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apple
Steve Jobs Reportedly Under the Knife at Stanford Hospital Today
Ailing Apple CEO Steve Jobs checked into Stanford Hospital over the weekend and was scheduled for surgery this morning, we hear. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jim Topoleski: /sigh he does NOT have Liver Cancer, or ANY cancer. What has happened is the operation for pancreatic cancer he... 21 Responses | Other threads
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google
Marissa Mayer's 2009 Resolution: Leave Google
What will Google be like without Marissa Mayer, the glamour nerd whose goofy laugh so neatly captures the search engine's adolescent awkwardness? We'll know soon. We hear the company's 19th employee is planning her goodbye.
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By Owen ThomasComment by nirreskeya: OK, I've only ever read about this laugh, so I played the clip. Please tell me these are faked... 5 Responses | Other threads
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sex trade
How a Stanford grad flunked the escort test
Geeks always think they will trick the system by being smart. They fail. It's no different when intensely brainy women take up escorting over the Internet, like Stanford Law graduate Cristina Warthen, in court this month facing federal tax evasion charges. As sophisticated as the sex trade is, there's still no magic solution for how to hide the money. The Feds claim Warthen hid cash in a safe-deposit box, her apartment, a storage locker, and even law-school textbooks they found in the trash. I've watched clients nerd out over this on message boards for years, trying to come up with the foolproof plan. There isn't one. More »
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Comment by sample032: So you hold onto cash or gold for 6 years, the statute of limitations is up, and you're golden, but... 1 Responses | Other threads
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WagCurious
Yes, Stanford Law grad and former escort Christina Warthen is back in the news, and this time it's criminal — though don't worry, supporters of San Francisco's Proposition K (which would decriminalize prostitution in the City), it's just a tax rap. My question is why a law student wouldn't know to pay her income taxes? But WagCurious has a far better koan to meditate on: More »
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By Jackson WestComment by Uncle-Sam's Littlle Helper: It is said but alot of students, esp. girls in France, and perhaps also the USA, prostitute themselves to pay... more » | Other threads
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the way we were
Ten years on, Google cofounders' homepages frozen in time
Say what you will about Hubert "Third Google Founder" Chang, at least he dropped some links to the old homepages of Sergey Brin and Larry Page back when the pair were teaching Computer Science 349 at Stanford, "Data Mining, Search, and the World Wide Web." What's there? More »
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By Jackson WestComment by ResearchZilla: say what you will, but getting on winograd or garcia-molina projects is a BIG deal...that alone set them up for... more » | Other threads
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stanford
School of Engineering offers computer science courses free online
Leland Stanford, Junior University has released lecture videos, transcripts, handouts and assignments for ten undergraduate engineering courses including computer science and artificial intelligence. Stanford Engineering Everywhere, as the program is called, is being funded by Sequoia Capital. While a few rightsholders didn't grant permission to release materials, what has been published is available under a Creative Commons non-commercial license meaning that any student or educator can use the material as they see fit. I, for one, can't wait to see bass-heavy remix mashups of Professor Brad Osgood's lectures on linear systems and their applications. Soulja Boy had better watch out when new dance craze "The Fourier Transform" sweeps the nation.
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By Jackson WestComment by FaceMelter: I, for one, can't wait to spend $100,000 a year so my kid can go to college on the internet. 1 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Google's siren song calls MBAs to Mountain View
Nearly a quarter of business school graduates surveyed said the number one company they want to land a job at is, unsurprisingly, Google — what with the pools, hair cuts, massages, legendary cafeteria and valuable stock. Other tech companies included Apple in fourth, Microsoft in twelfth and Amazon in 23rd place. For you managers of the future looking to get an interview with Steve Jobs, the school Apple recruits most heavily at is Stanford, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. [Fortune] (Photo by Sam Pullara)
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By Jackson WestComment by BobDope: @LongAgoYahoo: no doubt. Amazon (and any company not on the list) should get a bounce from this. more » | Other threads
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google
The $179 billion worth of free advice Larry Page got from his Stanford advisor
When Fortune magazine asked Google cofounder Larry Page what was the best advice he ever got, Page said that while at Stanford he couldn't decide which of his 10 projects to focus on until his advisor, Terry Winograd, looked at one them — something to do with "the link structure of the Web" — and said "that one seems like a really good idea." Since, the advice has paid off for Winograd; he's landed a consulting gig at Google and even took a sabbatical to work there from 2002 to 2003. Google's recent market cap: $179 billion. (Photo by boltron) -
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Valleywag cares less about women in technology than Google engineering
Thanks to Google Calendar going down I forgot the Women 2.0 business plan challenge was happening tomorrow, Saturday, at Stanford. A competitor who'd kindly submitted the item for our calendar with plenty of notice was non-plussed to find no mention this morning. With my tongue in my cheek to make room for the foot in my mouth I borrowed her suggested headline for this little reminder to check it out. [Women 2.0]
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By Jackson WestComment by raincoaster: @Troll_2.0: You're not tipping enough, sweetie. more » | Other threads
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silicon valley users guide
Bow before King Michael: Arrington explains to the peasants how to get on TechCrunch
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington presents "tactical-level advice on getting press for your startup" in this full-length video from Omnisio of his Stanford speech Saturday. His level of candor (or "transparency" in Valleyspeak) surprised even me. He openly admits to playing quid pro quo with his sources — you supply the exclusives, he provides the fawning coverage to show investors. Journalists might sniff at Arrington's ethical judgment, but it works for him — as long as startups play by his rules. All this reminds me of Europe's last great monarch. More » -
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Michael Arrington shows messy side at Stanford
His unkempt email inbox has won Michael Arrington a sympathetic writeup in the New York Times. An audience at today's Startup School at Stanford was less impressed by the TechCrunch editor's obvious disorganization. He bragged onstage about working on his presentation while Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos spoke, and swore when his computer froze. He then got angry as a student helped him restart his Mac, displaying a desktop in disarray. (Check it out, captured on Flickr: Among other things, you'll learn that Arrington is a TurboTax user.) An eyewitness report of the debacle: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by CyndyA: Bible BASHING? I think you meant Bible THUMPING Americans. ;) It's just a different culture when it comes to business here,... more » | Other threads
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politics
Comcast, telcos ritually abused at FCC hearings in Palo Alto
Young San Jose resident Alex Polvi presented the least informed, but probably most typical argument for net neutrality in his public comment featured in this video clip from the rescheduled network neutrality hearings hosted by the FCC at Stanford today. But hey, even if he said "Internet" more than a dozen times, he didn't say "marketplace of ideas" or "fascism," like many of the other commenters. The people who should be most worried about the complex debate aren't free speech advocates or corporations, however, but big pharma. Listening to arguments for and against were a more powerful soporific than Ambien. Highlights from the seven hour session after the jump. More » -
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Facebook chat beta required a 1500 SAT score, or at least a legacy
Facebook Chat launched in beta earlier this week, available first to students at Harvard, Stanford, University of Chicago, Berkeley, Brown, Dartmouth and MIT— schools known for their brilliant graduates who go out and change the world. Or at least make a lot of money. Or write nasty things about the people who do. Also: Harvard, Stanford, University of Chicago, Berkeley, Brown, Dartmouth and MIT were the first schools to make Facebook popular, having been the first networks allowed access Mark Zuckerberg's creation. So we have that to thank them for too. Harvard's Alexander Konrad begins to earn our forgiveness, panning the new feature in the Crimson.
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Comment by sget88: I'm from NYU, and I saw the feature come live at 4-5AM on Sunday. Basically the early Facebook schools (those... more » | Other threads
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defense research
The money behind Stanford team's 3D camera
A team of Stanford researchers, led by scientist Abbas El Gamal and including researchers Keith Fife and Phillip Wong, are developing a new semiconductor camera sensor with thousands of individual lens elements which can be mass-produced cheaply. The aim: to create sophisticated three-dimensional digital scans quickly. But they didn't do it so that you could fashion a really bitchin' avatar in Second Life. Try "facial recognition for security purposes." Because the current crop of surveillance cameras and robots aren't very good at recognizing people or estimating depth, and if you want to build a mechanized assassin, the thing needs to be able to tell the difference between Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao or the diplomatic corps is going to have hell to pay. True, there are peaceful applications for such technology. But how about we take a look at where the El Gamal Research Group gets its funding from? More »
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By Jackson WestComment by Fidel on the Roof: That's right. The real money is in things that are useful and enduring. abmw gave a good example. more » | Other threads
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march madness
Stanford is the king of the Facebooks
Stanford is a school that's easy to love to hate — exclusive, expensive, and incredibly successful. The school has 94 NCAA national championships, in a wide variety of sports that most Americans could care less about, like track and swimming. Tech flack Mark McClennan just handed them the 2008 championship in a field most Americans could care less about, social networking. Comparing the ratio of students and alumni registered with their school to the number of students currently enrolled, Stanford rose to the top of the bracket, beating tiny Davidson (alma mater of my colleague Nicholas Carlson) in the finals. The reaction from the bleachers? Yawns. Because the Cardinals still suck at football. (Photo by AP/Kevork Djansezian)
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By Jackson WestComment by Citizen Kang: Aren't all blogs on the internet? more » | Other threads
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academe
Stanford gets $25 million to set up Saudi university
Stanford will get $5 million per year for five years in exchange for selecting 10 faculty members for the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on Saudi Arabia's west coast. Don't expect many women professors to join up. While on campus, the Stanford News Service reports, women "will have the opportunity to work and live their lives as they would in the West." Off campus, however, "they will be governed by current Saudi laws, which, for example, prohibit women from driving." More »
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Comment by schvitzatura: Primary education...madrassa Secondary education...Stanford IRL education...well-educated, underemployed target for jihadi recruitment, except with an advanced degree in biochem and systems analysis... Liken th... more » | Other threads
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followup
FCC chief says no new hearing "planned" after Comcast debacle
Freakishly boyish FCC chairman Kevin Martin isn't exactly denying our earlier report that his commission was considering a "do-over" hearing on net neutrality. The first hearing, held at Harvard, dealt with regulations on what Internet service providers can do to privilege some kinds of Net traffic over others. It was marred by a seat-packing scandal: Comcast paid people to hold spots in line for Comcast employees who never showed up. A FCC representative gave News.com this unhelpful quote on the subject of a new hearing, which we've heard could be held at Stanford: More » -
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FCC contemplating do-over Comcast hearing at Stanford
The FCC is considering holding a fresh hearing on net neutrality, with Comcast and Verizon again in attendance — and this time it may be at Stanford. The do-over comes after a mini-scandal erupted over the first hearing, held at Harvard; Comcast flacks confessed they'd paid people off the street to act as seatwarmers. Let this be a lesson to you all: If you're going to meddle in politics, do it skillfully enough not to get caught. More »
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Comment by Dweezil: @wordsmithy: I believe the accurate tag would either be Harvard: The Oxford of America, or Harvard: The less wordy University of... more » | Other threads
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valley sex legends
So I married a Stanford-brained escort
Stanford's new financial aid policy, had it gone into effect a bit sooner, might have killed the Valley's own Pretty Woman story: David Warthen, cofounder of Ask.com, married alleged Stanford Law escort Cristina "Brazil" Shultz just four months after Schultz's assets — $61,000 in cash — were seized by the government. From her postings on escort's clients' review boards, bragging of paying off student loans with her new night job, the IRS deduced she must have a lot of unpaid taxes: At $1,300 per two-hour "modeling" appointment, $5,000 for "overnight," and over 80 men claiming they'd been her clients — hey, do the math. After becoming her husband, Warthen was able to convince the Feds that the money was a gift from him, meant as "a benefit for the both of them". Talk trash if you must, but since they likely met on the job, Warthen is telling the truth. Carry on, Jeeves! (Photo by RM Studios)
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Comment by Patricia2: No, I really think it's hot. I'm like this with smart men. They can look like shit, and I'll be... more » | Other threads
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Stanford, in an effort to match fee cuts by Harvard and other Ivy League schools, is waiving tuition for students from families making less than $100,000 a year. [San Jose Mercury News] -
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9,388 in Santa Clara disappointed to learn Edwards no longer running
The top ten employers in California congressional District 15 include Cisco, Stanford, HP, Lockheed Martin, IBM, Intel and Google. Here's a hearty congratulations to the 9,388 of you voted for John Edwards. Good job. Too bad he isn't running for president anymore. Absentee voting by mail, a popular option in California, likely explains their votes. Another 8,104 of you voted for a guy — Mike Huckabee — who thinks Noah coaxed a T-Rex on board the Ark. Next time, if you want to participate in civic affairs, why not spend the afternoon editing Wikipedia? Here's how the rest of Santa Clara County voted, according to the Mercury News. More » -
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Stanford grads to make the world a spammier place
Stanford professor BJ Fogg and Facebook fanboy extraordinare Dave McClure put on a class this fall for Stanford students interested in building their own Facebook apps. To the likely detriment of all involved, the class turned out to be a rousing success. More »
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Comment by ScalaWag: @DaveMcClure500Hats: Mutually. IMHO, I like your metric models and pretty sure we could find a concept or two that could remind... more » | Other threads
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david cheriton
Frugal Google billionaire a serial teabagger
We already knew that David Cheriton, the Stanford professor who introduced Larry Page and Sergey Brin to the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins and who subsequently became a billionaire, was cheap. But we didn't fully realize the depths of his frugality. A Forbes piece on penny-pinching billionaires reveals that Cheriton not only refuses to pay for a Stanford parking permit, but he also reuses teabags. Gross. Furthermore, he still cuts his own hair. Doesn't Cheriton realize that Larry and Sergey will gladly provide their former college professor a free trim? (Photo courtesy of David Cheriton via Forbes)
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By Tim FaulknerComment by mandarin: Admirable. Whats gross about reusing teabags? I reuse them at least twice. more » | Other threads
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youtube
Pitzer College offers YouTube class
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Stanford joins the Facebook application frenzy
Stanford has hopped aboard the Facebook application bandwagon with a new class: noted developer BJ Fogg and Facebook fanboy Dave McClure (who may not be employed by for Facebook but is awfully busy flacking the company) will be teaching "Create Engaging Web Applications Using Metrics and Learning on Facebook." Although offered through the computer science department, the course appears more geared to business students. Pupils will be graded based on the number of users they can garner rather than quality of code, and there will be an event at the end of the course to pitch the applications to investors. Is it any surprise Facebook moved to the west coast and that Stanford leads Harvard in incubating technology companies? As VentureBeat notes, while Stanford jumps on the latest tech fad and offers students a chance to strike it rich, Harvard ironically had admonished Facebook's creator Mark Zuckerberg and shut down a precursor to the popular Facebook for privacy violations and political correctness concerns while he was a student.
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By Tim FaulknerComment by DanAckermanGreenberg: I'm Dan, the head Course Assistant for the Stanford Facebook class. We've had two great classes so far, and... more » | Other threads
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stanford
Survivor Champ's Stanford Secrets
Yul Kwon's superhuman abs defeated all comers in the 13th season of CBS' unsinkable reality show, Survivor. (Which we watched, so there.) The Chronicle buries the lede twenty paragraphs down:At Stanford, he majored in symbolic systems, an interdisciplinary degree program that includes cognitive science, computer science, logic and philosophy.
In honor of male abs week on Valleywag, more academic hottness after the jump. More »
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By Paul BoutinComment by jaggedlittlehelper: One imagines a balmy evening in the dorm, a group of symbolic systems students strategically shedding clothes in a game... more » | Other threads
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angel investors
Build an Angel Investor spam list in two minutes
Four steps to pitching your investment firm to any and all members of Stanford's computer science department: More »
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