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For an extreme case of nimby-ism and all the other factors mentioned in the slate.com article, please read this article on Half Moon Bay: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?…

kinzaa.com does this already.

My understanding from talking with a lot of the older folks at Stanford etc is that a LOT of what we see now is due to William Shockley. Inventor of the transistor, Nobel prize win…

LOL! I don't care what everyone says man, I like you.

"particularly when, as in banking, their tangible skill-set is relatively low" This is incredible. You're the third person I know from the financial industry who has admitted that …

Don't forget the full scholarship to Stanford.

Back in 1999, my brother met a plumber who had moved here from the UK and taken a 2 week class in Java to join the fun. That's when I knew we were in a bubble.

I don't get it. Why doesn't he continue in school and use their servers? Most of us can only dream of a situation where we can work on our ideas and have the school/government etc …

My co-founder and I have been working on this self-funded project for a while now (couple of years, 4 iterations etc) We're getting decent traction on our fourth iteration. In orde…

Wait, aren't you the same guy who got into trouble at the US border while crossing from Canada?

OK, I laughed out loud at the last one. Its true how that word has lost its meaning. Don't mean to pick on the article from the OP though, he seems like a nice enough guy.

My $0.01 (only because I'm after you :-) is for the OP to go after them in small claims court ASAP. Its not a very difficult process. I hope OP saved his bills etc. I believe the s…

* Don't get too greedy. * Do stuff because you like it and not for the money. * Stay grounded. I feel for Khalid, but he's got to pay for what he did. Crap happens in life and you …

Interesting analysis. When I traveled in SE Asia recently, it seemed like everyone was checking Facebook on their smartphones. It almost seemed like Facebook was DRIVING smartphone…

I've written about my situation at my soon-to-be previous company earlier. My situation obviously wasn't as critical as being an engineer for the Challenger. But immature managers …

Back in 2005, I was at SEA getting a boarding pass at one of the kiosks. The older gentleman next to me was having trouble getting his. He asked a passing airline rep what the prob…

I kind of disagree. When Obama became President, I was ecstatic: I know of no other society where an obvious minority was elected by a majority to the highest office in the land. M…

Are these mostly tech people? I've noticed that folks that are too close to technology can't step away to see the product. EG in the early 90s a lot of folks couldn't see how using…

In my experience, some older folks (over 40) seem to have this weird self-negating issue where they seem to lose confidence in themselves. I've known some truly badass programmers,…

Bull shit. Cletus is absolutely right. I'm a grumpy old Indian bastard in my mid-40s and I can find a job without breaking a sweat. I'm sick and tired of these thinly-veiled-fascis…

Cool, I have my own stalker! And a grumpy old white man at that!!

Neggers can neg me if you want. But the truth is the world is getting browner, yellower and more female. If you can't deal with this because you're a grumpy old white man, I sugges…

> the USSR was tottering, India and China were struggling out from under the rotting hulks of, respectively, state socialism and Maoist lunacy, Major Medical was the merest notch o…

Calm down. Just have your papers in order, be polite and courteous and you'll be fine. Enjoy your trip!