Halloween

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A final salute to the good times

Got plans for Halloween? Some of the best parties have already happened, Flickr's photo streams tell me. This military pair had a gay old time in the Castro at Booty Call. Don't try heading to San Francisco's queerest part of town tonight, though; the City is still obstinately trying to ban Halloween from the neighborhood. Can you think of a better caption? Leave it in the comments. The best one will become the post's new headline. Yesterday's winner: WagCurious, for "Pirates of Silicon Valley." (Photo by Kevin Goebel)

4:00 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
By Owen Thomas
2,429 views, 13 comments

Most discussed Ted Dziuba: Final salute to the good times. more »

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No costume? No problem

Some readers have told us our Halloween masks were a little too frightening. If you're still scrambling to pull together a costume, here are four options that are more treat than trick. Best of all, you'll be able to get what you need from your own closet. More »

3:00 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
By Adriana Nunez
1,143 views, 1 comment

Latest by sample032: There should have been a Paul Boutin one. Black clothes, boots, cowboy had, and, most importantly, sunglasses. Be more »

Fright Masks

The 5 scariest people in Silicon Valley

Halloween's on a Friday. With people already more worried about keeping their jobs than actually doing them, you might as well plan on writing the workday off. Trying to figure out a clever costume in which to pester your remaining coworkers? Valleywag has done the work for you. Print up one of these masks, designed by Valleywag interim creative director Richard Blakeley, on the finest-quality office paper you can steal from the supply closet, follow our tips on how to act the part, and you're good to go. Select from our list: More »

6:00 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
By Owen Thomas
7,640 views, 23 comments

Most discussed cv: Your list sucks. Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP Tom Perkins, 'nuff said Katie Cotton, Apple PR exec more »

Fright Masks

Michael Arrington, TechCrunch editor

How to wear it: Biz-dev blue dress shirt and pleated pants. More »

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Kara Swisher, obnoxious AllThingsD blogger

How to wear it: Soccer mom meets Castro lesbian, with a denim shirt and blue jeans. Oh, and a Pure Digital Flip camera. More »

6:00 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
By Owen Thomas
2,180 views, 4 comments

Fright Masks

Jerry Yang, Yahoo's undead CEO

How to wear it: Polo shirt, khakis, and a golf club. More »

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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO

How to wear it: Black power suit and a kicky necklace. More »

Fright Masks

Steve Jobs, ailing Apple CEO

How to wear it: Black mock turtleneck, blue jeans, and an iPhone. More »

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Brad Fitzpatrick says "Boo!" and I do too

Googler Brad Fitzpatrick has dressed up as Facebook for Halloween. Ironic, since he might easily have been a Facebooker dressing up in Google's primary colors right now. Before jumping from Six Apart, he interviewed at both Facebook and Google. And now the two companies are set up for a tumultuous clash — not just over hiring one employee, but over the future of online ads. Facebook is set to announce its own targeted-ad network next week, taking on Google's AdSense; Google is soon to launch open standards for widgets, competing with Facebook's platform for developers. Dave Morin, who manages that platform, had his AIM status set with this message: "Bring it, Fitzpatrick." It's getting scary up in here. Which raises the question: How am I going to put the fright on Silicon Valley this Halloween? More »

5:51 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,435 views, 3 comments

Latest by wodulikesumpie: Me and a couple of others did this MONTHS ago, and ours was WAAAAY better! more »

brad fitzpatrick

Google's worst nightmare

Our spy cameras have penetrated the inner sanctum of the Googleplex! Sneaking up on Brad Fitzpatrick from behind, we caught a picture of his "epic" Halloween costume. "He is dressed as one of Google's largest fears!" an informant whispers. What could his dread outfit be? Who makes Larry and Sergey sweat? More »

11:37 AM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Owen Thomas
5,893 views, 5 comments

Latest by 0x6772: @uncoveditor: comment on failpost is win. more »

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