What are your guys' opinions about LA? Coming from Singapore it's a huge step up, but I'm sure SF is far crazier.
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Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
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Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#112What are your guys' opinions about LA? Coming from Singapore it's a huge step up, but I'm sure SF is far crazier.
The key thing in LA is DO NOT LIVE IN THE OUTER SUBURBS.
Not only do they have much higher crime than LA proper, but your life will just become a series of hellish drives. That said, if you work in a nice neighborhood, and can afford rent nearby, you'll probably almost never need to drive more than a couple miles. That's a big deal for your freedom/sanity there, because traffic can often guide your agenda.
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
My friends that have gone to CMU all say the same. What are the ideal neighborhoods for someone coming from SF or NYC? I'm thinking with bars and restaurants and a general nightlife-ish, walkable vibe.
The biggest ones: * Oakland is where Pitt is at. It's got tons of college kids running around everywhere, with tons of bars and places to eat. * Shadyside is where all of those kids go after they graduate. It's where I'm sitting right now. More families, but still a bunch of stuff to do. Can be expensive (oh wait, you're coming from NYC/SF, it's dirt cheap, nevermind) if you don't look around. * CMU is located on the…
Sup shadyside. Preface: I've lived 6 months in SF, 6 months in NYC, and visited many other places. I've been living in Pittsburgh fulltime for about 8 months now, 5 months outside the city, 3 months in Squirrel Hill/Bloomfield.
The distinct neighborhoods and main areas are very true. I think my largest complaint about Pittsburgh has been learning where stuff is going and what's going on. Knowledge about the city seems so hidden and not well organized online. Yelp usage is lukewarm.
The other problem with all the distinct areas is how spread out they are, having a car is critical IMO to get around. Public transit (only busses basically) seem terrible.
In terms of food, there definitely is a good variety of cultures and has kept me busy sampling things. Huge amount of German culture foodwise and beerwise, having the Hoffbrau Haus around is excellent.
Girls seem pretty normal, plenty of em around, I found a girlfriend without much trouble.
Overall, the city has grown on me through the pains I've taken to learn what is fun to do.
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#114No talk of Boston and just a mention of New York? It does not make much sense to compair technology/startup cities and totally leave out the East Coast.
I think that he was just comparing places he's actually lived and worked- which IMO is nice because then I don't feel like he's making stuff up.
Very true, I would like to see the same comparison by someone who has lived and worked on both the East and West Coast.
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#115The comments about Portland OR really remind me of my own experience with spending time there. It really was the first time I was visiting a place and think "I'd really like to live here!".
What really sold me was the quality of the food available for a city of that size. How walkable the place is. How friendly the people I met in the street were. How going out in Portland was fun. And the scenery around the city is just amazing. Plus it really seemed like a good place to raise a family (The latest criteria I have) because it was generally inexpensive and has all the community advantages of a smaller town.
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#116No talk of Boston and just a mention of New York? It does not make much sense to compair technology/startup cities and totally leave out the East Coast.
Cambridge, Mass is definitely a nerd mecca. There's a lot of technology and startup action over here. And it's a wonderful city to live in (very walkable, nice architecture, low crime, clean, diverse).
I totally agree... Especially impressive when you consider the size of Cambridge (~7 sq mi) VS the size of an area like Silicon Valley (~450 sq mi).
That's a pretty amazing amount of nerd density.
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
The biggest ones: * Oakland is where Pitt is at. It's got tons of college kids running around everywhere, with tons of bars and places to eat. * Shadyside is where all of those kids go after they graduate. It's where I'm sitting right now. More families, but still a bunch of stuff to do. Can be expensive (oh wait, you're coming from NYC/SF, it's dirt cheap, nevermind) if you don't look around. * CMU is located on the…
Sup shadyside. Preface: I've lived 6 months in SF, 6 months in NYC, and visited many other places. I've been living in Pittsburgh fulltime for about 8 months now, 5 months outside the city, 3 months in Squirrel Hill/Bloomfield. The distinct neighborhoods and main areas are very true. I think my largest complaint about Pittsburgh has been learning where stuff is going and what's going on. Knowledge about the city seem…
The biggest thing about city knowledge is knowing which fucking streets are one way and in which direction.
> The other problem with all the distinct areas is how spread out they are, having a car is critical IMO to get around.
Busses are horrible, but bikes are still better than cars. I can actually beat a car from Downtown to Shadyside around rush hour...
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#118I'll throw in my comments about Washington D.C./Northern Virginia. I've lived here about ten years (first five in Northern Virginia, the past five in downtown DC) Pros: 1.) The tech community here is actually quite good. It definitely feels like it's gotten better since I've lived here. There's no shortage of smart folks working on cool things, even if they are a little more spread out geographically. 2.) While I wou…
Where are you finding out about all the events in the DC area? I just moved back here after 8 years and feel like I know nothing about what's going on locally. I am signed up for DC Startup Digest, any other suggestions?
I usually go to the HN Readers Group http://www.meetup.com/JoinHNDC/ and DC Ruby Users Group Meetups http://www.meetup.com/dcruby/ meetups. Both meet regularly and usually have 30 to 50 people attending.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Punks have abandoned the South Side & live in Bloomfield and Lawrenceville now. Both are older Italian neighborhoods. The South Side is full of bros at night. You can seriously buy decent houses for well under $100k.
There's still some holdouts in the flats, but you're right, it's not really the 'punk neighborhood.' I have a friend who bought a fixer-upper for $10k in Polish hill, and another who bought an abandoned house in Larimer (actually nicer than you'd think... both the house and the neighborhood, then again, I have a high tolerance for this) for $5k.
Yeah, $75k is what you need for a decent, immediately-habitable house in a happening neighborhood like Lawrenceville.
If you're willing to, y'know, take a bus or walk a few more blocks to a neighborhood center, and you can do some work on the house, a house costs ε dollars in Pittsburgh.
Re: Joe Stump: Your city sucks (And so does mine)
#120For another city to compare, I've spent the last two summers in Cambridge/Boston: Pros - Decent public transportation - Huge college talent pool to draw from - Startups in the area tend to come out of area colleges - Recruiting from those colleges is probably the primary draw for the big tech company offices in the area - Slightly cheaper rent than SF, with much cheaper options accessible by public transportation - H…
Stay here long enough and you begin to enjoy the cold winters and hot summers... At that point you'll become a super-aggressive driver, focused on making money right away and someone who likes Puritan laws that aren't enforced evenly.