Basically, this temperature chart gives an exhaustive answer to the question "Why is it better to live in Silicon Valley than in Norilsk."
There are years when the coldest day in Palo Alto is warmer than the warmest day in Norilsk, the town of my childhood. Don't leave the room, don't blunder, do not go on.
There's a local joke:
— Was there a summer this year?
— I don't know. I was in the mine that day.
I think the photo below shows that very sunny and pleasant summer day in Norilsk.
Founder training
As a training course for resilience, endurance, and the ability to keep going — and then keep going some more (the skills of a good startup founder) — Norilsk earns a well-deserved 20 out of 10.
In 2020, San Francisco and the Valley were covered with a cloud of dust because of the wildfires.
I was just happy to have managed to take some unusual photos. Didn't notice any apocalypse.
