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Kimball Johnson  
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 More options Oct 12 2012, 5:31 am
From: Kimball Johnson <kimb...@bowerham.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:30:53 +0100
Local: Fri, Oct 12 2012 5:30 am
Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] Re: Californi-yaaay!
Oh yeah, and make sure you go on the cable cars, and sit on the
outside with a camera!

It might be worth looking at http://www.citypass.com/ if you are going
to do some of the museums, it includes a pass for the trams and cables
cards and part of the tube system, so is quite good value.

Kimball

On 11 October 2012 21:59, Matt Platts <matthew.pla...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not necessarily inherently a geek thing but San Francisco is an interesting
> city in its own right, especially some of the famous suburbs - the Mission,
> Haight-Ashbury and Castro districts are pleasant and charming and very
> welcoming of (quiet) tourists.

> On 11 October 2012 21:46, Benjamin Blundell <onida...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> With the HQ's I was just going to do the cheesy tourist thing of take
>> a photo next to it :P But cool!

>> Endeavour tickets are booked and in the bag! :D thanks for all the
>> suggestions. I'll be checking a few more out, and yes, Jonty if I can
>> borrow the noisebridge key, that'd be ace! :D

>> B

>> On 11 October 2012 21:46, Ben Blundell <o...@section9.co.uk> wrote:
>> > With the HQ's I was just going to do the cheesy tourist thing of take
>> > a photo next to it :P But cool!

>> > Endeavour tickets are booked and in the bag! :D thanks for all the
>> > suggestions. I'll be checking a few more out, and yes, Jonty if I can
>> > borrow the noisebridge key, that'd be ace! :D

>> > B

>> > On 11 October 2012 13:25, Nick Rosen <nickro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I visited Google in Mountain View when they had 10 staff - there was a
>> >> tiny
>> >> office and one computer on the desk at reception which just had ALL the
>> >> searches scrolling up the screen. It was, as they say over there
>> >> "Wasom!"

>> >> The receptionist was awsome as well - her name was Kendra and I always
>> >> wondered what happened to her - probably a billionaire by now

>> >> On Wednesday, 10 October 2012 17:24:57 UTC+1, Oni wrote:

>> >>> So, Im quite fortunate to be heading over to California in November
>> >>> for a couple of weeks while the girlfriend is at a conference or 3. Im
>> >>> wondering, what is there to do geeky wise? I'd love some ideas. We are
>> >>> starting in LA, and driving up to SF and then back down. So far we
>> >>> have the following ideas:

>> >>> Noisebridge (anyone seen the key btw?)
>> >>> Apple HQ
>> >>> Google HQ
>> >>> The Computer Museum
>> >>> Museum of Jurassic Technology
>> >>> MOMASF (cos I love pretty things)
>> >>> Mojave Spaceport

>> >>> What other geeky things are there to do in the heartland of Silicon
>> >>> Valley? Anyone want anything bringing back?

>> >>> Cheers

>> >>> Ben

>> > --
>> > S E C T i O N  9

>> > |- Benjamin Blundell
>> > |- www.section9.co.uk
>> > |- www.twitter.com/secti0n9
>> > |- Unit 30, Cremer Business Centre, Hoxton, London


 
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