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Silicon Valley Rebirth?
broohaha writes "Using the analogy of fire clearing dead wood and making room for new life in a forest, there's a Newseek article out on the goings on in Silicon Valley these "post-bubble" days. Subjects briefly covered are Intel, Google, and Wozniak's new venture, Wheels of Zeus." It'd be difficult to be literally rebirthed from the thousands of tons of concrete that now seemingly cover the Valley, but hey, as a metaphor, it works.
why would any company try and cripple it's self with the plysical location of being in Silicon Valley? you have to pay 10 times what your competitors do in the midwest and the south do for the building, labor,equipment,supplies,everything.
The insanity of overpaying for everything that caused the crash of a few years ago does not need to be repeated....
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Do you ever wonder why companies bring in people like myself (from India in my case)? It is because they can't afford what American tech employees expect for income and benefits, because Amercian workers complain if they have to work more than 40 hours, and because American workers are typically not as dedicated or as well educated as their off-shore counterparts (especially in ANY aspect of engineering).
I come to American to work, earn money, and send my savings home to support my family. This is a great country, but when people that call themselves US citizens feel infringed, they immediately attack foriegners. Maybe this is why so many countries around the world utterly HATE america?
>>3. The reality of the situation is that there is no more room to build
Maybe for single-family homes, but one of the things that bugs me about the Valley is the lack of vertical thinking. Everything is a squatty building with maybe 2 stories.
Lets start thinking vertical. And don't give me that bs about earthquakes. Tokyo has more earthquakes and stronger ones, and they build things vertical.
On a development front, I am glad to see new condos and apartments being built in downtown Redwood City and Mtn View. Start with these then move to the single-family house if you so choose.
This brings up another thing that bugs me. Why do we in the US feel it is necessary to live in a house with a white picket fence and a garage? Shit, I'm happy to have a roof over my head and a toilet that works. When I lived in Europe for a short time, I loved that fact that I didn't need a car--I could walk everywhere in the city. The apartment I was in was on a street where a car could not even fit down it. Not even a Mini. It was great being able to walk everywhere. Allowed me to appreciate the city, let life pass by at a normal pace, and get some healthy walking no matter how sedentary my work was.
I forget...are we at war with Eurasia or East Asia?