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US CTO Choice Down To a Two-Horse Race
theodp writes "Barack Obama apparently didn't return CmdrTaco's call. BusinessWeek reports that the choices for the first US CTO have narrowed, and it's now a two-horse race between Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's CTO, and Vivek Kundra, who holds the same title for the Government of the District of Columbia. Two very different resumes — which would you advise Obama to pick?" I just know I was #3 on the list.
The fact that people are debating who should be the Technology Central Planner, instead of realizing that the very idea of one is silly and dangerous, shows that liberty is dead.
Excuse me, but what the fuck does Israel and Palestine have to do with that region in general, and the world at large? Both the now defunct (thanks, Hamas!) Palestinian Authority and Israel occupy territory about the size of New Jersey. Do you have any idea how ludicrous it is to argue that such a small conflict, on such a small piece of dirt can cause global problems?
The only reason the Muslims in the Middle East generally care about the Palestinians is catharsis and redirection. The conflict allows them to avoid facing the fact that they are ruled by tyrannical, petty regimes, have accomplished nothing since they finally consumed the last cultural legacies of the Persian Empire (where do you think Islam's golden age came from...) and that with their oil wealth, they should have quickly beaten then Asian Tigers to global prominence as cultures.
You want peace in the Middle East? Then ignore both sides, and laugh at the next Muslim who tells you that Israel is destabilizing the region. Israel is no more destabilizing the region than Finland was a major thorn in anyone's side in World War II.
Actually that idea was popularized by the founding fathers who knew that Government sucked so bad that it needed a leash
That's true, the founding fathers fought a revolution against bad governments and once they ousted the British they invented the monarchy and named George Washington the ruler of the land and all our presidents since then have been his descendants.
RR was trying to bankrupt the Soviet government not the US government something he successfully did.
Also true, the soviets were doing so well under communism it seemed no one could stop them. Only the keen intellect of Ronald Reagan was able to find a way to undermine that fundamentally sound Marxist economy.
Conservative ideology is the ultimate proof of Orwells maxim, Ignorance is Strength.
The founding fathers fought against unchecked hereditary power and created the government you hate so much. Communism defeated itself. Take some of those trickle down dollars and buy a clue.
i use the term "guys" as a gender neutral term, i.e. "hey you guys!"... the gender specific terms are starting to blur and become less distinct, actresses are now actors, waiters and waitresses are now wait staff, fathers call their daughters dude in cell phone commercials... so what if they're originally from India? is there a problem with the fact that we are a nation of diversity and many cultures? I suppose Chu doesn't count either in your book because of his Chinese heritage? and frankly having a perspective derived from another culture is a benefit, the US has been a little too myopic, even though the US is the most influential nation globally.
and lastly, you're just a panty-waste AC anyways, so who care what you have to say? wanna stand for your opinion? login in, sucker.
three can keep a secret, if two are dead - benjamin franklin
I just find it hard to believe that the best they could come up with is two folks who will obviously be very supportive of offshore outsourcing.
Given the choice, I'd pick Kundra. Warrior is at least in part responsible for Motorola's collapse. She has no government experience. She probably spells "open source" as "open sores", too. Kundra has a much better track record, IMO.