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US CTO Choice Down To a Two-Horse Race

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Cisco vs. Wash DC? by Blakey+Rat · · 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 · · 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. Option 6 by IceCreamGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sorry Mr. Taco, I have to go with the CowboyNeal option here.

  3. How about... by Improv · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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    1. Re:How about... by mikkelm · · Score: 5, Funny

      There's no Iraqi information minister here. There are no Iraqi information ministers within a hundred miles of this post.

  4. Re:Answer is obvious? by JoeWalsh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, that's totally bogus. Chicks can't be warriors.

  5. Re:Answer is obvious? by Anpheus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dwight, is that you? Get off Slashdot and sell some paper.

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  6. Re:Answer is obvious? by boyko.at.netqos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Padmasree Warrior is a woman.

    And a Jedi.

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