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I think you must have missed the good parts of SF, if you felt that your coding skills defined you. Try Cole Valley, or the Lower Haight and skip SOMA. I would

by hnriot 13y ago

I think you must have missed the good parts of SF, if you felt that your coding skills defined you. Try Cole Valley, or the Lower Haight and skip SOMA. I would take issue also with your men:women ration nonsense, SF is full of women. I suggest you stop eavesdropping conversations girls are having near you and get out more! NYC isn't the answer. NYC is an amazing place, it's full of life and vitality, but so is San Francico. NYC has better galleries, but SF has better weather. Might I remind you right now it's 70's in SF while you have snow...

potatolicious 13y ago
The "stop eavesdropping and get out more" bit seems like an unnecessarily condescending/judgmental response to eshvk's comment, especially considering he hasn't said anything to suggest he's poorly socialized or a hermit. This reminds me somewhat of response to people complaining of the Seattle Freeze (the infamous propensity for Seattleites to be simultaneously polite yet unfriendly). The standard response when this is brought up is to insinuate the complainer is antisocial. This, despite being so widely felt by so many that it has a name.
- Kluny 13y ago
  I've taken to calling it the Northwest Freeze, because it exists in Vancouver and Victoria too.
  - kpennell 13y ago
    Isn't Victoria a fair amount more friendly?
_zen 13y ago
As a native to NorCal, might I remind you this weather is incredibly unusual, and we're in a drought. I dislike the cold, but we need rain. If I wanted it sunny all year long I'd move to San Diego. This lack of rain is irritating many northerners right now because it's not habitual. The only people okay with it are non locals. The other problem with this pressure ridge, is zero precipitation is horrible for your skin. You need lotion and humidifiers to avoid cracked skin, especially through sleeping. I like warm weather in the Spring and Summer, but most Northern California residents enjoy living here for the seasons. It's almost depressing without them.
- wes-exp 13y ago
  zero precipitation is horrible for your skin Despite the lack of rain, humidity right now in the Bay Area is still not horribly low by national standards. Looking at the local forecast I am seeing humidity in the range of roughly 40% - 60%. Taking into account the effects of indoor heating and an outside temperature well above freezing, this is still pretty pleasant compared to what happens in cold climates indoors when you heat frigid outdoor air up to room temp. Cold air does not hold as much moisture, and when your furnace heats it up, the amount of moisture content stays the same but the carrying capacity for moisture increases, effectively making it very dry. The upshot here is that even if it is a bit dry in the Bay Area right now, it's still nothing compared to the bone dry indoor air you would get somewhere where the winters are actually cold.
- kpennell 13y ago
  I was there from mid 2011 to mid 2013 (came from Seattle). I think it rained fewer than 40-50 times in 2+ years. (I could be wrong though).
eshvk 13y ago
> I think you must have missed the good parts of SF, if you felt that your coding skills defined you. As a person who got into programming five years ago after finding out math doesn't get you jobs, I would be worried if my average coding skills alone defined me. > Try Cole Valley, or the Lower Haight and skip SOMA. I lived a block away from Cole Valley, dated girls in the Lower Haight, spent never more than an 8 hour day in SoMa. Your move! :) > Might I remind you right now it's 70's in SF while you have snow... As do all my friends who keep sending me pictures. However, a view as observed through a window whilst working in a SoMa warehouse is about as real as a screensaver.

by hnriot 13y ago

potatolicious 13y ago

The "stop eavesdropping and get out more" bit seems like an unnecessarily condescending/judgmental response to eshvk's comment, especially considering he hasn't said anything to suggest he's poorly socialized or a hermit. This reminds me somewhat of response to people complaining of the Seattle Freeze (the infamous propensity for Seattleites to be simultaneously polite yet unfriendly). The standard response when this is brought up is to insinuate the complainer is antisocial. This, despite being so widely felt by so many that it has a name.

Kluny 13y ago
I've taken to calling it the Northwest Freeze, because it exists in Vancouver and Victoria too.
- kpennell 13y ago
  Isn't Victoria a fair amount more friendly?

_zen 13y ago

As a native to NorCal, might I remind you this weather is incredibly unusual, and we're in a drought. I dislike the cold, but we need rain. If I wanted it sunny all year long I'd move to San Diego. This lack of rain is irritating many northerners right now because it's not habitual. The only people okay with it are non locals. The other problem with this pressure ridge, is zero precipitation is horrible for your skin. You need lotion and humidifiers to avoid cracked skin, especially through sleeping. I like warm weather in the Spring and Summer, but most Northern California residents enjoy living here for the seasons. It's almost depressing without them.

wes-exp 13y ago
zero precipitation is horrible for your skin Despite the lack of rain, humidity right now in the Bay Area is still not horribly low by national standards. Looking at the local forecast I am seeing humidity in the range of roughly 40% - 60%. Taking into account the effects of indoor heating and an outside temperature well above freezing, this is still pretty pleasant compared to what happens in cold climates indoors when you heat frigid outdoor air up to room temp. Cold air does not hold as much moisture, and when your furnace heats it up, the amount of moisture content stays the same but the carrying capacity for moisture increases, effectively making it very dry. The upshot here is that even if it is a bit dry in the Bay Area right now, it's still nothing compared to the bone dry indoor air you would get somewhere where the winters are actually cold.
kpennell 13y ago
I was there from mid 2011 to mid 2013 (came from Seattle). I think it rained fewer than 40-50 times in 2+ years. (I could be wrong though).

eshvk 13y ago

> I think you must have missed the good parts of SF, if you felt that your coding skills defined you. As a person who got into programming five years ago after finding out math doesn't get you jobs, I would be worried if my average coding skills alone defined me. > Try Cole Valley, or the Lower Haight and skip SOMA. I lived a block away from Cole Valley, dated girls in the Lower Haight, spent never more than an 8 hour day in SoMa. Your move! :) > Might I remind you right now it's 70's in SF while you have snow... As do all my friends who keep sending me pictures. However, a view as observed through a window whilst working in a SoMa warehouse is about as real as a screensaver.