Job Hunting : Look Out for the Cylons Osh!
Today I was reminded about just how much I truly love the Internet.
I’m sitting here at home, looking for the newest and coolest companies that are starting up in San Francisco. I’ve got just a few tabs open - LinkedIn, CrunchBase and Craigslist mainly, and I’m finding tons of companies. So I’m marching away on my hunt when I stumble upon, yes, StumbleUpon in SOMA which, though not new, is cool and hiring. Since I’ve used it only once I go to the web site to check it out. Being a lover of photography I immediately click the Photos link and find a picture of a Cylon. Being a lover of BattleStar Galactica I immediately click the Cylon to see a distressed Cylon asking for help as he has been replaced by CGI. This is where it gets good.
In the background of the image is Bloor Meat Market. I must be bored because I Google Map it and see that it’s in Toronto. Huh, I have a friend in Toronto, Osh, I wonder if he lives close because if there was anyone geeky enough in Toronto to do something like that it would be him. So I hit Get Directions, paste in his address and - whoa - he lives down the street.
Love it.