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Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by idlewords on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:04PM (#9572750)
It's hard to answer this question without some idea of what your goals are. What is it you feel you're missing out on? The chance to work with great people? To make a lot of money? To eat a decent burrito?
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by sjg007 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:06PM (#9572761)
I think that the burritos in LA are better.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by neonbat on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:14PM (#9572820)
Burrito based decision making is clearly the way to go.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by kyllo on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:24PM (#9572881)
As is Burrito Driven Development!
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by alexc05 on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:37PM (#9572969)
You may be on to something. I did a quick search for `BDD` and found a LOT of results in google. This Burrito Driven Development must be a thing already.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by HelloThereHuman on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:43PM (#9573005)
Let's write the manifesto!
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by neonbat on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:19PM (#9573198)
"Dear Humans, for the last several centuries you have used many different mental strategies to try and make decisions. These seem to have produced a generally optimal outcome (ignoring the genocides) with globally increasing standards of living and increases in freedom for humans generally. We are here today to proclaim that you have been wrong all these years. You could have been so much better off if you had only migrated towards where there were more burritos. Ignoring the blatantly counterfactual spin this argument carries, the data is in. Burritos are king. Sincerely, BBD Evangelists"
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by kyllo on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @01:37PM (#9577856)
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

Burritos over processes and tools

Burritos over comprehensive documentation

Burritos over contract negotiation

Burritos over following a plan

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value burritos.

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by timdalrymple on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:08PM (#9572767)
Have you been to HRD?
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by mikeryan on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:12PM (#9572801)
Them be fightn' words.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by maaku on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:13PM (#9572810)
Them be true words. (I'm a santa clara valley native)

San Diego is even better.

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by mikeryan on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:31PM (#9572933)
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by mud_dauber on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:35PM (#9573324)
Ahem. Austin.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by Kalium on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @06:05PM (#9573470)
If the "burritos" in Austin are anything like those found in San Antonio...

Well. That would make them these little things you can fit thumb and forefinger around that come off a grill. They are but sad, pale, imitations of the true glory that is a Mission burrito. A burrito as done by someone who believes it just a slightly upsized taco.

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by pwenzel on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:13PM (#9572805)
Consider the midwest. Minneapolis, MN. So many burrito options.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by cwbrandsma on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:54PM (#9573418)
I used to live in Michigan...burritos were terrible there. I seriously thought the entire midwest had burrito blite. I also spent a lot of time around Bemidji many years go, I don't remember seeing a burrito there.

Hopefully you are right and Minneapolis is better. But for my money Phoenix has some great burritos (I don't live there, I'm in Boise)

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:59PM (#9573443)
But very few good ones. If you find a Taco Morelos nearby, eat there!
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by tptacek on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:28PM (#9573988)
What is it with the burritos? Burritos are not very good, I mean, just as a dish. "To eat decent dim sum" seems like a good reason to move to SF, though.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by idlewords on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:12PM (#9574132)
Where have you found decent dim sum? I'm asking for a friend.
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by tptacek on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:22PM (#9574161)
Both Ton Kiang and Yank Sing are better than anything in the Midwest.

Crispy tripe tacos at the carniciera near Cook Country jail are better than any Mexican food in San Francisco.

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by kasey_junk on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:54PM (#9574259)
Do you count Toronto as "in the Midwest"?
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by tptacek on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @10:25PM (#9574345)
Game theoretically the only rational response to that is "no". Does Toronto have amazing dim sum?
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by kasey_junk on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @10:38PM (#9574376)
I have had very very good experiences there. I have not eaten dim sum in the Bay Area, but compared to the pacific northwest and southern California it ranks favorably.

If you fly into Toronto City airport you can walk to Chinatown...

Re:Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley? by jarek on Thursday May 21, 2015 @05:50AM (#9581734)
(Best dimsum in Toronto is to be had in car-only suburbs, though dimsum in Spadina-Chinatown isn't bad)