I've lived in San Francisco and Austin, and I want to move back to California. Here's what Texas is missing.

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Pavi Theva left San Francisco in 2019, but now she wants to move back

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I'm 77, and I discovered my love for running while serving in Vietnam. Now I work out 7 days a week.

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Winston Hall on one of his cycling expeditions.

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I'm 84 years old and just got my first tattoo. I think everyone should cross things off their bucket lists.

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Kenny Jary got a tattoo at 84.

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I run an AI-powered startup, and we canceled our ChatGPT business plan months ago. Claude feels more like the promise of AI.

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Sidhant Bendre canceled his ChatGPT business plan for Claude.

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I moved to Seattle to help me land a job at Amazon. Now I live a 7-minute walk from the office — and it's given me a career edge.

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Sarthak Gupta

I'm an Amazon tech lead who got promoted by building AI products. Here are my top vibe coding tips.

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Anni Chen
Anni Chen says she sees firsthand how AI-assisted workflows behave not just in prototypes but under real-world scale.

Anni Chen

I'm raising my kids to think like entrepreneurs. I encourage them to negotiate even during sibling disagreements.

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Cheryl Sew Hoy founded Tiny Health to help her daughter with eczema flair ups.

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I sent my son to college with emergency contraception, and I taught him to think about women's pleasure

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The author talked with her son about female pleasure before college.

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I was laid off in my 60s and can't find a job after 11 months. I wish I could retire, but I can't afford it.

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Robin Daniel
Robin Peppers Daniels pivoted to substitute teaching after Wells Fargo laid her off.

Robin Daniel

I moved back in with my parents at 30 and am still here 10 years later. I used to feel embarrassed but now I see it as a privilege.

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Diana Choi.

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