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Bill Joy For New National CTO Post?
jddeluxe writes "In an article in today's NY Times, John Doerr of Kleiner-Perkins proffered up Bill Joy's name when queried by Barack Obama for a recommendation for the position of Chief Technology Officer of the Unites States which Obama has promised to create and that the country is overdue to have.
I think that's a brilliant idea, and while you're at it, have the FCC report to him as well, why don't you?" If Bill is unavailable, I'll throw my hat in the ring, although I'm holding out for Secretary of Tubes.
Under Bill, vi will be the national standard. Yeah!!!
All ideas^H^H^H^H^Hprocesses in this post are Patent Pending. (as well as the process of patenting all postings)
Secretary of the Internet.
I claim first use of "Error No. 0B" - or "No. 0B error." It'll be the new ID 10T!
vi wins! Fatality!
In other news, what happened to Slashdot's RSS feed? I used to be able to get the feed based on my subscription, but that stopped worning yesterday.
Under Bill, vi will be the national standard. Yeah!!!
There will be a revolt! We, the Emacs revolutionary council, will take up arms and fight to the death!
Hear Hear...
A board of 7. must have a mix of OSS and Closed source experts, as well as hardware experts.
Experts... not some guy that was CTO for some corperation, I want people that are either leaders in IT technology, or people that made a difference.. Being able to Code or design is a requirement for the position. too many time I have seen CTO's that were promoted from the Sales department.
Oh wait ,that will never happen... because it would be fair and balanced.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
It's ok, we're just disowning Georgia.
300iVote for vi
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Security through shit just plain not working in the first place? That's innovative, I like it.
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Does this mean that anyone who uses EMACS will be considered a terrorist and threat to national security?
Absolutely not. Please continue to enjoy use of emacs.
alias emacs='vi'
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That no one has recommended Ted Stevens for the post. I think he'll be looking for work soon.
This ain't rocket surgery.
We need someone with real vision.
I nominate Ray Kurzweil.
Virginia is for lovers. EVE is for griefers.
He prefers to commune with the wild beastes. I'm pretty sure RMS is sasquatch.
"The cup is in turn designed for holding hot or cold liquids, and has an open rim and closed base." --US Patent #5425497
You must be new here... At slashdot - we just spout off random "Pro GPL/Free software" crap ad hominem and expect all the suckers to bite.
My president (and Fox News) has taught me that it's more important that Americans "feel" secure than actually be secure. He just doesn't get that. You gotta listen to your gut on these things. He's too much of a thinker. Probably socialist, too.
the growth in cynicism and rebellion has not been without cause
He'd likely have a staff... and robes... and commandments.... wait, got derailed there.
"There are no facts, only interpretations." --Friedrich Nietzsche.
We need someone with real vision. I nominate Ray Kurzweil.
I think Stevie Wonder played one of those at some point.
Set your phasers on "funky"!
What? They are against fusion??
Ok, I'm now officially not shining for them anymore!
Against fusion... pah...
Yours,
Sol the Sun
(Friend of Joe the Plumber)
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Under Federal law, you have to be a licensed theoretical physicist if you want to begin a multi-billion-year chain fusion reaction.
Not seven, but nine, and we shall call them the fellowship of the token ring.
I don't think RMS would even take it.
He would also have to cut his hair, trim his beard, start wearing ties, and taking showers on a regular basis. Can you imagine RMS in a suit and tie? I just cannot picture that.
I think a board is the right move. And Ballmer should hold the chair.