Re: [SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread Tom Allen
I disagree with this. I use Quora for all kinds of questions, including local ones. Sure, I don't always get an answer immediately but the answers are there for anyone else later. (And if the questions are inane, you can always go anonymous...) The more people ask local questions, the better the t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread Shane Greenup
I think Forums are the way to go for what you are talking about. I don't know of which one is best suited to your specific topic/area, but whirlpool is the more obvious one which comes to mind for being location relevant, and technology based. In general, forums are perfect for asking as many quest

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread Sam Thorp
While I agree with David, my personal one-stop-shop for that kind of thing is actually Google Plus, believe it or not. The answers you get are generally informative, useful, and interesting. And because there's less inane chatter, people are more likely to see your question in their feeds. The fac

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread David Lyon
> > There's no stupid questions - only stupid answers. Oh - I meant occasionally. The majority of the people give good answers and so you will get good answers the majority of the time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist htt

Re: [SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread David Lyon
Just ask here.. There's no stupid questions - only stupid answers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jo

[SiliconBeach] Where (online) do you go for real time chat about every aspect of life on Silicon Beach?

2012-04-24 Thread Steven Noble
Every day, Silicon Beach type questions pop into my mind that I don't end up asking. For example, think of a set of questions like: "What would you pay a junior Rails developer in Sydney? What would you expect them to do? How long would it take to find them?" You might ask those questions in t