I have no specific plans, chilling and exploring the area a bit. Yeah, the bike would be to get around, bus and BART are cool but expensive in the long run.
Oh yeah! :) I definitely do. I almost feel like I'm living here already. Got a Safeway club card and a checking account....
Although american "share the road" roads really scare me a bit. I've done a lot of city cycling in Cologne and London, and never been scared before... but maybe that goes away once I'm on the road and in the flow.
Right, that sounds like it might be the key. It's definitely how the bicyclists here behave - probably with good reason :)
Driving a car was no problem at all, though. I did 1500 miles last week and I've never had such a relaxed time on the road. German drivers tend to be much more aggressive and impatient
the few times we've driven up to San Francisco, we've taken the highway that's right along the coast. It's so beautiful and serene. Truckers usually take the freeway that goes from the inside since it's a shorter route
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Why is my post deleted, "A moderator has deleted this post and it cannot be undeleted (click on this box to dismiss)", any why do moderator's delete posts that usurp the community's wishes.
@ThiefMaster Tyrannical, that may have been. But where's the nonsense in that?
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You can't see it without being in the private beta, but it has a new about page that looks (at a glance) friendly and polished.
What are the qualifications to join the private beta (since it wasn't an Area51 proposal)?
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As you probably know, "Voting on meta is used as an expression of agreement or disagreement on contributions, rather than to point out a lack of quality or helpfulness".
However, this doesn't seem to apply to discussion in certain cases, my reasoning below.
Let's suppose we have this discussion...
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