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Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by pdkl95 »

Best way to quickly experience the Bay? That would be the 1:1000 horizontal scale, 1:100 vertical and temporal scale model[1][2] just across the Golden Gate in Sausalito, built by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Ok, maybe not the most interesting place to visit in SF, but it's an amazing feat of engineering history built about 20 years before Silicon Valley existed.

As for food, SF is full of great places to eat of all types. If you want roast meat at very reasonable prices (for SF), I've always liked Tommy's Joynt[3].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers_B...

[2] http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bay-Model-...

[3] http://tommysjoynt.com/ (warning: horizontal-scrolling - their food is much better than their website design)

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by cjauvin »

mendeza wrote: post #27
cjauvin wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I googled "hugh verb" to see first if I wasn't missing some slang (not a native English speaker).. it seems not so.. I wonder in what way is the Cray-1 particularly huggable? (genuinely curious)

Probably the impulse to hug is out of pity because our phones in our pockets have way more computational power xD

I admit I'd probably be tempted to sit on the 2001-Space-Odyssey-style bench around it.. but hug it?

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by cwal37 »

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Piggybacking off of your Monterey suggestion, take the slight detour there to check out Point Lobos, a particularly beautiful state park.

Also, strongly second Nightlife at the Cal Academy of Sciences. I try to design my trips to the bay area such that I'll be there on a the day of the week those are so I can go (Thursday I think?). It's a great museum, very hands on, and those nights have always had a really enjoyable vibe when I've been.

Oh, and taking 1 north of the city along Point Reyes for a ways is also an excellent drive. You can cut back inland through some rolling hills and get a very different vibe than the city and coast going south towards Big Sur

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by Simulacra »

pmoriarty wrote: post #5

* Alcatraz (very touristy, but very cool. get tickets well in advance! make sure to take the audio tour, consider taking the night tour) * Exploratorium (I recommend Thursday evenings when they serve drinks and there aren't any kids running around) * Muir Woods (a forest full of gigantic redwoods, 20 min drive North of SF) * Bike or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge * Day trip South on Route 1 to Monterey to see the…

For Alcatraz, call ahead and politely ask if someone might be willing to take you to the citadel. Very rarely seen part of the prison.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by nickpsecurity »

solidr53 wrote: post #43
_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

(possibly buy drugs)

I'm sure it was intended as a, uh, warning to avoid those areas if 100% committed to avoiding being anywhere around drugs. Alternatively, a tip off for those employed in the War on Drugs. Never under any circumstances an encouragement to buy drugs. Not here.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by nickpsecurity »

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Bookmarking this. Appreciate it.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by peterhunt »

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Hang out in Dolores Park for the authentic SF experience.

Also, El Farolito is the superior Mission burrito ducks

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by lisper »

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

> possibly buy drugs

That would be unwise. It's not a particularly auspicious time to be a foreigner in the U.S., and the Trump administration just announced a crack down on even minor drug offenses. The Haight is pretty relaxed and the odds of getting caught are low, but the consequences at the moment could be particularly severe. Not a risk worth taking.

But do go to the Haight and watch people buying drugs :-)

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