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Dolores Park, SF - The Hipster Breeding Grounds in rutting season
The rare Dorkicorn hologramicae competes for space with the invasive species Homoerectus glassholius in its last remaining native breeding site. Dispatches from Entitlementistan on Facebook -...
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Facebook Founder and Husband Hope to Buy Their Way to Congress
While original Facebook employee Chris Hughes is busy trying to restart The New Republic, his equally cherubic husband Sean Eldridge has a project of his own: let's get elected to Congress in a place...
View ArticleDavid Karp Rings a Bell
Photo: The Tumblr team doing the opening. http://t.co/8zeaEB9k0q — marissamayer (@marissamayer) July 11, 2013
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Microsoft Gave NSA the Keys to Hotmail and Skype
If you're wondering who the hell still uses Hotmail, now we know: the NSA. The corporate refrain of We're just doing what the feds make us do! is a little less credible, with a new report from The...
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Is Quora Spam Driving You Nuts?
Quora is a company with a made up name, two very rich founders, and a very, very ambitious goal: to categorize all the world's knowledge. Maybe that'll happen someday, but in the meantime, it's sending...
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How Much Did the Masters of Our Universe Spend to Look This Schlubby?
It's time for Sun Valley, Allen & Co.'s annual Idaho gathering of the ultramonied ruling class. Unlike Davos or Bohemian Grove, this one is something of a family affair. Mark Zuckerberg and his...
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Is The Most Powerful Couple in Silicon Valley Over?
No, not Mark and Priscilla Z.—titan investor Marc Andreessen and his heiress wife Laura are the ones who tell the Zuckerbergs how to spend their money. They are tech's biggest, newest philanthropic...
View ArticleSan Francisco Still Gets All the Money
Last month, San Francisco startups raised $1.3 billion—more than New York, Boston, and LA put together, and more than a quarter of all the investment cash in the entire United States.
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Hedge Fund God Joins Zuckerberg's Immigration Crusade
When last we saw Stanley Druckenmiller, he was predicting the next financial implosion. But the Wall Street winner and GOP-supporter must think America will be around for at least another couple years,...
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This Is a Real Startup Job Opening: Holistic “Heart Baker”
Look, I'm not saying that startup culture is generally one of spoiled manchildren and poorly prioritized money, but shelter-finding service Airbnb is looking for a full-time baker. According to the job...
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Is This Ridesharing App Literally Causing an SF Class Battle?
Lyft is a popular Bay Area app that seeks to turn San Franciscans into private drivers for one another, under the lovely euphemism "ridesharing." Naturally, cab drivers feel threatened, and there's...
View ArticleLaura Arrillaga-Andreessen arrived at the Sun Valley conference today—a day...
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen arrived at the Sun Valley conference today—a day after Marc—and appears to have arrived alone.
View ArticleRemember: Startup Employee Lives Are Worth More than Other Humans
Crazy. Everyone stay safe i.e.@Zynga, @Airbnb, @Pinterest employees. Live coverage of SOMA shooting scene here: http://t.co/pUGqkd05Ju — Chester Ng (@chest) July 12, 2013
View ArticleLook, if you step back from whatever horseshit the company says about...
Look, if you step back from whatever horseshit the company says about "sharing" or whatever, Lyft provides a really essential service in SF – putting more god damn cabs (or cab-like things) on the...
View ArticleI had a first date about a month ago where the guy showed up over an hour...
I had a first date about a month ago where the guy showed up over an hour late (obviously there was no second date). He kept texting me that he was on his way and that the driver was lost. Naturally,...
View ArticleThis isn't limited to the Bay Area.
This isn't limited to the Bay Area. It's happening in LA, too. Two weeks ago, the taxi lobby and the head of taxi services for the City of LA sent a case and desist letter to Lyft and Uber. Taxi...
View ArticlePayPal Billionaire's Sci-Fi Travel Network To Be Revealed Next Month
Will publish Hyperloop alpha design by Aug 12. Critical feedback for improvements would be much appreciated. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2013Read more...
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Startup Millionaire Doesn't Get Why He Can't Pay Off Plane Passengers
This isn't how it's supposed to work. If you're Jason Goldberg, with a billion dollar iPhone-case-and-throw-rug company, you get what you want. Don't like coats on the back of chairs? Threaten...
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Startup Queen Brit Morin Plagiarized Her Entire Today Show Appearance
Silicon Valley's self-declared princess of velcro hair scrunchies and yarn waffles is on a media tour: this morning, she hit the Today Show with an armful of DIY household tricks. Unfortunately, they...
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$30 Billion Company Asks Employees to Thank CEO for Doing Her Job
Most people would consider Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer's (roughly) $6 million salary enough compensation for her service to her shareholders. Like—after this, we're cool. Six mil. That should do it. But...
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