US CTO Choice Down To a Two-Horse Race

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US CTO Choice Down To a Two-Horse Race

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday January 19, 2009 @05:05AM from the i-swear-i'm-qualified dept.

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.

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Cisco vs. Wash DC? by Blakey+Rat · 2009-01-19 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, Cisco sucks. And the government of D.C. sucks. So if I had to choose, I'd go by whoever was wearing the longest tie last time I met them.

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1. Re:Cisco vs. Wash DC? by Quiet_Desperation · 2009-01-19 05:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  The problem is that replacing one person, even at the top, never seems to mitigate the suckiness.
  The suck is spread wide and deeply entrenched, which is not nearly as fun as it sounds.
2. Re:Cisco vs. Wash DC? by mark72005 · 2009-01-19 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Quit worrying people. Tomorrow at the stroke of noon, all our problems end. Everyone will love everyone. Our savior will fix the economy with a wave of his hand. The gubment will start paying my mortgage. All conflicts around the world will cease. Mini-golf scores will be way down. Bowling scores will be way up. And we'll have the most excellent waterslides of any civilization we communicate with.
3. Re:Cisco vs. Wash DC? by mark72005 · 2009-01-19 06:02 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  haha. I love how an explanation of CmdrTaco's preferences is not trollish, but rather, offtopic.
4. Re:Cisco vs. Wash DC? by bondjamesbond · 2009-01-19 07:50 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  We (the US) *already* have the most excellent waterslides of any civilization.
5. Re:Cisco vs. Wash DC? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-19 08:47 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Mod parent up. Never understood this particular American obsession with tearing down the government and then proudly claiming it sucks. Sounds insane to me.
  Blame Ronnie Raygun. He popularized the idea that "government is the problem", while blowing enormous quantities of money on militarization, possibly in hopes of bankrupting the federal government. Never trust someone to run something when they believe it's a stupid idea to begin with, they'll usually just mess it up.
  I've worked for government. The reason people thinks it sucks is because it is inefficient and bureaucratic. I've also worked for two Fortune 10 companies. They suffer from much the same issues but at a smaller scale. Even a 100,000+ person company can't compete with the weirdness of policy mazes and pencil pushers that fill the halls of government (at least in the state I worked for).
  
  Having seen both sides I choose Padmasseraseserr....screw it, the cute chick from Cisco. She's industry based rather than career government and she has the last name "Warrior". Come on how could she not be the choice.
Option 6 by IceCreamGuy · 2009-01-19 05:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Sorry Mr. Taco, I have to go with the CowboyNeal option here.
How about... by Improv · 2009-01-19 05:10 · Score: 5, Funny

The Iraqi Information Minister? He'd at least be entertaining..

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1. Re:How about... by mikkelm · 2009-01-19 05:42 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  There's no Iraqi information minister here. There are no Iraqi information ministers within a hundred miles of this post.
2. Re:How about... by icebrain · 2009-01-19 06:29 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  And who would that be? That minister post has not existed since 2003.
  That is no whooshing sound you're hearing far above your head... it's just an Imperialist lie!
  
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Why Not OffShore It? by Black-Man · 2009-01-19 05:10 · Score: 3, Funny

Can't they off shore this position to Pune? What better choice for corrupt politicians than to choose Satyam? Sounds like a match made in... whatever.
Sen. Stevens by lbmouse · 2009-01-19 05:15 · Score: 2, Funny

What?!? Ted Stevens wasn't available?
We need someone in there that understand that the internets are not like a big truck but rather a series of tubes.
NERF padmasree warrior! by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-19 05:17 · Score: 2, Funny

also, vivek and kundra talent trees need more buffs.
Re:Answer is obvious? by JoeWalsh · 2009-01-19 05:28 · Score: 4, Funny

Dude, that's totally bogus. Chicks can't be warriors.
Re:Answer is obvious? by Anpheus · 2009-01-19 05:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Dwight, is that you? Get off Slashdot and sell some paper.
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Re:Cisco Guvmint by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-19 05:46 · Score: 3, Funny

Have you ever worked with Cisco? I have... They... [give] purchasers all the hookers and blow they need to get them to sign.
You are complaining... Were you the hooker, or the blow?
He's the guy who had to blow the hooker.
Re:Answer is obvious? by boyko.at.netqos · 2009-01-19 08:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Padmasree Warrior is a woman.
And a Jedi.

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Kundra was a VP of Marketing for God's sake... by Assmasher · 2009-01-19 08:42 · Score: 2, Funny

... No self respecting person with a competent technical background would ever stoop to making their living regurgitating phrases like "win/win" and "low hanging fruit". Go with the CISCO chick with the wicked cool name :).

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