I used to work for the internet arm of Condé in NYC in the mid aughts. The cafeteria was amazing; they'd have some big-deal chef in each week to work a lunch shift (though people would usually smoke instead of eating). The women there were also incredibly attractive -- it helped having Vogue in the same building. I have no idea what their San Francisco offices are like, but if they're anything like New York, it makes working there almost worth it. ...

almost...

> It doesn't seem like living inside CN has a ton of advantages anyway.

It did for the founders!

Ben Huh has offered to negotiate with Conde Nast for Reddit. He also has $30 million in new investor cash that he's sitting on.

Also, this: http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/134411/animated-take-cheezbur...

Yeah, but being owned by Ben Huh wouldn't be any better than being owned by Conde Nast. It would probably be far worse.

> I wish there was a way for these guys to disengage from the Death Star and go independent.

I've wondered the same thing before. Is there any precedent for such a thing?

Here's a dumb way to do it: find enough funding and convince, oh, half of reddit to join the new venture. It is, after all, mostly open source. Heh.