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Why Startups Condense in America

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finding-the-why dept.

bariswheel writes "The controversial genius developer/writer/entertainer Paul Graham writes an insightful piece on Why Startups Condense in America. Here's the skinny: "The US allows immigration, it is a rich country, it is not (yet) a police state, the universities are better, you can fire people, work is less identified with employment, it is not too fussy, it has a large domestic market, it has venture funding, and it has dynamic typing for careers. Inquire for details within."

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  1. Re:tag: theydont by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yup, tagged as theydont and fud

  2. al Zarqawi lived long enough to see US troops... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    coming to collect his ragged, blown-up, worthless body. Coincidence? I think not. His last vision before he caught the express elevator to hell was of US troops - hopefully pissing in his gaping mouth.

  3. Re:summary: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The Team America Theme Song:


    America...
    America...
    America, FUCK YEAH!
    Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah,
    America, FUCK YEAH!
    Freedom is the only way yeah,
    Terrorist your game is through cause now you have to answer too,
    America, FUCK YEAH!
    So lick my butt, and suck on my balls,
    America, FUCK YEAH!
    What you going to do when we come for you now,
    it's the dream that we all share; it's the hope for tomorrow

    FUCK YEAH!

    McDonalds, FUCK YEAH!
    Wal-Mart, FUCK YEAH!
    The Gap, FUCK YEAH!
    Baseball, FUCK YEAH!
    NFL, FUCK, YEAH!
    Rock and roll, FUCK YEAH!
    The Internet, FUCK YEAH!
    Slavery, FUCK YEAH!

    FUCK YEAH!

    Starbucks, FUCK YEAH!
    Disney world, FUCK YEAH!
    Porno, FUCK YEAH!
    Valium, FUCK YEAH!
    Reeboks, FUCK YEAH!
    Fake Tits, FUCK YEAH!
    Sushi, FUCK YEAH!
    Taco Bell, FUCK YEAH!
    Rodeos, FUCK YEAH!
    Bed bath and beyond (Fuck yeah, Fuck yeah)

    Liberty, FUCK YEAH!
    White Slips, FUCK YEAH!
    The Alamo, FUCK YEAH!
    Band-aids, FUCK YEAH!
    Las Vegas, FUCK YEAH!
    Christmas, FUCK YEAH!
    Immigrants, FUCK YEAH!
    Popeye, FUCK YEAH!
    Demarcates, FUCK YEAH!
    Republicans (republicans)
    (fuck yeah, fuck yeah)
    Sportsmanship
    Books

  4. Re:Not yet? by Dobeln · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *puff* Yea man it's like USA PATRIOT act is checking all the libraries to see who borrowed "Stupid white men" and then they like disappear and stuff with the millions of innocent muslims to guantanamo where they force you to piss on a koran while kissing a statue of george bush *puff*

  5. OT - I'm curious. by porkchop_d_clown · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ROTFL - do you get much hate mail for that sig?

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    1. Re:OT - I'm curious. by minus_273 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      quite a bit ;)

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      The war on terror is a war for peace
  6. Re:Lame, stupid article. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know you actually have to read the entire article, not just the section headings.