Never underestimate the creativity of accounting. The top dogs could always get kickbacks by having contractors working for them charge the company exorbitant costs for services and whatnot.
No, the only way to straighten things out is to put them at the mercy of demanding customers through competition.
At least then the 4th amendment would apply directly, instead of using the loop hole of "third party possession" to put pressure on someone else with your information.
What worries me is that this boat might only get rocked one way and that political favors from the USPTO pushed down from on high result in a one sided disarmament that screws over everyone else that didn't grease the right palms.
There's a reason we don't completely disarm our nukes. We can't trust that everyone else will do the same.
Also, there's still the risk that a wild patent troll, err...terrorist will nab a loose nuke and launch it anyway.
I would say that linux's success combined with his refusal to mince words says more about the ineffectiveness of false politeness than it does his attitude.
Fortune 500 companies depend on a chain of command, where pissing off your boss and getting canned is just a consequence of your superiors having your career by the balls, and also your ability to contribute.
Your implication that the CIO's say so is what matters is right on the money. It is his power to stop you from helping that makes political correctness matter more than your technical aptitude, which is why otherwise effective behavior such as being blunt doesn't help. Anything your boss decides to veto is automatically a loser, and precisely because your boss said so.
In free for all communities, you don't have to be afraid of pissing off someone that can kill you for not doing things their way. Which means that whatever works is what happens.
I think it's because the low hanging fruit is always the first to go, so whatever is left is hard to get. Since effort invested is proportional to value, this leaves the good stuff ironically the hardest to reach once the cheap stuff is taken.
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No WONDER Apple is a cult, one of the executives has a scientologist for a brother!
Congress cannot fire him, only the president can do that.
And don't hold your breath waiting for impeachment.
That's because only the President can actually fire him.
For Congress to get rid of him, he has to be impeached.
As for prosecution, the President is also head of the DOJ that would be in charge of prosecuting him.
A budget that they make small on purpose.
Don't kid yourself, they are being difficult on purpose.
Correction.
They are right to think that their buddies in DC will protect them and that we can't do shit about it.
Yes, but it hurts profit so they *won't* do it.
Never underestimate the creativity of accounting. The top dogs could always get kickbacks by having contractors working for them charge the company exorbitant costs for services and whatnot.
No, the only way to straighten things out is to put them at the mercy of demanding customers through competition.
At least then the 4th amendment would apply directly, instead of using the loop hole of "third party possession" to put pressure on someone else with your information.
We blame BOTH the companies AND the government.
If the fox raids the henhouse because the dog was taking a nap, you skin the fox AND you send the dog to bed without supper.
What worries me is that this boat might only get rocked one way and that political favors from the USPTO pushed down from on high result in a one sided disarmament that screws over everyone else that didn't grease the right palms.
There's a reason we don't completely disarm our nukes. We can't trust that everyone else will do the same.
Also, there's still the risk that a wild patent troll, err...terrorist will nab a loose nuke and launch it anyway.
Don't worry, they're plenty horny enough.
I would say that linux's success combined with his refusal to mince words says more about the ineffectiveness of false politeness than it does his attitude.
Fortune 500 companies depend on a chain of command, where pissing off your boss and getting canned is just a consequence of your superiors having your career by the balls, and also your ability to contribute.
Your implication that the CIO's say so is what matters is right on the money. It is his power to stop you from helping that makes political correctness matter more than your technical aptitude, which is why otherwise effective behavior such as being blunt doesn't help. Anything your boss decides to veto is automatically a loser, and precisely because your boss said so.
In free for all communities, you don't have to be afraid of pissing off someone that can kill you for not doing things their way. Which means that whatever works is what happens.
They haven't automatically "lost"
In fact I would say that "accepting" something would make them a loser, if what they accepted was bad.
Quit shoehorning social maxims into situations where the details actually matter.
He's a kernel developer, not a clown.
His outbursts aren't designed to be funny.
I question, actually, I challenge your implication that autism is entirely a handicap.
I think it's because the low hanging fruit is always the first to go, so whatever is left is hard to get. Since effort invested is proportional to value, this leaves the good stuff ironically the hardest to reach once the cheap stuff is taken.
Good things that are easy to get don't last long.
What do you think I am, a hermaphrodite?
Your example is an exaggeration and you know it.
Goodness is a subjective term, but I think you were asking for trouble saying that on slashdot, a site which is widely known for favoring open source.
Who would fire him?
Oh come on, Tanembaum had it coming.
He *picked* the fight in the first place.
At least his ego is loyal to Linux, and not his own personal feelings.
This of course implies the existence of high winds that you must respect and can't do shit about.
Professionalism works because people in power demand it and won't put up with not having it.
Might makes right.
Seriously, have you SEEN the rates from hell?
The long distance charges are through the roof.
Oddly enough it's still cheap to call the USA, must be a local call.