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I assume he's in Menlo Park now at Oculus. I wonder if he still feels the same way.

by econner 10y ago

melling 10y ago
Sounds like he's in Dallas: https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/ https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus...
whatever_dude 10y ago
His quote is exactly in response to that. He is not moving there. People act surprised when he says that, so that is his reasoning: he prefers the culture of Texas/Dallas.
Cshelton 10y ago
He still lives in Dallas. Which by the way is a far better option than Austin if you were to move to Texas.
- meestaahjoshee 10y ago
  Could you explain why? I was always told Austin is the fun, SXSW college town and Dallas is a nice big city but boring. Coming from my friends who are from Dallas and went to Univerity of Texas.
  - kodablah 10y ago
    My anecdote as a Dallas resident: Your description is correct. I visit Austin often. I personally want separation between what Austin offers and where I live. Dallas is boring and clean, an important aspect when comparing to living in inner-Austin. Granted many do not live in Dallas city proper and the northern suburbanization that has been occurring for many years in Dallas has/is occurring in Austin and were you blindfolded and dropped onto a northern tollway loop outside of either city you would not be able to distinguish the two.
    - bm1362 10y ago
      From Austin, living in NYC, and I feel like Austin is boring and clean now.
  - amyjess 10y ago
    Because the hipster pretentiousness of Austin is annoying. I'm reminded of this article: http://www.vice.com/read/reasons-why-austin-is-the-worst-place-ever-512?utm_source=vicefbus http://www.vice.com/read/reasons-why-austin-is-the-worst-pla... The first point is the most salient: > But you’re not keeping Austin weird. You’re engaging in this fake, utterly distasteful blend of irony and feigned enthusiasm that will eventually cause the city to self-implode under the density of its own facetiousness. Soon you won’t be able to identify a single genuine emotion within its borders. You don’t actually care about whiskey-infused bacon. You don’t give a shit about whiskey-infused bacon. You’re pretending to, because that’s what keeps the whole city from feeling like a big lie. Also, the smugness of a good chunk of Austin's citizens is unbearable. See, this guy: https://np.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ts7mt/hawaiian_falls_found_violating_federal_child/d5jx1om?context=10000&st=iqw5ooqx&sh=0fbf2290 https://np.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ts7mt/hawaiian_fall... I don't really want to live in a city like that. Honestly, I enjoy living in a safe, quiet suburb with a low cost of living. I have that in Dallas. And, hey, you know what else we have here? Ethnic food, of every kind. There's at least one good pho joint in every shopping center. We have an amazing Chinatown with some incredibly good Sichuan restaurants, Cantonese barbecue places, and more. We have multiple great Koreatowns. We've got a section of town filled with Ethiopian places. We've got all the ethnic food diversity of a coastal big city, married to the low-key, low-cost lifestyle of the suburbs. I love it here.
    - toomuchtodo 10y ago
      Most people don't want to admit that the suburbs are underrated. Bland compared to city life? Possibly. But the quality of life is definitely there.

I assume he's in Menlo Park now at Oculus. I wonder if he still feels the same way.

by econner 10y ago

I assume he's in Menlo Park now at Oculus. I wonder if he still feels the same way.

Sounds like he's in Dallas: https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus-as-cto/ https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/blog/john-carmack-joins-oculus...

whatever_dude 10y ago

His quote is exactly in response to that. He is not moving there. People act surprised when he says that, so that is his reasoning: he prefers the culture of Texas/Dallas.

Cshelton 10y ago

He still lives in Dallas. Which by the way is a far better option than Austin if you were to move to Texas.

meestaahjoshee 10y ago
Could you explain why? I was always told Austin is the fun, SXSW college town and Dallas is a nice big city but boring. Coming from my friends who are from Dallas and went to Univerity of Texas.
- kodablah 10y ago
  My anecdote as a Dallas resident: Your description is correct. I visit Austin often. I personally want separation between what Austin offers and where I live. Dallas is boring and clean, an important aspect when comparing to living in inner-Austin. Granted many do not live in Dallas city proper and the northern suburbanization that has been occurring for many years in Dallas has/is occurring in Austin and were you blindfolded and dropped onto a northern tollway loop outside of either city you would not be able to distinguish the two.
  - bm1362 10y ago
    From Austin, living in NYC, and I feel like Austin is boring and clean now.
- amyjess 10y ago
  Because the hipster pretentiousness of Austin is annoying. I'm reminded of this article: http://www.vice.com/read/reasons-why-austin-is-the-worst-place-ever-512?utm_source=vicefbus http://www.vice.com/read/reasons-why-austin-is-the-worst-pla... The first point is the most salient: > But you’re not keeping Austin weird. You’re engaging in this fake, utterly distasteful blend of irony and feigned enthusiasm that will eventually cause the city to self-implode under the density of its own facetiousness. Soon you won’t be able to identify a single genuine emotion within its borders. You don’t actually care about whiskey-infused bacon. You don’t give a shit about whiskey-infused bacon. You’re pretending to, because that’s what keeps the whole city from feeling like a big lie. Also, the smugness of a good chunk of Austin's citizens is unbearable. See, this guy: https://np.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ts7mt/hawaiian_falls_found_violating_federal_child/d5jx1om?context=10000&st=iqw5ooqx&sh=0fbf2290 https://np.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4ts7mt/hawaiian_fall... I don't really want to live in a city like that. Honestly, I enjoy living in a safe, quiet suburb with a low cost of living. I have that in Dallas. And, hey, you know what else we have here? Ethnic food, of every kind. There's at least one good pho joint in every shopping center. We have an amazing Chinatown with some incredibly good Sichuan restaurants, Cantonese barbecue places, and more. We have multiple great Koreatowns. We've got a section of town filled with Ethiopian places. We've got all the ethnic food diversity of a coastal big city, married to the low-key, low-cost lifestyle of the suburbs. I love it here.
  - toomuchtodo 10y ago
    Most people don't want to admit that the suburbs are underrated. Bland compared to city life? Possibly. But the quality of life is definitely there.