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Pioneer Building, 1936 - OpenAI offices, San Francisco

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:50:45 +0000

The Pioneer Building is a historic building in San Francisco, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, as "Pioneer Trunk Factory--C. A. Malm & Co."

The building is located at 2185-2199 Folsom and 3180 18th Streets.

It previously housed the office of Stripe.

As of 2020, it houses the offices of OpenAI and Neuralink.

Snoqualmie River - 72km-long river, Washington

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:30:33 +0000

Snoqualmie River, river in west-central Washington, U.S. It rises in the Cascade Range east of Seattle at the juncture of North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork and flows 45 miles (72 km) west and northwest, joining the Skykomish River to form the Snohomish River near Monroe.

Snoqualmie Falls (268 feet [82 metres] high) is the site of a hydroelectric power plant.

The place name is that of an Indian tribe that once dominated the region; the name is Nisqually and means “people of little account, but strong.” [source]

Cosmosphere - space museum and STEM education center, Kansas

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 03:27:50 +0000

Cosmosphere is a space museum and STEM education center in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It was previously known as the Kansas Cosmosphere. The museum houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts—the largest combined collection of US and Russian spaceflight artifacts in the world—and is home to internationally acclaimed educational programs.

The Cosmosphere has four venues: The Hall of Space Museum, The Justice Planetarium, The Carey Digital Dome Theater, and Dr. Goddard's Lab (an explosive live science presentation on the history of rocketry). The Cosmosphere also hosts summer camps for all ages, and co-curricular applied STEM education programs for field trips, groups, and scouts that meet Next Generation Science Standards and common core, focused on college and career readiness.

The Cosmosphere is the only Smithsonian affiliate museum in Kansas.[source]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G14AFEUMKCU

Pier 39 - shopping center and tourist attraction, San Francisco

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:57:31 +0000

Pier 39 was first developed by entrepreneur Warren Simmons and opened October 4, 1978. Today, Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39's marina. A two-story carousel is one of the pier's more dominant features, although it is not directly visible from the street and sits towards the end of the pier. The family-oriented entertainment and presence of marine mammals make this a popular tourist location for families with kids.

The pier is located at the edge of the Fisherman's Wharf district and is close to North Beach, Chinatown, and the Embarcadero. The area is easily accessible with the historic F Market streetcars.

From the pier one can see Angel Island, Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Bay Bridge. Blue & Gold Fleet's bay cruises leave from Pier 39 [source]

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Xzyh4wob0