Harvard computer science grad Burner has someexperience with all things tech herself: she spent years as a programmer at Microsoft and Lotus before entering politics.
Since I happen to have someexperience throwing these things together, I sat down last night for a brainstorming session, armed with nothing more than a pen, a notebook, a bottle of gin, and a lime wedge.
The novel experience of being able to debate at least some of the things they want to debate has been exhilarating for MPs, and rather disorientating for the party whips.
Yes, they can be stressful and sometimes even a little bit degrading, but these types of positions are the only things that show you have some real world experience and you can work in a professional environment.