History Fridge / SiliconValley

* If you do the math, you realise that in losing the "bake-off", Pied Piper might have dodged a bit of an ugly confrontation with Russ Hanneman. Consider that Hanneman had, through bad investments, stopped being a billionaire. His net worth had dropped to nine hundred and eighty six million dollars. But now with the seemingly certain prospect of winning the Intersite contract, he's celebrating his being "re-billionised". Now, clearly to get back over a billion he needs fourteen million dollars - after splurging on a [=McLaren=], probably closer to fifteen million. Fifteen million dollars is ''exactly'' the ''total amount Pied Piper is getting for this contract''. It would appear that Hanneman has gotten it into his head that once Intersite pays Pied Piper, he will be allowed to personally keep the whole amount. Without even factoring for the legal fees Pied Piper needs to pay in order to keep Hooli from destroying them, let alone the operating costs necessary for them to actually fulfil the contract. In a way, losing Intersite may have been a blessing in disguise, as otherwise Pied Piper might have found themselves involved in a whole new legal dispute that, knowing their luck, would have left them with no money, no investor, and a fully paid-up client whose service they're supposed to provide with no resources.
* Of course Gilfoyle wasn't worried that Seth would hack into their systems. As a seasoned hacker himself, Gilfoyle's well aware that hacking into another network is a time consuming process and Seth wouldn't be able to do it within a few hours. Even if Seth managed to break through their network security, by the time he could manage to do so, the "bake-off" would be over.

* Russ’ predilection for NuMetal is far more meaningful if you realize its peak was in the early 2000s, which was when Russ made his fortune. Essentially, it tells you that once he got rich, Russ [[ManChild stopped maturing]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fridge Brilliance]]

* If you do the math, you realise that in losing the "bake-off", Pied Piper might have dodged a bit of an ugly confrontation with Russ Hanneman. Consider that Hanneman had, through bad investments, stopped being a billionaire. His net worth had dropped to nine hundred and eighty six million dollars. But now with the seemingly certain prospect of winning the Intersite contract, he's celebrating his being "re-billionised". Now, clearly to get back over a billion he needs fourteen million dollars - after splurging on a [=McLaren=], probably closer to fifteen million. And fifteen million dollars is ''exactly'' the ''total amount Pied Piper is getting for this contract''. It would appear that Hanneman has gotten it into his head that once Intersite pays Pied Piper, he will be allowed to personally keep the whole amount. Without even factoring for the legal fees Pied Piper needs to pay in order to keep Hooli from destroying them, let alone the operating costs necessary for them to actually fulfil the contract. In a way, losing Intersite may have been a blessing in disguise, as otherwise Pied Piper might have found themselves involved in a whole new legal dispute that, knowing their luck, would have left them with no money, no investor, and a fully paid-up client whose service they're supposed to provide with no resources.

* In S01E03, Peter Gregory is approached by two businessmen who require an urgent cash injection after losing their factory in North Carolina. This subplot is largely an excuse to demonstrate Gregory's business acumen and out-of-the-box thinking, but this factory may be the same one Gavin Belson approaches to build his Box 3 in S05E07.

* Jared mentions he does Kegel exercises. He mentions they help with night sweats, but they can also help with sexual stamina and help a man orgasm multiple times without ejaculating, this would explain why Jared is so successful in with women. He’s probably good in bed.

* Of course Jared "fucks," he was decently ranked executive at a very successful company, and given his background in business (as opposed to programming) is polite and more broadly knowledgeable, and despite his neuroses and general ButtMonkey demeanor, is at least capable of appearing socially-adjusted and normal. In the world of Silicon Valley, where people are either assholes, douchebags or total weirdos, it makes sense that he does very well.

* So when Richard runs into Russ Hanneman trying to get a room at the Fairmont to take a newlywed he'd wooed up to he ends the converstation by giving up at trying to get a room and saying "Screw it, I'll take her to the Stanford. She's too drunk to tell the difference." This joke probably takes explaining, The Stanford Court is very modern hotel filled with technology, hashtags, and a love of Bay Area music history while the Fairmont is a traditional old high class hotel that survived the Earthquake of 1906 and shows it. You can't be drunk enough to not tell the difference.