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Re:Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin by yalogin on Sunday April 11, 2021 @07:38PM (#26774595)
Is it because it’s a desert and usually really hot?
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Re:Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin by usaar333 on Sunday April 11, 2021 @07:43PM (#26774635)
Well, Austin is humid and really hot. Reno arguably is better weather wise, given proximity to Tahoe.

But a lot of this is network effects. University of Nevada doesn't have the CS strength of University of Texas, so you don't have such a strong tech scene.

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Re:Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin by ac29 on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:56PM (#26787982)
The average high temperature in the hottest month is only slightly above 90. Reno isnt a particularly hot city. The ~4500 foot elevation keeps temperatures cooler than you might think as compared to other parts of Nevada.
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Re:Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin by jdhn on Sunday April 11, 2021 @10:19PM (#26775540)
Honestly, it's probably cooler there in the summer than Austin due to the elevation. It also gets legitimately cold in Reno with snow that will stick around longer than a day.
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