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To: Scumbria who wrote (83707)6/17/1999 3:38:00 PM
From: L. Adam Latham  Respond to of 186894
 
Scumbria and all:

Off-topic

There's an entertaining book excerpt in Newsweek about Woodside, CA, and the personalities that inhabit the strange place. My favorite is the junior-high class whose first math assignment is to spend $1 million on 15 items and put the results in a spreadsheet. I guess there aren't too many kids selling lemonade on the street corner. :-)

Adam

newsweek.com

Silicon Heaven

Book Excerpt: In the Valley of the Dollars, at the epicenter of high tech, sits a town of ineffable wealth and monumental silliness. How much is that boat ride? $125,000! In 'The Silicon Boys,' NEWSWEEK's David A. Kaplan takes us to Woodside 94062.