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Smitros
09/22/09

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If I didn't know a little more history, I'd think the Chinese would be ready for a socialist revolution or something.
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resipsaloquacious
09/22/09

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Re: China. I guess you would call it a "Boxster Rebellion"?

HEEEEYYYY OOOOOOOOOO
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SidAndFinancy
09/22/09

@resipsaloquacious: Ha!
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miss_msry
09/22/09

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"fen fu," or to hate the rich."I plan on using that phrase at least once a day. Not to mention actually practicing said hate.
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SeaBassTian
08/04/09

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While it is tempting to hate on the young McDonnel, Twelve was an amazing achievement for such a young lad. Would you prefer Nick use his connections to run around town like a jackass fauxcialite? I'm sure the majority of his ilk can barely read a book, much less string sentences together.
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volvoist
08/04/09

@SeaBassTian: I don't know, man. it says quite a lot about him that he sold his first book to his godfather. If "Twelve" was really worthy of publication when he was shopping it around (though: did he even bother shopping it?), then surely he could have managed to sell it to someone that wasn't present at his baptism. That he didn't makes me feel like it was heavily, heavily edited.
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SeaBassTian
08/04/09

@volvoist: Honestly, I was so clueless @ 17 that I could barely coordinate an illegal beer run much less negotiate a major book deal. I am not saying that ND did not coast on his family connections, but the finished product is damn good. The film may be another story!
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Iwillnotauditionforastar
08/04/09

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Meanwhile, crack addict and hooker, Sonya Godwiin sent off her son's first novel Life in a Small Town to Penguin Publishing.

The response? "We can't read the scribbles. Is this even English? And here is your pipe back."
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
07/17/09

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How is j-school astronomically expensive compared to, uh, any other degree track? I went to j-school (at a large public university). I'm pretty sure my tuition was the exact same amount as my friends in econ or whatever.

By his ROI-centric rationale, every single college student should major in business or IT/computer science.
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DahlELama
07/17/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: Maybe because the returns are less based on the job market?

Eh, what do I know--I went to J-school as well.
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jacobestes
07/17/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: The real story is on Richard Sine's page which Salmon links to. He's saying: Don't waste money on a program for a dying/changing industry where you learn everything on the job anyway.
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krismry
07/17/09

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FC: Pareene's got it right again.
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miss_msry
07/17/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC:

Yes, IT, that worked out real well for my nephew. No job offers at all, since he wasn't imported from India. He went back to school and got an engineering degree and is doing nicely.But, I too am guilty of going the J-school route.
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Colonel Mustard
03/16/09

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You support Civil Unions, do you Charlie? How's this, then: I support your right to vote in local, but not federal, elections.
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Colonel Mustard
03/16/09

@Colonel Mustard: Ugh. Sorry — that was reactionary and not well-supported. What I meant to say is that I'm sick of little twits like him who halfway support gay rights and use this grudging "favor" like a bargaining chip for more political or intellectual credibility. What he's saying here is, "Well I don't support gay marriage, obviously, but I'm not a monster."

I'm done with civil unions and I would like equality now, you self-obsessed twerp.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
03/17/09

@Colonel Mustard: Urgh, for some reason I read his remark as indicating support for well-behaved unions... I need to pay closer attention, sigh.
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iplaudius
03/16/09

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Not ideology or sexual taste, but something much simpler: clout. Not who I fuck or who fucks me, but who will come to the phone when I call, who owes me favors. This is what a label refers to. Now to someone who does not understand this, a homosexual is what I am because I have sex with men, but really this is wrong. A homosexual is somebody who, in 15 years of trying cannot get a pissant anit-discrimination bill through the city council. A homosexual is somebody who knows nobody and who nobody knows. Who has zero clout. Does this sound like me Henry?

Yes, Charles. Yes, it does.
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Richard Lawson
03/16/09

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"Next time around…I don't wanna be a man. I wanna be an octopus."
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iplaudius
03/16/09

@Richard: I meant that quote as a reply to yours. Whoops.
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Shadowlayer
01/27/09

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These guys, is like an infinite loop of douches helping other douches stay as douchy as humanly possible.

Is obvious they borrow contacts and "favors" with VCs and investors, so they can keep on the never ending drama of making useless companies nobody cares about.

Why? let's see: they all get to skip most of what we all agree is real work, yet they get paid upper middle class salaries at least, and sometimes get to walk out of a sinking ship with enough money to buy a small country.

Add all the freebies, and 'prestige' they get for doing this, and you'll get my point.

Anyway, CAPSHUN TIME!!!1!!ONE

1:"BUTT PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!"

2:"THINKING OF A BUSINESS SCAM FOR 2009"

3:"Let's pretend we are somebody!"

4:"I want to thank all the dumb investors who paid for this fake business trip!"
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Pope John Peeps II
01/26/09

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You can always tell when tech guys go from being the bottom of everybody's social food chain to suddenly being in charge of their business and successful. They get a trainer, they tan a lot, and when they take photographs, they look like perverted insecure hyenas with engorged dicks waiting to pounce on you and cry afterwards.

I miss men being men. Good honest real men.
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HowDareThey
01/26/09

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I think unauthorized Facebook photo album tagging, especially of guests at private events, is in poor taste and wastes the time of the person who has to untag themselves. Like I want anyone to check out my photos and find me, all of 18, dancing in a sea of trannies. But all's fair on the internet. I think people who post and their posts are fair game to be mocked, judged, and hassled. And if you bitches insist, then I'm all about untagging and mistagging.

To further subvert the possibilities of Web 2.0 rather than naively provide more relevant content, I am now going to say this: Hilary Rowland looks like my partner's ex girlfriend, and she liked to get donkey punched during sex.
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MincnglyWhrdL'mer
01/26/09

@HowDareThey: I'm so freaking with you on this. I finally submitted to facebook yeaterday, and already two of my friends have made comments I had to immediately erase - on the front page. the moment I get home I'm blocking public comments...
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michaellamb
01/26/09

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first of all, why are all the dudes wearing shirts sitting by the pool/beach? That's just weird

Second, I am not impressed with Zappos CEO at all, so why is he getting all the love lately?
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Dagrolord
01/26/09

@michaellamb:

The question answers itself once you accept they're not dudes, but geeks. Then the question becomes- how did those geeks get next to all that sweatermeat?
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BadUncle
01/26/09

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They seem to be imitating Industry Leaders as well as paintball teams resemble the real military. Too bad that there are actual employees and investors affected by this sort of Fisher Price My First Corporation version of being a Player.
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GuyBitchy
01/26/09

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Diane Sawyer as a young tranny.
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