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They live 5 people to a small apartment. It's a different world. People are Angry and defense. Cant compare to Dallas or Minneapolis.

In Austin you can have a part time job at a coffee shop and enjoy life. Not SF.

I have a masters in ME and 20 years experience.

You obviously have never lived in the Bay Area. When I want to prove to someone how crazy expensive the Bay Area is I show friends this: https://www.zillow.com/homedet... This is a listing for a poorly built 70's townhouse. Cost 1.2 million. The average starter home in the Bay Area is 1 million. Rent averages $2500 to $3500 (with roommates). Say you are moving and want to overlap a month, which is very common. For 2x $3000 a month rent and 2 x a $3000 deposit you are temporarily out $12,000! Not to mention the $30 for a grilled cheese and coke. Not kidding. I live in Austin when I dont have to be in Palo Alto. My rent here is $800 with a yard for my dog. Dont diss the bay area money complaints.

yes, birds do it, bees do it, geeks are bitter about not doing it.

we have answers. No evidence of life on other planets, you have "faith".

How many atheists believe in life on other planets with no proof? No facts, need faith to believe in life on other planets. repeat: not a single shred of evidence.

Why is no one mentioning this is how our corrupt power structure works? If a prime minister in Russia or South America becomes rich we all raise our eyebrows. Not with Al Gore! The nobler the cause the bigger the corruption.

No mention of free markets? Iterative science is great, it is usually funded by non-geeks pursuing profitable business and products. And, uhh, hate to say it but most nerd frustrations come from a lack of a normal sexual progression, not "zombies on the streets" who dont know how a PCB works.

enough said

The way woman are treated in Silicon Valley HAS to be exposed. It makes me cringe when I hear Mrs. Clinton talk about woman in technology, the disconnect to how it really is hard to swallow. I have seen groups of engineers cackle and shout female engineers and programmers out of a room. They tease their clothing, their hair, talk to them like their stupid etc. And I don't care if I sound racist, engineers/people from certain countries DO NOT RESPECT WOMAN. It can be borderline uncomfortable for a guy from the mid-west raised on equality.

It's so true. The people in SV that actually do the work are the ones that control the things they make or design. The rest is hot air and people showing up for free lunch.

All buses in the US bought by Federal Government or are heavily subsidized. All buses are replaced every 8-10 years. At 4 years all buses get brand new drive trains. Proterra uses its own fast DC chargers on the roof of the bus. Proterra will be a big company soon. Thomson Energy is a start-up that sells electric drive trains for the mid life overhaul. yeah!

This junk is finding it's way into Slashdot pretty often. Obviously this is not true. Let's all use less energy instead of pretending our lives are green (they're not).