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MSFT Reaches Out To Hackers: 'Do Epic $#!+'

Posted by timothy on from the and-then-shut-the-garage-door dept.

hessian writes "Microsoft isn't exactly known for its underground hacker culture, but a recent effort to give its employees more slack is generating some wild experiments. Last summer, Microsoft completed a redesign of one of its original buildings on campus — Building 4, where Bill Gates' office used to be — into a laid-back workshop where staff can tinker with things. It's open to anyone, anytime, and it's got everything from a hardware workshop to an actual working garage door. If it doesn't sound to you like something Microsoft would normally do , the Garage's motto will really shock you: 'Do epic s--t.'"

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  1. Re:f--k that motto by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you look at the picture in the f-----g article, you can see that that `shit' is very obviously present under the poor blur, and can conclude with reasonable confidence that it was CNN changed it.

  2. That would be fine and dandy... by LocalH · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...if they were actually using leetspeak. Hint: the motto is "Do epic shit.", not "Do epic $#!+"

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  3. CNN Censored it. by blowdart · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not censored in the pictures of the slogan that neowin has or SCM Magazine.

    It wasn't that hard to search for either. However it was probably harder than the knee jerk reaction shown above.

  4. Re:what !@#$% is the point??? by Achra · · Score: 3, Informative

    The problem is not that MSFT employees don't have good ideas; the problem is that management kills them...

    Microsoft doesn't only kill the ideas. They also kill the employees too. (Spiritually). I notice that Microsoft isn't giving any employees any time allocation to do their epic shit. It's something that you can do in your "off time". Since the standard work week for a salaried employee at Microsoft is "Any 80 hours a week you want", I don't see too many people spending too much time in this "garage". Maybe a few recent grads that don't have any reason to go home after work.. but I wouldn't be there, that's for sure.

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  5. Re:what !@#$% is the point??? by bratmobile · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's just completely false. I know you hate Microsoft, but you're obviously writing from total ignorance. I've worked at Microsoft for years, and there is plenty of goofing off and just general creativity. Any group (inside or outside Microsoft) that drives people at 80 hours/week forever is just doomed to failure, because they will burn people out and destroy their most important asset.