Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks? • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by vforgione » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:27 PM UTC

_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…

Thank you for this. As someone interviewing with a handful of companies in SV and considering relocating, this whole thread reenforces a whole host of misgivings I have of the area. Maybe I'm too Midwestern, but most of the comments read as a big "eff you - don't even bother." Does everyone hate it there so much? I know it isn't perfect, but what city/metro area is?

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

#62

Post by alecmgo » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:30 PM UTC

Here's a list of nerdy sites to visit in Silicon Valley: http://siliconvalleyguide.org/

Disclaimer: I made this.

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

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Post by jngreenlee » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:30 PM UTC

vforgione wrote: post #61

_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…

Thank you for this. As someone interviewing with a handful of companies in SV and considering relocating, this whole thread reenforces a whole host of misgivings I have of the area. Maybe I'm too Midwestern, but most of the comments read as a big "eff you - don't even bother." Does everyone hate it there so much? I know it isn't perfect, but what city/metro area is?

For a midwesterner, Denver is pretty sweet and techie.

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

#64

Post by ww520 » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:32 PM UTC

On a Sunday afternoon, go to open houses in some city to see how the typical homes for sales are like.

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

#65

Post by malnourish » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:33 PM UTC

vforgione wrote: post #61

_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…

Thank you for this. As someone interviewing with a handful of companies in SV and considering relocating, this whole thread reenforces a whole host of misgivings I have of the area. Maybe I'm too Midwestern, but most of the comments read as a big "eff you - don't even bother." Does everyone hate it there so much? I know it isn't perfect, but what city/metro area is?

This is 100% anecdotal.

I'm from Minneapolis as are a number of my friends. Some of them moved out to CA (Irvine) and some later moved to Seattle.

They /can't wait/ to move back to MN. For a while, I didn't understand them (usually, when they tell me this in the winter). But the music scene, culture, and comparative lack of traffic make a big difference.

I've yet to go to CA outside of layovers, but I still want to experience it for myself.

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

#66

Post by brockbug » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:34 PM UTC

R u a girl? If so I can take u around many places.

Welcome to sf

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

#67

Post by joejerryronnie » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:36 PM UTC

Make sure to catch a Giants baseball game if you can - AT&T is the best park in the major leagues.

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

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Post by muninn_ » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:37 PM UTC

WalterGR wrote: post #35

muninn_ wrote: post #18

Rent a car, drive 3 hours to Yosemite. Idk why others haven't suggested that.

Because it's neither in SF nor SV.

So what? It's something you can do from there, and they are in the area for 2 weeks.

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

#69

Post by nohat00 » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:37 PM UTC

_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…

There is literally nothing in this list that is in Silicon Valley.

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

#70

Post by leesalminen » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:38 PM UTC

jngreenlee wrote: post #63

vforgione wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for this. As someone interviewing with a handful of companies in SV and considering relocating, this whole thread reenforces a whole host of misgivings I have of the area. Maybe I'm too Midwestern, but most of the comments read as a big "eff you - don't even bother." Does everyone hate it there so much? I know it isn't perfect, but what city/metro area is?

For a midwesterner, Denver is pretty sweet and techie.

No way. Colorado sucks. It snows all year here. Don't come here. Go to Utah. Utah is awesome. /s