lounge update

13 Responses to DNA Lounge update

1. Dr Eggroll says:

   29 Feb 2012 at 9:58 pm

   It was a pleasant surprise that the opening sentence turned out to not be sarcastic.
2. mrbill says:

   1 Mar 2012 at 6:10 am

   What I find amazing is how some Americans think we in Europe live in some sort of socialist nanny state. It would seem that it is worse in the US!
   • Max says:

     1 Mar 2012 at 6:27 am

     Most of those Americans probably think the same thing about California, never mind San Francisco.
     • mrbill says:

       1 Mar 2012 at 6:56 am

       Quite correct - my mistake. The USA is not one country - it is 50.
   • pavel_lishin says:

     1 Mar 2012 at 7:34 am

     While I don't think that Europe is a nanny state, recently I learned that in Germany, most businesses are closed *by law* on Sunday. I think this is flat out insane, and basically marks the country off my list of places to one day live.

     (Disclosure: I haven't done any research, and my understanding may be completely or partially wrong; I also have never been to Germany, though I'm going this fall, and looking forward to having my mind changed.)
     • Jens Kilian says:

       1 Mar 2012 at 9:43 am

       Totally true. The relevant law is § 9 ArbZG (in German). It states that "Arbeitnehmer" (= employees) may not be made to work on Sundays and public holidays. There are exceptions (§ 10), but you won't be able to buy anything except food (in a restaurant) or entertainment on a Sunday.
       • antabakaYT says:

         1 Mar 2012 at 9:50 am

         Yes, quite correct. And that's why we can buy booze and food at the gas stations 24/7.
       • gronk says:

         1 Mar 2012 at 12:14 pm

         Here in .nl, we've had similar conditions; before 1996, you couldn't even buy bread on sundays in the netherlands. In bigger cities, there were a few specialized shops which were open only on sundays, but those usually only opened after 1 or 4 pm.
       • Jeremy Wilson says:

         1 Mar 2012 at 3:18 pm

         I was going to question that, given that I've been in Hamburg on many Sundays and not seen anything closed, but then I remembered I spend most of my time on the Reeperbahn.
3. pavel_lishin says:

   1 Mar 2012 at 7:37 am

   > Well, the commissioners looked at [ the list that the SFPD pulled out of their ass ], laughed at it, and approved our permit with no additional conditions over what we have now! I believe "Epic Win" might be the appropriate exclamation here.

   Oof, the standards, they're lower than a green snake in a sugarcane field.
   • jwz says:

     1 Mar 2012 at 11:20 am

     Well... yeah.
4. Dan Girellini says:

   1 Mar 2012 at 5:55 pm

   Wow, that video player sucks.

   I find it disturbing that the officer quoted Yelp reviews as part of his report.
5. bitwise.livejournal.com/ says:

   11 Mar 2012 at 11:57 am

   Dandelion Chocolate had to wait 18 months for their permit. Sigh.