Apr 25
written by erikhaddad \\ tags: British Comedy, video
Apr 24
Here’s the math: Googlers in the U.S. get two meals a day free, according to the jobs page, but people we talk to at the Mountain View Googleplex tell us employees there are often chowing down three times a day. Google is open 251 days a year. So let’s say that Google is providing about 600 meals per year, per employee.
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Cost per employee? San Jose-based caterer Abe Caterman (really!) guesses it would cost Google about $15 per day, per employee, for breakfast and lunch. But Prentiss Hall, a helpful exec at Aramark Business Dining Services, thinks Google could be spending closer to $30 a day, based on the quality and level of service the company provides.*
So we multiplied the $30/day by the 9,600 employees in Mountain View and New York by the 251 days Google is open every year. Remember that Google probably spends a lot more than this, because there are employees outside those offices, and because visitors are there all the time eating. (One friend at Google tells us that a number of Mozilla employees treat the cafeteria as their own.)
The grand total: By our guesstimate, Larry and Sergey are spending at least $72,288,000 per year to fill their workers’ pie-holes. How can they afford to do that? Easy, of course: Last year Google (GOOG) earned $4.2 billion.
Apr 24
A small team gathered to discuss these questions and define the Googley Design Principles:
1. Focus on people—their lives, their work, their dreams.
2. Every millisecond counts.
3. Simplicity is powerful.
4. Engage beginners and attract experts.
5. Dare to innovate.
6. Design for the world.
7. Plan for today’s and tomorrow’s business.
8. Delight the eye without distracting the mind.
9. Be worthy of people’s trust.
10. Add a human touch.
Apr 21
A glorious montage of “That’s What She Said” from The Office …
written by erikhaddad \\ tags: The Office, video, YouTube
Apr 12
Apr 11
written by erikhaddad \\ tags: Aston Martin, Kobe Bryant
Apr 05
Apr 03
| COINCIDENCES?? | ||
| First Name | Alexa | Alex |
| Last Name | Rodriguez | Rodriguez |
| Nickname | A-Rod | A-Rod |
| Misc. 1 | 13 yrs old | Jersey #13 |
| Misc. 2 | From Bristol, CT (home of ESPN) | Appears frequently on ESPN |
BOSTON — A student touring Fenway Park was attacked by a resident red-tailed hawk that drew blood from a girl’s scalp Thursday.
The girl was taken by ambulance to a hospital but wasn’t seriously injured.
The hawk was perched on a railing in the upper deck behind home plate while the group from Memorial Boulevard Middle School in Bristol, Conn., toured the stadium. The hawk flew at the girl and swooped in with its talons extended, scratching her scalp.
A single egg lay in the hawk’s nearby nest in an overhang near the stadium’s press booth.
The nest and egg were removed at the direction of state wildlife officials.
written by erikhaddad \\ tags: A-Rod, Fenway, hawk, Red Sox, talons, tour
Apr 02
This is awesome! Make sure to watch this with the sound on!
A guy whose girlfriend slapped him over the head with a pan, gets his revenge.
written by erikhaddad \\ tags: April Fool's, Funny, Revenge