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Dartmouth is KING of the Valley

Hello ‘08s!

I came across this little gem and thought it worthy to share – a nod to our little alma mater from the big boys of Silicon Valley. Let your Harvard friends and Stanford siblings read – and weep, because The Daily Beast claims WE are Kings of the Valley – the most powerful college in SV, dominating hundreds of TECH campuses (what up Google? Facebook! cough cough) dotting the Northern California landscape:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-05-03/techs-29-most-powerful-colleges/

It may shock some of you…but me? One year out in San Francisco - and, admittedly, a bit too much sun, far too many Sunday Fundays, and an overabundance of free-range burgers and farmers markets - and even I’m a budding techie. I can talk circles around the Cloud, and (surprise! surprise!) finally know my Software from my Sa’AS(S). I’ve been to Web 2.0 – not once but twice, swore off Gawker for ValleyWag, dated the guy who developed Facebook’s Quiz Creator (What Disney Princess Are You? – shameful, I know… ) and – yes – even cried tears of joy when Android beat out the i(t-That-Must-Not-Be-Named) in Q1, buzzing, tweeting, bit.lying, and serving up the story to anyone that might share in my singular hatred for Black Turtleneck – the one man I’m convinced will singularly destroy the world – or at least Adobe’s good name.

You might ask how does anyone from Dartmouth hit it big out West? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? While I would love to think the answer lies in the kegs, IPAs, and hefeweizens stocking our companies’ fridges (complementing our ability to - smile - "WORK") or our fellow classmates inherent love for the outdoors (it's possible!), I’m pretty sure only the Thayer engineers among us hold the key. And, sadly, as a Creative Writing major– I don’t exactly have premier access.

Still, if any of you are wondering: why trade good old Granite for Silica? The Valley may not be Wall Street or Capitol Hill, but I think its a no-brainer for us graduates: surfing by day, skiing by night; park at noon – beach before 1; bottomless mimosas; boats, boats (and – did I say boats?); BGs as bosses (it happens; they leave the Basement!); casual Fridays – every day; Napa + Sonoma, Sonoma + Napa; cabbies that -"No way man!"-lived in Wheeler in '65 and New Hamp the following year; sushi; Mediterranean weather; and even the possibility of your own claim to fame…

Did I mention I make a living NAMING stuff?
http://deals.venturebeat.com/2010/03/19/ncomputings-numo-chip-could-drive-desktop-computer-costs-to-zero/
(one of my babies)

Hope all is well + enjoy the BEAST!

Stevie B.

DOM Playing at Green Key

Wait. When did Dartmouth become this hipster locale? No more jam bands? No more mainstream, small-budgeted Programming Board? No more Talib Kweli, OAR, Vanessa Carlton, Third Eye Blind, etc.? It's DOM now? I feel old. And out of touch.

TEDxDartmouth-Paul Whalen: The Uncertainty of it All: Brain Lessons for ...

TED Talks, you are the bomb-dot-com. Listening to TED is sort of like going to a 10A, except on average, the lectures are about 20 minutes long. And you get to choose the subject. Plus if you don't like the video, you can click on a new one(kind of like MTV's Next). And you can sort the videos by most watched, most emailed, etc. - so you can be lazy if you don't want to spend the time searching. Also if you fall asleep to it (like I normally do since I listen to most of the talks at night), no one will test you on what you missed. Win - win!

If you've never been to TED, it's definitely worth following regularly for more riveting talks by remarkable people. Check out a video recently filmed at Dartmouth above or browse the site to choose your own. May I recommend Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids or Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity.

"Just took a wrong turn somewhere..."

Oh moose, how'd you end up here?

via Stevie's gchat status.

CONGRATS DAVE!!!

Congratulations to our Class Secretary, Dave Glovsky who will be off to Senegal, Africa this March to join the Peace Corps!!! We will miss him!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 08s!!!

Hoping 2010 is a great year for you all!

-Your 08 Executive Committee