Siliconite

siliconite English Etymology From en silicon -ite, after en Silicon Valley. Noun en rare A person who lives or works in Silicon Valley. en 1992-06-29 Vijay Joglekar Valley of the Nerds - 3 https://groups.google.com/g/austin.general/c/xKtAajlDZE4/m/nTzZJ5O1bAUJ austin.general R.U. Sirius, whose journalistic rounds put him in constant contact with Siliconites of all descriptions, says, "In my experience, the most creative people in computers experiment with drugs. It's a very bizarre culture, where the freaks are the elite. " en 1996-10-07 frlpwr@flash.net Re: Organic/Unsafe https://groups.google.com/g/talk.politics.animals/c/fIoaHbDwFO0/m/oYoXvgPPhdAJ talk.politics.animals Are you kidding? $60,000 is what Siliconites pay the illegal Guatemalan gardener who has to go all the way to Gilroy before he can find a place he can afford to rent. (As long as he, the wife and kids share the place with his brother and his family.) en 2004-03-06 Roy Chang Re: Bangalore: Silicon Valley or Coolie Valley? https://groups.google.com/g/alt.computer.consultants/c/hy_VikTFF0c/m/XfrCbbO-zbEJ alt.computer.consultants The supposed main difference was that the Siliconites consist of Jewish managers and South Asian engineers/managers. Bangalorites are just South Asian. Which ever way you look at it south Asians dominate IT. R&D is also a strong point. en Demonyms