I'm moving to the Bay Area tomorrow. I'm attending my first meeting for Rails people in a few days! It's mind-blowing to be in an area where I'm not the only one who likes this stuff.
So obviously I'm very excited by the idea of attending Startup School. Man, years ago now, DHH's talk formed the basis of what I want to do with myself.
I was talking about the Easy Bay group (http://www.meetup.com/EBRuby/), but now that you mention it I should join some SF groups. Come to think of it SF is only 30 minutes away from Berkeley where I'll be.
East Bay Ruby looks much more of a conference than a meetup. SFRuby's basically just talk to people who are good at/learning RoR and code. It's also weekly.
SFRuby is probably better for meeting people who code RoR, and East Bay Ruby sounds like it's better for learning something related to RoR.
So obviously I'm very excited by the idea of attending Startup School. Man, years ago now, DHH's talk formed the basis of what I want to do with myself.