stabby chat
I will be on THB Chat for at least one hour this Friday starting at 6pm Pacific Standard Time (=9pm EST or 1pm Saturday in Sydney). Come by and chat if you have some time. Ian said he may be there too. There's no set agenda or format, just a chance for us to meet and chat. 
I will post a reminder here on Friday.
If this works out I will schedule more stabby chats in the future, adjusting the times so that our members in Europe have a chance to join.
You probably said dick joke and I remembered it wrong. Oddly enough, that dick joke was the only clip I'd ever seen of Silicon Valley. One of the actors must have appeared on Conan and brought that clip of all things.
The thing I liked about the season one finale wasn't so much the dick joke but rather what happened on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. That was inspiring and contained elements of how things usually go when working with new software.
Another thing that rings true is the running joke of the form "Making the world a better place through minimal message-oriented transport layers". It seems that every tech company I've worked with goes through a phase where they try to articulate their "core values" and "mission statement". The latter ends up being something like "Making the world a better place through" whatever nonsense they do.
You won't even feel the blade.
All right. I'm all caught up with Silicon Valley. For some reason I thought season 5 was already out but it doesn't begin airing until March 2018.
You won't even feel the blade.
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“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
The season 1 finale is still my favorite episode (again, not because of the dick joke but rather Richard's flash of genius). Still, the other seasons have maintained a consistent level of quality. I'd like to see Big Head get more scenes. That character is hilarious! stabgal tried Silicon Valley but couldn't get into it. So it's something I watch alone, just as she watches Grace and Frankie when I'm not around.
You won't even feel the blade.
I still laugh when I think of Russ putting his tequila on the delete key...
“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
The whiteboard scene in the hotel room might be the hardest I've ever laughed at a TV show. The analytical way in which they approached that ridiculous exercise was incredible.
The Templars were framed.