tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post5863225495344636431..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Paul Graham on citiesSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-26889938522737657882009-01-07T00:03:00.000-05:002009-01-07T00:03:00.000-05:00Boston is used to the idea of having money and is ...Boston is used to the idea of having money and is ready for the proverbial "good things in life". Silicon Valley is peopled to a larger extent with people either still on the make or only recently arrived. Once upon a time, this distinction was made succinctly with the terms "old money" and "new money". But of course, tech money is the <I>new</I> new thing, so it pretends to be something Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486234948199900568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-40918933420879322012009-01-01T23:25:00.000-05:002009-01-01T23:25:00.000-05:00"I do think some of the points made could bear to ..."I do think some of the points made could bear to be backed up better with data"<BR/><BR/>Data? For such a trivial subject?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-44188176977344423902009-01-01T21:32:00.000-05:002009-01-01T21:32:00.000-05:00addendum, upon reading further: I do think some of...addendum, upon reading further: I do think some of the points made could bear to be backed up better with data, for example, before contending that NY is a bad place for or tech incubation, or before comparing it and Boston to Silicon Valley, it would make sense to compare VC dollars as a whole, rather than just the number of really rich people; talking about DC, insider-dom and "who you know" isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-12901789415959945272009-01-01T21:27:00.000-05:002009-01-01T21:27:00.000-05:00Well I love that dirty water...Oh, Boston, you're ...Well I love that dirty water...Oh, Boston, you're my home.<BR/><BR/>I like this article, it articulates nicely my feelings re: some of the debates I've had with people about the best things about Boston, and what casual visitors often don't appreciate. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-16706271825763361952008-12-31T21:20:00.000-05:002008-12-31T21:20:00.000-05:00This guy's hometown must be Houston. The "cities" ...This guy's hometown must be Houston. The "cities" he names are just super expensive boroughs.<BR/>When he speaks of NYC, he's speaking of midtown. I'm sure he isn't speaking of the Bronx.<BR/>Bel Aire, Beverley Hills, and Malibu are nice too. What a rediculous person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-60067304059581688512008-12-31T19:37:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:37:00.000-05:00As far as I can see Berkeley still lacks tolerance...As far as I can see Berkeley still lacks tolerance and civility. Just recently the US Marine recruiting office has been subjected to a blockade. Then there is the disgraceful behavior by the city government and the local Jewish community towards Sane DeWitt (who is Jewish and a Holocaust survivor) when she brought in Bus 19 in 2005. Bus 19 was bombed by Arab terrorists in Israel. BTW her husbandzarkov01https://www.blogger.com/profile/01062623377758910681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-8577672126414385932008-12-31T18:14:00.000-05:002008-12-31T18:14:00.000-05:00A.: I think your memories of Berkeley are a bit ou...A.: I think your memories of Berkeley are a bit out of date. These days it's very affluent and expensive. Alice Waters ("slow food", Chez Panisse) or moveon.org founder and software entrepreneur Wes Boyd are more representative than anyone who ever threw a rock at a fire truck! Paul's characterization is on the money, at least right now.<BR/><BR/>stochastix: you might enjoy this post <BR/><A Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-89147202867431116232008-12-31T17:51:00.000-05:002008-12-31T17:51:00.000-05:00I find it quite disappointing that Paul Graham's v...I find it quite disappointing that Paul Graham's view on entrepreneurship is limited to software start-ups.<BR/><BR/>I have fond memories of the times I spent working at a Silicon Valley-based laser start-up. The lab alone was worth over 10 million USD, and it was a technologist's heaven. We built "real" stuff: lasers, optical filters, electronics, etc. <BR/><BR/>Not everyone in the Valley wantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-31791114323252367092008-12-31T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-31T14:21:00.000-05:00"The message Berkeley sends is: you should live be..."The message Berkeley sends is: you should live better. Life in Berkeley is very civilized."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps before 1965, but contemporary Berkeley says "conform." I lived in Berkeley, I found the intolerance suffocating. People also tend to engage in a kind self censorship by always taking care never to violate one of the unwritten rules of conversation. As for civilized-- hardly. During the zarkov01https://www.blogger.com/profile/01062623377758910681noreply@blogger.com