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In Silicon Valley, working

Martin Skladany (Penn State): Technology Unions: How Technology Employees Can Advocate for Internet Freedom, Privacy, Intellectual Property Reform, and the Greater Good. In Silicon Valley, working 9 to 5 is for losers. Inside the world of Silicon Valley's “coasters”, the millionaire engineers who get paid gobs of money and barely work. The great Silicon Valley land grab: As California’s tech empires expand into futuristic campuses, long-time residents are being priced out. Zucktown, USA: Facebook, Amazon, and Google are reviving the ill-fated “company towns” of the Gilded Age. Thanks to Amazon, Seattle is now America’s biggest company town.