The Inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose Convention on March 19, 2016

and downtown San Jose seen from Montebello Ridge

The Inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose Convention on March 19, 2016

The Inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose Convention on March 19, 2016

We stayed at the W hotel, Silicon Valley. Got a great rate, thanks to my former college classmate Tiffany.

This is the bathroom. Confortable, and stylish

The Inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose Convention on March 19, 2016

photopainting

This house was originally built in 1905, and was split into an upper and lower apartment.

Dave Packard and his wife lived on the first floor, the landlord lived on the second, and Bill Hewlett lived in at little shed for the first nine months they were there, until he got married.

From Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Garage

The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley." In the 1930s, Stanford University and its Dean of Engineering Frederick Terman began encouraging faculty and graduates to stay in the area instead of leaving California, and develop a high-tech region. HP founders William Hewlett and David Packard are considered the first Stanford students who took Terman's advice.

The garage has since been designated California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Though not open for public tours, the property can be viewed from the sidewalk and driveway.

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Viaje de negocios a San Francisco. Conferencias, reuniones, visitas a Apple, Google y una sana dosis de turismo.

PHOTO BY: TOMÁS POLLAK.

On the Google Campus

Happy Holidays from the Gold Rush Bubble

Exterior nighttime

The Inaugural Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose Convention on March 19, 2016

A sign posted right off 101 near Oracle. It says "first class software engineers wanted!" and is by a company called Cataphora in the e-discovery space. "War for engineering talent" is heating up in the valley.

Iroro, my co-worker, is seriously one of my favorite people. Ever.

另一台来自 1966 年的老机器. 当然我只是被上面五颜六色的零件吸引.

Another old machine from IBM. I was only attracted by colorful components on it though.

www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_P...

Viaje de negocios a San Francisco. Conferencias, reuniones, visitas a Apple, Google y una sana dosis de turismo.

PHOTO BY: TOMÁS POLLAK.

The "wrong" Google building sign.