This document is a satirical guide that draws comparisons between redneck culture and Silicon Valley culture. It provides over 20 examples of similarities between the two cultures by citing sources and images. The examples show connections between key people, interests, and products including references to Bill Engvall, Larry Ellison, Twitter, Linux, NASCAR, bass fishing, Farmville, Burning Man, mullets, Crocs, beer, and bacon. It concludes that what Silicon Valley needs is more redneck influence.

1. The Redneck Guide
to Silicon Valley
Jay Cuthrell
aka @ qthrul
http://fudge.org

2. Preface: Get a Map
source: http://gapingvoid.com/2008/08/05/silicon-valley-map/

3. Pro Tip: Use Trusted References
source: http://www.rednecksearchengine.com/

4. Example: Alternative Reference
source: http://bing.com

5. The Similarities Are Everywhere!
source: cmt.com
and macworld.com

6. Silicon Valley Connections
Bill Ron
Jeff
Larry
source: http://www.bluecollarcomedy.net/

7. The Chili Cheese Dog Aficionado
Doppelgängers Connection
LARRY THE ORACLE GUY
source: http://alwold.blogspot.com/2009/12/ditch-mysql-now.html

8. The Apple Connection
source: http://twitter.com/billengvall/status/8727734636

9. The Beef Jerky Connection
source: http://www.perkyjerky.com

10. The Twitter Connection
Ron “Tater Salad” White Ron “Godfather” Conway
source: TaterSalad.com and VentureBeat

11. The Linux Connection
source: Steve Burnett and http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicknegulescu/

12. The NASCAR Connection
source: http://www.janrain.com/products/rpx

13. The Bass Fishing Connection
source: Bass Pro Shops

14. The Farm(ville) Connection
source: Wikipedia and Carnegie Mellon University Professor, “Uncle” Jesse Schell
http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/DICE-2010-Design-Outside-the-Box-Presentation/

15. The Burning Man Connection
Hippies
Yuppies
Rednecks
Software Engineers
Retirees
Frat Boys
Fetishists
Burners
source: http://jonathangrubb.blogspot.com/2006/12/8-types-of-burning-man-attendees.html

16. The Mullet Connection
source: TechCrunch and Wikipedia

17. The Crocs Connection
source: TechCrunch

18. Grand Unifying Theory : Beer
source: any hipster refrigerator in Silicon Valley

19. Grand Unifying Theory: Bacon
source: http://bacolicio.us/

20. What this world Silicon Valley needs
is a few more rednecks...
source: http://www.charliedaniels.com