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  • R Raj Lal

    After living for 5 years in Silicon Valley I realized there are not one but three Silicon Valleys! If you don't live in Silicon Valley, you might get a glimpse of how is Silicon Valley https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/here-silicon-valley-raj-lal[^]

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    Basing on the amount of silicon I'd have swore it was in Hollywood.

    GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey

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      Basing on the amount of silicon I'd have swore it was in Hollywood.

      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey

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      Lost User
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      That would be Silicone Valley, and there are countless of them running around on two legs.

      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
      This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
      "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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      • R Raj Lal

        After living for 5 years in Silicon Valley I realized there are not one but three Silicon Valleys! If you don't live in Silicon Valley, you might get a glimpse of how is Silicon Valley https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/here-silicon-valley-raj-lal[^]

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        Enough with the Paris posts now... !!! :doh:

        Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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          That would be Silicone Valley, and there are countless of them running around on two legs.

          The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
          This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
          "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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          Johnny J
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          And then there is Chilicon Carne, don't forget that! :doh:

          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
          Anonymous
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          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
          Winston Churchill, 1944
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          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
          Me, all the time

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            And then there is Chilicon Carne, don't forget that! :doh:

            Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
            Anonymous
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            The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
            Winston Churchill, 1944
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            I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
            Me, all the time

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            Lost User
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            That's one of the first things you learn the hard way when you live in west Texas.

            The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
            This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
            "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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            • L Lost User

              That would be Silicone Valley, and there are countless of them running around on two legs.

              The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
              This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
              "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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              CDP1802 wrote:

              That would be Silicone

              Damn mute "e" - I thought there was too much ambiguity :D

              GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey

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              • R Raj Lal

                After living for 5 years in Silicon Valley I realized there are not one but three Silicon Valleys! If you don't live in Silicon Valley, you might get a glimpse of how is Silicon Valley https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/here-silicon-valley-raj-lal[^]

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                Peter Rob nson
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                Nice post :thumbsup:

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                • R Raj Lal

                  After living for 5 years in Silicon Valley I realized there are not one but three Silicon Valleys! If you don't live in Silicon Valley, you might get a glimpse of how is Silicon Valley https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/here-silicon-valley-raj-lal[^]

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                  The weather isn't that good, its often cold and foggy in SF in the summer.

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                    The weather isn't that good, its often cold and foggy in SF in the summer.

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                    R Giskard Reventlov
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                    Agreed: I know that area well and lived in Marin for some years. It is wet and cold in the winter and you get the marine layer at the coast which can last all day up there. Still, other than that, it is a beautiful part of the world, particularly Marin. Forget Sausalito, Tiburon is the almost the same without the tourists.

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                      The weather isn't that good, its often cold and foggy in SF in the summer.

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                      Raj Lal
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                      thanks for your message, SF bay is a bit in the outskirts of silicon valley, and yes the weather at SF is not that sunny, compared to Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino and Palo Alto area

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                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

                        Agreed: I know that area well and lived in Marin for some years. It is wet and cold in the winter and you get the marine layer at the coast which can last all day up there. Still, other than that, it is a beautiful part of the world, particularly Marin. Forget Sausalito, Tiburon is the almost the same without the tourists.

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                        R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                        Marin

                        Reminds me of Dartmoor, all the trees bent inland due to the wind. Wet, grassy, grey rock, rain.... hasn't got the wild ponies or troops of people bent over looking for magic mushrooms though. :)

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                        Sausalito

                        You said you lied it! None of it is as nice as the west country though. Dartmoputh, Foy, Salcombe.... I was down in San Diego in September, even then there was a bank of fog off shore and people said you need a pullover in the evenings. Christ knows what Vancouver is life, must be freezing cold. Went for a horse ride on the beach up at Bodega bay though, that was nice, and where they filmed the Birds. Did you ever go to the Pelican Inn on Pelican Beach? Its a quaint looking place, reminded me of Devon even more, since it was an exact copy of a Devon pub.

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                          R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                          Marin

                          Reminds me of Dartmoor, all the trees bent inland due to the wind. Wet, grassy, grey rock, rain.... hasn't got the wild ponies or troops of people bent over looking for magic mushrooms though. :)

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                          Sausalito

                          You said you lied it! None of it is as nice as the west country though. Dartmoputh, Foy, Salcombe.... I was down in San Diego in September, even then there was a bank of fog off shore and people said you need a pullover in the evenings. Christ knows what Vancouver is life, must be freezing cold. Went for a horse ride on the beach up at Bodega bay though, that was nice, and where they filmed the Birds. Did you ever go to the Pelican Inn on Pelican Beach? Its a quaint looking place, reminded me of Devon even more, since it was an exact copy of a Devon pub.

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                          Munchies_Matt wrote:

                          Reminds me of Dartmoor, all the trees bent inland due to the wind. Wet, grassy, grey rock, rain.... hasn't got the wild ponies or troops of people bent over looking for magic mushrooms though. :)

                          You mean Muir or Stinson beach? Marin County is pretty big.

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                          You said you lied it!

                          I do but I lived in Tiburon which is similar but without the tourists. Actually, went back for a visit about 4 years ago and realized that it is a lovely place to live, really boring to visit. :-)

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                          I was down in San Diego in September, even then there was a bank of fog off shore and people said you need a pullover in the evenings

                          The marine layer - get it here as well. I live a way inland and over the mountains so don't really see that. Much hotter here - have to have air con running quite a lot.

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                          Did you ever go to the Pelican Inn on Pelican Beach?

                          Had to think about that for a second - you've switched coasts! No, think we've been past it. Naples is a lovely part of the world; a place I could live. Like the whole of that Gulf Coast.From the UK, it's better to fly into Tampa than Miami. Much quieter and the drive down that coast to Naples is quite pleasant. Best Muffin's at Tony's off Third :-)

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                            Munchies_Matt wrote:

                            Reminds me of Dartmoor, all the trees bent inland due to the wind. Wet, grassy, grey rock, rain.... hasn't got the wild ponies or troops of people bent over looking for magic mushrooms though. :)

                            You mean Muir or Stinson beach? Marin County is pretty big.

                            Munchies_Matt wrote:

                            You said you lied it!

                            I do but I lived in Tiburon which is similar but without the tourists. Actually, went back for a visit about 4 years ago and realized that it is a lovely place to live, really boring to visit. :-)

                            Munchies_Matt wrote:

                            I was down in San Diego in September, even then there was a bank of fog off shore and people said you need a pullover in the evenings

                            The marine layer - get it here as well. I live a way inland and over the mountains so don't really see that. Much hotter here - have to have air con running quite a lot.

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                            Did you ever go to the Pelican Inn on Pelican Beach?

                            Had to think about that for a second - you've switched coasts! No, think we've been past it. Naples is a lovely part of the world; a place I could live. Like the whole of that Gulf Coast.From the UK, it's better to fly into Tampa than Miami. Much quieter and the drive down that coast to Naples is quite pleasant. Best Muffin's at Tony's off Third :-)

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                            R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                            You mean Muir or Stinson beach? Marin County is pretty big

                            I mean the hilly ground inland. Sausalito was OK, just a bit small.

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                            you've switched coasts

                            No, just north of SF, over the hills from Sausalito. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=pelican+inn+marin+county+california[^] Made me feel very homesick since it looks like every 'church house inn' in Devon: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=church+house+inn+devon&biw=1260&bih=637&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI0PSBwb6SyAIVSF0eCh1L7whz[^] They did a really good roast beef and horseradish with all the extras on sundays. 40 bucks buffet style, damn good it was. Bit of a drive from Sacramento though. Never been south though except for a day to go on site at san diego, but I wasn't that impressed. I wasn't impressed by Santa Cruz or Monterey either. Looked a bit shabby to me.

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                              R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                              You mean Muir or Stinson beach? Marin County is pretty big

                              I mean the hilly ground inland. Sausalito was OK, just a bit small.

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                              you've switched coasts

                              No, just north of SF, over the hills from Sausalito. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=pelican+inn+marin+county+california[^] Made me feel very homesick since it looks like every 'church house inn' in Devon: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=church+house+inn+devon&biw=1260&bih=637&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI0PSBwb6SyAIVSF0eCh1L7whz[^] They did a really good roast beef and horseradish with all the extras on sundays. 40 bucks buffet style, damn good it was. Bit of a drive from Sacramento though. Never been south though except for a day to go on site at san diego, but I wasn't that impressed. I wasn't impressed by Santa Cruz or Monterey either. Looked a bit shabby to me.

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                              Munchies_Matt wrote:

                              No, just north of SF, over the hills from Sausalito.

                              Ah! Ok. No, don't recall though I have heard of it.

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                              san diego, but I wasn't that impressed

                              The beaches are nice and Coronado is lovely. Think they have the largest wooden structure in the US there - the hotel.

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                              Santa Cruz or Monterey

                              You have to explore a bit. Monterrey is very touristy but the aquarium is pretty good. Carmel is very nice and the 17 mile drive, if it isn't raining, is very picturesque. There are some really lovely places up and down the coast and some bloody awful. We're still exploring but not as much as we used to. If you like a drink, try staying at one of the wineries in Temecula. Supposed to be very nice. ps As much as I hate and despise your anti-semitic arse, let me know if you're ever in LA. :-)

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                                Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                No, just north of SF, over the hills from Sausalito.

                                Ah! Ok. No, don't recall though I have heard of it.

                                Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                san diego, but I wasn't that impressed

                                The beaches are nice and Coronado is lovely. Think they have the largest wooden structure in the US there - the hotel.

                                Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                Santa Cruz or Monterey

                                You have to explore a bit. Monterrey is very touristy but the aquarium is pretty good. Carmel is very nice and the 17 mile drive, if it isn't raining, is very picturesque. There are some really lovely places up and down the coast and some bloody awful. We're still exploring but not as much as we used to. If you like a drink, try staying at one of the wineries in Temecula. Supposed to be very nice. ps As much as I hate and despise your anti-semitic arse, let me know if you're ever in LA. :-)

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                                I didn't like Carmel at all, just chintzy shops laid out in a grid pattern in a forest. No charm at all. Ever seen Honfleur, Dartmouth? Oddly I think the best of it is where I was working, Sacramento and its surroundings, very bourgeois, not built up, but I would still get bored after a year there, that's why we didn't move out, despite the firm almost begging me too. If I am in LA I will look you up, I'll have to practice some anti semitic jokes though!

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