Halting Problem
medium.com/halting-problem · Group blog · on HN since 2015
A satirical Medium publication that parodies Silicon Valley and tech industry news with fake headlines about startups and big companies.
What HN saysHN commenters cite its Zynga piece, about the company's office being worth more than the company, as an example in discussions of office real estate.
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aquilaFiera · 2017-10-11
You can also run into an issue like Zynga: they bought an office for a lot of money, had a downturn, and then were in the precarious position of having their office worth more than them.
https://medium.com/halting-problem/zyngas-offices-now-worth-more-than-…
ykl · 2016-08-09
I think the canonical example is Zynga.
[0] https://medium.com/halting-problem/zyngas-offices-now-worth-more-than-…
[1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/zynga-to-sell-its-san-francisco-headquarte…
Johnny555 · 2016-06-29
For example, Zynga's office building is worth more than the entire company:
https://medium.com/halting-problem/zyngas-offices-now-worth-more-than-…
readonthegoapp · 2023-02-23
part of it, for me, is that this policy says, 'hey googlers, we order you to _not_ come to the office -- at least, not at the same time or day as your desk friendo, or your desk friendos.'
so when CEO 'x' says, 'everyone back to the office, we need to whisper sweet idea nothings to each other on our way to/from the bathroom, in the office, so that we can $$$$$' -- ceo google just said, "that's obviously untrue, and completely ridiculous, besides".
either that, or ceo google just said that the money we save by creating desk friendos will surpass the alleged value we gain by whispering sweet idea nothings to each other in the hallways, or at our covid- and flu-covered desks.
but one commenter said 'stackable desks' like bunk beds - which makes sense - kind of like that vertical pig farm in china. not sure how productive that will be -- for the desk jockeys, not the pigs -- but worth a try i guess.
https://medium.com/halting-problem/open-office-floor-plans-get-a-new-d…
brlewis · 2018-06-07
kristianp · 2017-10-12
I don't know if that's actually true. Halting problem seems to be a satirical blog: https://medium.com/halting-problem/tesla-announces-new-home-from-work-…
CaffeineSqurr · 2016-05-05
The halting problem on medium is a satirical blog. Here's another of their posts
https://medium.com/halting-problem/sf-man-stabbed-while-brunching-byst…