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Re: HN: We're starting a "Move to Silicon Valley" wiki. We could use some help.

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Post by mybbor »

sabat wrote: post #27
hugh3 wrote: post #24

Why just Silicon Valley and not the whole SF Bay Area? edit: Actually, now I look at your wiki it seems to be focused on the whole Bay Area while just claiming to be about the valley. This is wrong: San Francisco isn't part of SV and certainly the East Bay isn't either. (San Jose is debatable.) Now, while most of the early errors made in a wiki will get corrected eventually, giving it the wrong name is an uncorrectab…

I definitely agree -- the "Silicon Valley" has expanded in meaning from the Santa Clara Valley to the whole Bay Area anyway. I've always wanted to write up a "so you just moved to the Bay Area; everything you know about living here is probably wrong" post, and I may just contribute to the wiki instead. San Jose is debatable Huh? Isn't San Jose in the Santa Clara Valley?

"Geographically, the Silicon Valley encompasses all of the Santa Clara Valley including the city of San Jose (and adjacent communities), the southern Peninsula, and the southern East Bay." - Wikipedia.

I hope this resource fills out. I work at the YMCA in Palo Alto and I meet a lot of people as they move in to the area. I will have to introduce them to this wiki.

Re: HN: We're starting a "Move to Silicon Valley" wiki. We could use some help.

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Post by psadauskas »

sero wrote: post #28

Wow, what perfect timing, I'm planning on moving out there in 6 months and just started my research :) I'll add my thoughts to the wiki after I go through the whole process

Same, I'll probably be moving to SF in Jan/Feb. Somebody write an article about SOMA, please :)

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Post by jim9898 »

hugh3 wrote: post #24

Why just Silicon Valley and not the whole SF Bay Area? edit: Actually, now I look at your wiki it seems to be focused on the whole Bay Area while just claiming to be about the valley. This is wrong: San Francisco isn't part of SV and certainly the East Bay isn't either. (San Jose is debatable.) Now, while most of the early errors made in a wiki will get corrected eventually, giving it the wrong name is an uncorrectab…

"San Jose is debatable."

San Jose's motto/tagline is "Capital of Silicon Valley" (http://www.sanjoseca.gov/).

from wiki:

"Geographically, the Silicon Valley encompasses all of the Santa Clara Valley including the city of San Jose (and adjacent communities), the southern Peninsula, and the southern East Bay."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley

Re: HN: We're starting a "Move to Silicon Valley" wiki. We could use some help.

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Post by learner4life »

soamv wrote: post #33
pclark wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

dear lord: please someone make a resource for immigration. it is baffling.

I usually look up immigration questions at http://www.murthy.com , in particular the H1B FAQ: http://www.murthy.com/h1bfaqs.html

They are one of the best immigration lawyer teams that I have dealt with. They are the only firm where every member of the team seems to understand all the fine nuances of immigration law and how it can be used to your benefit. Having a bad or just an OK lawyer is expensive in the long run when it comes to immigration.

Re: HN: We're starting a "Move to Silicon Valley" wiki. We could use some help.

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Post by phlux »

hugh3 wrote: post #24

Why just Silicon Valley and not the whole SF Bay Area? edit: Actually, now I look at your wiki it seems to be focused on the whole Bay Area while just claiming to be about the valley. This is wrong: San Francisco isn't part of SV and certainly the East Bay isn't either. (San Jose is debatable.) Now, while most of the early errors made in a wiki will get corrected eventually, giving it the wrong name is an uncorrectab…

I disagree. Find me one person who lives in the bay area, working in tech, that doesnt believe they are in silicon valley. Including SF and the shores of the east bay.

Especially considering much of silicon valley's manufacturing history is on the east side of the bay south of Oakland to San Jose.

To say that San Jose is not a part of Silicon Valley is ridiculous.

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Post by noahth »

phlux wrote: post #46
hugh3 wrote: post #24

Why just Silicon Valley and not the whole SF Bay Area? edit: Actually, now I look at your wiki it seems to be focused on the whole Bay Area while just claiming to be about the valley. This is wrong: San Francisco isn't part of SV and certainly the East Bay isn't either. (San Jose is debatable.) Now, while most of the early errors made in a wiki will get corrected eventually, giving it the wrong name is an uncorrectab…

I disagree. Find me one person who lives in the bay area, working in tech, that doesnt believe they are in silicon valley. Including SF and the shores of the east bay. Especially considering much of silicon valley's manufacturing history is on the east side of the bay south of Oakland to San Jose. To say that San Jose is not a part of Silicon Valley is ridiculous.

I think Silicon Valley has both broad and narrow meanings. The broad meaning mostly applies when mass-market magazines or people from the East Coast are speaking. But from where I sit in SF, the Valley is that area down south where the big boys have their big campuses, and all that.

Of course, when I go home to Mississippi and folks say I'm living in or otherwise associated with Silicon Valley, I don't correct them. Close enough that it's not worth being a smartass.

Re: HN: We're starting a "Move to Silicon Valley" wiki. We could use some help.

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Post by iamelgringo »

lfnik wrote: post #26

This could be invaluable to me. I plan on quitting my job at the startup where I currently work to move to SF/SV (Prefer SF) and look for work. Resources for networking, places to work on projects and cheap places to crash.

Ping me when you get closer to your move date. If you're looking for work, and you're a programmer, I'm sure I can probably hook you up with a couple of interviews with startups. People are dying for programming talent out here.
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