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bigdowro

In Silicon Valley tech companies, the norm is to pay interns - usually the pay is competitive with first-job salaries. I've hired a number of summer interns over the years, all paid. In fact I've never seen an unpaid intern at any of the Valley companies I've worked in.

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perfectoon_0901

mozzer

Scopitone

People such are yourself, who are NOT offended by support of pedophilia, that's a **nice** demographic?

"Watch yourself, Thomas, you're playing to a nasty demographic with this kind of article. What goes around, comes around."

Furthermore, what is this supposed to mean? Does this mean that OT doesn't give his articles a lot of thought? That he needs you to remind him of the possible ramifications? What exactly does the "what goes around...." mean?

WilliamMarkFelt

Ah, I hate free speech - the same fall back argument as using the word "witch hunt"

Well, as the old saying goes from high school civics classes, one does not have the freedom to yell "fire" in a crowded theater house. Furthermore, if people harbor certain racists beliefs, it's common sense to keep those opinions to yourself, as it's too controversial an issue. Pedophilia can perhaps make racism looks as controversial as a discussion about your favorite kind of ice cream.

And that's how people get when it comes to defending children from the con-artists who try to take advantage of them. Erik has the freedom to write his opinions, and we the readers have the right with react with distaste.

And, I don't know if you've thought about this, by implication, you're condemning my right to write my opinions on the subject.

As for vague death threat? Then if you see a death threat in that, then you must certainly see Erik Moller's support illegal activity against children. Why don't you get charged up about that instead?

I think 99% of the people who have children, and read this, would think, write, the exact same thing.

WilliamMarkFelt

BobDope

[www.profy.com]

Pikers

Facebook has now apparently received $500 million in venture capital. There are many who do not believe it can be sold for that much now, and that the asking price dwindles by the day as marketers figure out what we already know:

a) Advertising on social networking sites sucks

b) At the end of the day, the only way to make money on them is advertising.

I call throwing cash at that a horrible piece of shit idea, like investing in a horse doctor school six months after the Model T rolled off the assembly line.

A company with a non-existent business model other than "get bought by someone with more money than we owe to investors" setting still more money on fire on bullshit events like this = awesome. These people should be having their office Xmas party catered by Arby's, not holding a make-believe prom for addled hipsters and incompetent engineers.

Do you have any other questions, pum'kin?

jackparsons

... The way you set yourself apart from your peers, which is something you'll have to do for the rest of your life to be successful, is by having a skill or experience they don't. College students don't get hired full-time, they can only work in the summer. That's why internships exist, and internships greatly increase your marketability. It's a summer job, which is what you'd expect a "brilliant redneck" to have to help pay for school.

This is not some 1% bootstrapping go get 'em attitude thing, this is something you have to do. Yes, students at the top X schools have a greater likelihood of getting good internships, but it's not because their parents are rich--it's because the people who went to the schol they're going to are rich now. Students at the top X schools are also more likely to be more intelligent than other students, which is why they're at the top X schools (and please, don't even start with some bullshit NOT ALL KIDS AT HARVARD ARE SMART thing--I'm not talking about #1 Harvard v. #Whatever UVa, I'm talking about Harvard and UVa v. Florida State University).

It's pretty much fucking impossible to prove intellect and competence in an interview when you have no other credentials, and good work experience is the measuring stick for competence anyway--there are plenty of brilliant people who are lazy as shit. I have no idea what you're talking about, but if you seriously believe that you are capable of seeing whether someone with absolutely no history of doing anything remarkable is a genius then you are completely delusional. If you've ever been in a position to hire anyone I pray for the company you work for.

Dweezil

"People should have a right to believe, and say, what they want."

They do, but not the right to do what they want. And we have the right to point out that they're wrong

Dweezil

I'm actually kinda crazy. I largely ignore yuppie spawn and hire smart people regardless of their background. I'd rather have a brilliant redneck than an ivy league retard on my payroll. I can't say I've ever been sorry; brains pay. Internships at multi-billion dollar companies have attracted quality that is not terribly different than your local Denny's in my experience, and I would not want to waste my time pretending differently. I will pay someone with little experience well if their intellect and competence is evident -- that is a chance I will happily take.

Vulture

Watch yourself, Thomas, you're playing to a nasty demographic with this kind of article. What goes around, comes around.

People should have a right to believe, and say, what they want. I don't even know what this guy said but he shouldn't be denied employment on the basis of his personal opinion. I thought the freedom to think and say what you want was one of the things that makes America great.

And Troll 2.0, that's a nice use of your right to free speech to make vague death threats about another person's use of their right to free speech. Hypocrite much?

eth0

Dweezil

raincoaster

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raincoaster

There's a VC who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Facebook
And when she gets there she knows if the doors are closed
With a Tweet she can get what she came for

Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to Facebook

There's a prom going on but she'll be up by dawn
And you know she'll run three miles farther
In a cube there's some dude who's got the attitude
Sometimes all our events are misgiven

Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to Facebook

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen there's an exit strategy
And then all of my Friends will de-Friend me

raincoaster

even Julia didn't go this time. but I'm notJulia.

NotJulia

Bingo. The absolute correct source of "leadership problems" in Engineering, at Filo's expense apparently.

X-Y

This looks more like bible study group, not a party. Nobody is having any fun.

The most hilarious thing about all of this? The photos are watermarked "Valleywag.com." These shots are worth stealing?!?

Ahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

BartKela

MarkLancaster