Re: BSDCon 2003 (fwd)

[Damacus <damacus@bastion.yi.org>]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 08:04:16PM -0600, Jay Link wrote:
> Yeah, what is it about CA? I read once that part of the appeal of Apple
> was that it was (is) in "sunny CA", which evokes images of movie stars and
> surfer dudes, unlike dreary Seattle.
> 
> Could you imagine anything "cool" starting up in IL or IN? Would the
> locals even accept it?
> 
> CA has a huge population base -- that may be part of it, right there. Add
> in the disproportionately large amount of military R&D going on, plus all
> of the tech schools, and you've got an unusually large group of skilled
> workers. Plus, they have some of the Western can-do, gung ho attitude,
> whereas the Midwest is more conservative.

Too bad California has such restrictive gun laws.  Too much regulation over
there, IMO.


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