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(Tedious disclaimer: my opinion only, not speaking for anybody else. I'm an SRE at Google.) Google's been trying to do this for years, but the Mountain View ci

(Tedious disclaimer: my opinion only, not speaking for anybody else. I'm an SRE at Google.) Google's been trying to do this for years, but the Mountain View city council keep blocking it. :(

asdfologist 10y ago
That's not an opinion... You made a statement that's either true or false.
- GeneralMayhem 10y ago
  The sad emoticon expresses an opinion.
- Cursuviam 10y ago
  It is a statement that doesn't indicate how much Google is trying, and the perception of whether someone is trying to do something can be an opinion sometimes. For example, if I am trying to get healthy by only eating carbs, some people might have the opinion that I'm not even trying.
parthdesai 10y ago
Hey, do you mind if i ask you a question? How can one prepare to be be a good SRE and what are absolute essentials to know before one can apply at google for the position of SRE?
- ajmarsh 10y ago
  I'd start with this. https://www.amazon.com/Site-Reliability-Engineering-Production-Systems/dp/149192912X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469544957&sr=8-1&keywords=site+reliability+engineering https://www.amazon.com/Site-Reliability-Engineering-Producti...
drewg123 10y ago
Mountain view is not sure what they want. All they are sure of is that they don't want anything new. I rented a house in Monta Loma (across the 101 from Google when I worked there). The same neighbors would on one hand complain that building housing in North Bayshore was a terrible idea, because the people there would stay there, and not contribute the the Mountain View economy. And on the other hand, they'd complain that development there was sure to increase traffic because more people would be driving to/from N. Bayshore. I tried to argue that it would decrease traffic, because people would no longer be driving in from San Jose, the east bay, or Gilroy. These were the same people that complained that Google giving free lunches hurt local restaurants, and in the same discussion complained about all the traffic Google generates and how hard it was to find a place to park on Castro. I'm so glad I moved away.

(Tedious disclaimer: my opinion only, not speaking for anybody else. I'm an SRE at Google.) Google's been trying to do this for years, but the Mountain View city council keep blocking it. :(

asdfologist 10y ago

That's not an opinion... You made a statement that's either true or false.

GeneralMayhem 10y ago
The sad emoticon expresses an opinion.
Cursuviam 10y ago
It is a statement that doesn't indicate how much Google is trying, and the perception of whether someone is trying to do something can be an opinion sometimes. For example, if I am trying to get healthy by only eating carbs, some people might have the opinion that I'm not even trying.

parthdesai 10y ago

Hey, do you mind if i ask you a question? How can one prepare to be be a good SRE and what are absolute essentials to know before one can apply at google for the position of SRE?

ajmarsh 10y ago
I'd start with this. https://www.amazon.com/Site-Reliability-Engineering-Production-Systems/dp/149192912X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469544957&sr=8-1&keywords=site+reliability+engineering https://www.amazon.com/Site-Reliability-Engineering-Producti...

drewg123 10y ago

Mountain view is not sure what they want. All they are sure of is that they don't want anything new. I rented a house in Monta Loma (across the 101 from Google when I worked there). The same neighbors would on one hand complain that building housing in North Bayshore was a terrible idea, because the people there would stay there, and not contribute the the Mountain View economy. And on the other hand, they'd complain that development there was sure to increase traffic because more people would be driving to/from N. Bayshore. I tried to argue that it would decrease traffic, because people would no longer be driving in from San Jose, the east bay, or Gilroy. These were the same people that complained that Google giving free lunches hurt local restaurants, and in the same discussion complained about all the traffic Google generates and how hard it was to find a place to park on Castro. I'm so glad I moved away.