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  • Things to do and eat in Silicon Valley
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    Managed to do quite a few of these things while I was out in California. "Summer is the time for family and friends to come and visit, so I took a little while and tried to think about things to do and places to eat."
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  • Buying Tomatoes at the Birthplace of Silicon Valley - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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    "Those rare creatures who consider themselves Silicon Valley history buffs can rejoice — the “birthplace of Silicon Valley” has reopened for business — this time as a fruit and meat market."
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  • practicalist: why valleywag brings no pleasure, sucks
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    "Valleywag isn't a witty gadfly, it's just breaking things to see the pieces, like a little child."
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  • Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic - New York Times
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    "But in general, the nerds with minimal social lives like me are well down in the Valley, and the cool kids with the trendy glasses and Prada shoes who like to go to parties are in San Francisco"
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  • Behnke's Blog: November 1st, 2007 - Upon Which Seeds Grow in Bullshit
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    "“Plant your flowers here! Look at all this bullshit! Something’s just GOTTA grow.” To me, this is what Google did."
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  • FactoryCity » On exporting the culture of Silicon Valley
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    "So wherever you are and whatever you think you need to do to become more “like” Silicon Valley… STOP. You’d be wasting your time."
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  • In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich - New York Times
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    "many such accomplished and ambitious members of the digital elite still do not think of themselves as particularly fortunate, in part because they are surrounded by people with more wealth"
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  • whump.com | More Like This WebLog » If he hires Grace Jones as a bodyguard, look out.
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    "I’ve been through a downturn. It’s not fun. Without the grace of circumstance, friends looking out for each other, and a working knowledge of Usertalk, the 2001 bust would had been a disaster. Sorry for not being a hard-headed Chicago School sort of
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  • Silicon Valley Could Use A Downturn Right About Now
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    "In a few years, things will be beautiful again. The big money will be slumbering away, and the marketing departments will be a distant memory. We can focus, once again, on the technology. And the burgers and beer."
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