FollowI was an intern at Valve the summer after my senior year. Another one of my friends worked at NASA. Others worked for Microsoft, Bank of America, or interesting startups. Others threw their hands up in the air because “no one wants a high school intern.” Once you’re in college, the road to an internship is straightforward. Often, a recruiter comes to your school, you give him or her your resume, and then later they …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Valve Sombrero Hour
I’m working on a post that I think people will find valuable. In the meantime, here’s a year-old picture of me in a sombrero, for Valve’s Sombrero Hour.
The 8 Kinds of Projects You Meet at a Hackathon
I went to my sixth hackathon this weekend, and by now I’ve met all 8 kinds. First, a quick note about that hackathon: Facebook’s Summer of Hack in Seattle was a blast. There were plenty of things that set it apart from the other hackathons I’ve been to–the relatively relaxed atmosphere and the amazing view were a good start. But there were also some characteristic hackathon hallmarks I noticed–the energy drinks, the midnight raffles, and …
The Problem with Daniel Tosh
If you don’t know who Daniel Tosh is, you’re lucky. He’s a “comedian” who makes jokes that are primarily misogynistic, racist or otherwise offensive. He’s been in the news recently after he remarked recently that it would be funny if one of his (female) audience members was raped by “like, five guys right now.” There was the appropriate Twitter kerfuffle and minor media storm. “Let’s end his career!” everyone cheers, tired of the crap we’ve …
A Weekend in San Francisco – Pack Check
Like many other Seattle area tech interns, I have a lot of friends working in the Bay Area. (“Our entire computer science department relocated to San Francisco!” bemoaned one of my coworkers, who goes to school in Rhode Island.) So I decided to drive down to see those friends, over the course of a weekend. It was a long drive for a short trip, but altogether it was completely worth it. A quick pack-check for those …