Comments on: Geek Silicon Valley: The Inside Guide to Palo Alto, Stanford, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, San Francisco http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/ San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley House Price and Mortgage Insanity Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mole Man http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31251 Mole Man Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:56:58 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31251 And the streets are paved with gold. The end. And the streets are paved with gold. The end.

]]> By: Pralay http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31250 Pralay Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:04:41 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31250 <i>Actually most of the amazon reviews sound forced, they all read the same (”I’ve been there a long time, still learned a lot from reading this”). Could it be that *gasp* there is somehow collusion between the author and these reviewers?</i> ------ Hey, at least <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A261HMMH657205/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" rel="nofollow">one guys</a> is from Australia who looks forward to every author's next book he ever reads. Actually most of the amazon reviews sound forced, they all read the same (”I’ve been there a long time, still learned a lot from reading this”). Could it be that *gasp* there is somehow collusion between the author and these reviewers?
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Hey, at least one guys is from Australia who looks forward to every author’s next book he ever reads.

]]> By: nomadic http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31249 nomadic Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:15:21 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31249 The author probably got all of his (her?) friends to write a review. Helps with the Amazon rankings. The author probably got all of his (her?) friends to write a review. Helps with the Amazon rankings.

]]> By: DreamT http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31248 DreamT Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:17:21 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31248 Actually most of the amazon reviews sound forced, they all read the same ("I've been there a long time, still learned a lot from reading this"). Could it be that *gasp* there is somehow collusion between the author and these reviewers? I did find this particularly funny from the cover: get the background info on all the addresses that count: (...) Santana Row (...) Did I miss something? How did a glorified strip mall end up listed alongside Google and Stanford? Maybe I should read the book instead of trying to figure it out. Actually most of the amazon reviews sound forced, they all read the same (“I’ve been there a long time, still learned a lot from reading this”). Could it be that *gasp* there is somehow collusion between the author and these reviewers?

I did find this particularly funny from the cover:
get the background info on all the addresses that count: (…) Santana Row (…)
Did I miss something? How did a glorified strip mall end up listed alongside Google and Stanford? Maybe I should read the book instead of trying to figure it out.

]]> By: BobbyS http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31247 BobbyS Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:47:21 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31247 Silicon is more than just a geographical location, it's a state of mind. Silicon is more than just a geographical location, it’s a state of mind.

]]> By: BobbyS http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31246 BobbyS Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:45:26 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31246 A last ditch attempt at partying like it's 1999. A last ditch attempt at partying like it’s 1999.

]]> By: UnrealAlex http://www.burbed.com/2009/04/25/3339/#comment-31245 UnrealAlex Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:09:52 +0000 http://www.burbed.com/?p=3339#comment-31245 The tech history of this area is deep and fascinating. However we're probably going back to growing fruit before we ever grow tech again. The tech history of this area is deep and fascinating. However we’re probably going back to growing fruit before we ever grow tech again.

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