[1982] in Humor
HUMOR: You know you are from Silicon Valley when...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abennett@MIT.EDU)
Mon Mar 31 11:34:32 1997
From: <abennett@MIT.EDU>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:18:38 EST
From: Merlyn Liberty <merlyn@swcp.com>
Date: 29 Mar 97 12:21:23 -0800
From: Gordon Garb <ggarb@worldnet.att.net>
You make $100,000 a year, yet still can't find a place to live.
Your commute time is 45 minutes and you live 8 miles away from work.
Stop asking how much things cost but, ask "How long will it take?"
Two-thirds of the people you know are from Boston or New York, but you
are living in PST.
Know vast differences difference between Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese,
Japanese, Cantonese, Filipino, and Korean food.
Your home computer contains mostly hardware/software that is not on the
consumer market yet.
Go to "The City" on weekends but don't live there because you like your
car.
Think that "I'm going to Fry's" is an acceptable excuse to leave the
office for a while, and your boss does too.
Lost your alarm clock. You'll get to work when you get there.
Go to an industrial-heavy-metal bar and see two guys get into a fight
over what flavor of unix is better.
Own more than 10 articles of clothing that have hardware/software
companies printed on them. Bonus for embroidered stuff.
"Your best buys..." you know the rest.
You know where Woz Way, Resistor Ave, and Floppy Dr are located.
You know who Woz is.
You know 280 North runs west, and 680 N runs East.
Even though Microsoft employs quite a few programmers in the Bay Area,
the company is still the embodiment of Satan.
Even if their stock IS worth more than yours.
You see a billboard that says "FGPA2ASIC" and aren't phased.
When you need the updated Diamond Monster 3D drivers, you just walk
across the street.
You have more bandwidth in your apartment or condo than most major
universities.
You scan yardsales for back issues of "Dr. Dobbs."
Your favorite computer reseller speaks only Cantonese.
Your workplace vending machines dispense "100% natural twig-bars" right
next to Jolt cola and Instant Espresso mix.
No one brings radios into work - they just use Xing Streamworks and
listen to kpig.com, rebelradio.com, or other out of state stations.
