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Funny story: when I first decided that I wanted to work for an "internet company" in 1996, nearly all of my interviews were with porn companies. I was a young kid with very little formal experience, so it follows that folks closer to the fringe would be more willing to take a chance hiring me.

One of my most memorable interviews was when a company took me through the cubicle farm in a SOMA warehouse where the "live on webcam" girls and guys were performing. (To tell the truth, the setup was a bit depressing.)

I ended up taking a job at an ISP, not because I had any moral objection to working on porn, but because it seemed like I'd be working on a lot more interesting stuff and had a lot more potential for future advancement.

On my first day, my boss gives me a project to work on: get the streaming porn working for his side business.



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