Sigh. The closests (and only) parking space available outside the escrow office this morning had a freshly made pile of driver side vomit that was slowly drifting downhill. I drove around the lot *twice* before settling on that spot. No one else would park there either -- other people doubleparked or stopped in tow-away zones instead.
At my current employer, I am employee #19, so I'm hardly a founder. Yet if they were to come to me and offer me $7.6 million to go away I'd turn it down because I want to be a part of their future, no matter what that is.
it sounds like the VCs brought in a lot more money than they spent. Which makes the claim of "they spent our profits" a little silly.
I have $5. You take me to dinner at Dave & Busters. You bring $2,000. During the course of dinner we consume $50 worth of food, but you have this love of Veuve Clicquot and order 3 bottles ($5,343.75). We owe $5,393.75 plus tax and tip. You can't leave until you pay. You convince the management to allow me to leave. I have to get a cab to go home and spend $25 for the privilege. You spent my money even though you brought a lot more to the table.
No, just a long-shot bet. Look, they already employ the lawyers so it's not a big expense to push this and all they need is ONE out-of-court settlement to set the precedent (think about Toshiba and the faulty floppy drive fiasco or Texas Instruments, I believe, and RSI). And, when one considers the pervasiveness and commercial reliance on hyperlinking today...the financial payoff would be HUGE.
Opportunistic? Yes. Repugnant? To the high heavens. Insane -- hey, can't blame them for trying.
I second your post. I wasn't there (though know someone who was) and tend to disdain the ACs in this war of public relations. Putting one's name to it means a heck of a lot. Philip and Eve seem to do that on a regular basis.
To ask this is to illustrate extreme ignorance of the history of aD and its founders (the profitable, visionary ones, of which she was named). It's not wrong to be ignorant, it's just impolite to cast apersions on someone while in a state of utter ignorance.
How in the hell does BSA get away with these kinds of tactics?
Because it's the law. (Change it. You HAVE the power.)
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It's not in great taste, granted, but it's not evil. (What the Nazi's did WAS evil, but that's not the issue here.) If I received the intial email I'd be disgusted but would be satisfied with the admission that it was "a bug" in his writing for the company.
After the stench wears off, the point he makes is pretty clear (and valid) -- a 1% side track from the main thrust can make all the difference.
Also: I'd assume everyone at aD was familiar with PG's writings (Travels, Philip and Alex, Heather Has Two Mommies, Career Guide, etc.) and such an off-the-wall, over-the-top analogy would be understood as such. Now, if the same article was written by Larry Elison...that'd be completely different. Completely.
My Speech/Debate coach suggested that as a title of an Original Oratory I would write and present in High School. Mr. Lanny Naeglin...he was an excellent teacher/mentor.
That Linus doesn't scale reminds me of a passage from Exodus where Moses' father-in-law came and saw his success and also observed Moses judging between the people of Israel from morning to evening. Here's the passage:
It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening.
Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, ""What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?''
Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God."
"When they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.''
Moses' father-in-law said to him, ""The thing that you are doing is not good." "You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone."
"Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people's representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,
then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do."
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens."
"Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you."
"If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.''24
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.
Here's the Linux version:
It came about the next day that Linus sat to judge the patches, and the patches stood about Linus from the morning until the evening.
Now when Rob Landley saw all that he was doing for the patches, he said, ""What is this thing that you are doing for the patches? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the patches stand about you from morning until evening?''
Linus said toRob Landley, "Because the people send patches to me to fix the Kernel."
"When they have a patch, it comes to me, and I judge between the patches and make known the statutes of the Kernel and its laws.''
Rob Landley said to him, ""The thing that you are doing is not good." "You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone."
"Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and lucky evolution be with you. You be the people's representative before the kernel, and you bring the patches to the Kernel,
then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to code and the work they are to do."
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear the Kernel, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain (proprietary software); and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens."
"Let them judge the patches at all times; and let it be that every major patch they will bring to you, but every minor patch they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you."
"If you do this thing and lucky evolution so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.''
So Linus listened to Rob Landley and did all that he had said.
Linus chose able men out of all LKML and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
They judged the patches at all times; the difficult patch they would bring to Linus, but every minor patch they themselves would judge.
Forget bluetooth... I mean, this is useful without adding bluetooth into the mix. Heck, for mobile highspeed internet access I'll live with a freakin' cable.
The majority (32% of those who voted) said "Maybe never -- I don't plan to need that much wireless speed."
This number is mirrored by those saying "gimme now", which is interesting by itself and in view of the number you cited.
I bet those who say "never" had never used Ricochet.
My client is desparate for 3g. He (she? they? it?) saw Ricochet right before it cratered and is constantly asking "When can we go 3g?" or "When will Ricochet be back up?"
Then there's the wonderfulness of... AOL HASN'T BOUGHT RED HAT YET... and throwing out these kinds of attitudes can definantelly cause you to loose your job even if there is no merger.
However, when one is Alan Cox, throwing out these kinds of attitudes may help the powers that be back off from foolish endevors. There are only so many 'gods'...
What the h-e-double-ell are you trying to say? It's polite to quote the pertinent context when giving a response to indicate what specific statements one is replying to.
You are just an ignorant sys admin moron, if you are dumb enough to give developers permission on production servers, I would have fired you rather than the developer
When the company is under ten people...separation of responsibility is not simple. We must work together as a team and with full trust in one another. The controls in place in a large organization realistically cannot be put in place with a 4 or 5 person team. However, when the team clicks things hum. Unfortunately, the SETI on the production servers was just one of many examples of the ineptitude of the now-fired developer and represented a clear justification for his departure.
did the screensaver bring the server down
Co-hosted *NIX servers rarely, if ever, have screen savers. The larger question isn't "did he cause a catastrophic failure" but "did he knowingly do something reckless, irresponsible and without authorization." Such behavior may lead to a catastrophe, but is egregious on its on merits.
You are a moron and now I guess we all agree you are a man. You are a moron man..... With your mind set, I would not help any one in need since my purpose of life is not the betterment of others but yourself only. Great thinking....
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Thanks to your post, I know why.
In English, it's called Jerry Springer.
That's why you aren't a founder.
- it sounds like the VCs brought in a lot more money than they spent. Which makes the claim of "they spent our profits" a little silly.
I have $5. You take me to dinner at Dave & Busters. You bring $2,000. During the course of dinner we consume $50 worth of food, but you have this love of Veuve Clicquot and order 3 bottles ($5,343.75). We owe $5,393.75 plus tax and tip. You can't leave until you pay. You convince the management to allow me to leave. I have to get a cab to go home and spend $25 for the privilege. You spent my money even though you brought a lot more to the table.Moral: avoid rich people with expensive tastes.
- Insane.
No, just a long-shot bet. Look, they already employ the lawyers so it's not a big expense to push this and all they need is ONE out-of-court settlement to set the precedent (think about Toshiba and the faulty floppy drive fiasco or Texas Instruments, I believe, and RSI). And, when one considers the pervasiveness and commercial reliance on hyperlinking today...the financial payoff would be HUGE.Opportunistic? Yes. Repugnant? To the high heavens. Insane -- hey, can't blame them for trying.
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July. As in "July! July about dis, 'n July about dat. All you white people lie, lie, lie!"When is white history month, or chinese history month, et al?
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I second your post. I wasn't there (though know someone who was) and tend to disdain the ACs in this war of public relations. Putting one's name to it means a heck of a lot. Philip and Eve seem to do that on a regular basis.
To ask this is to illustrate extreme ignorance of the history of aD and its founders (the profitable, visionary ones, of which she was named). It's not wrong to be ignorant, it's just impolite to cast apersions on someone while in a state of utter ignorance.
Because it's the law. (Change it. You HAVE the power.)
After the stench wears off, the point he makes is pretty clear (and valid) -- a 1% side track from the main thrust can make all the difference.
Also: I'd assume everyone at aD was familiar with PG's writings (Travels, Philip and Alex, Heather Has Two Mommies, Career Guide, etc.) and such an off-the-wall, over-the-top analogy would be understood as such. Now, if the same article was written by Larry Elison...that'd be completely different. Completely.
is Flesh tone.
My Speech/Debate coach suggested that as a title of an Original Oratory I would write and present in High School. Mr. Lanny Naeglin...he was an excellent teacher/mentor.
An aside:
Maybe I've had too many pre-game brewskis.
- By
/.ing this site we hurt not only ourselves, but many foolish investors that would otherwise be able to see it and learn!
UnlessHow many of you got in on the VA/RedHat/LInuxONE [kidding] friends & family purchase plan? That's what I mean...
Here's the Linux version:
Forget bluetooth... I mean, this is useful without adding bluetooth into the mix. Heck, for mobile highspeed internet access I'll live with a freakin' cable.
This number is mirrored by those saying "gimme now", which is interesting by itself and in view of the number you cited.
I bet those who say "never" had never used Ricochet.
My client is desparate for 3g. He (she? they? it?) saw Ricochet right before it cratered and is constantly asking "When can we go 3g?" or "When will Ricochet be back up?"
Remind me not to hire you...
- Then there's the wonderfulness of
... AOL HASN'T BOUGHT RED HAT YET ... and throwing out these kinds of attitudes can definantelly cause you to loose your job even if there is no merger.
However, when one is Alan Cox, throwing out these kinds of attitudes may help the powers that be back off from foolish endevors. There are only so many 'gods'...But the Midol-deprived are not polite, are they?
See what I mean?
- So how long before they declare that we have to start calling it GNU/NetBSD
How about GNUtBSD, for short?- You are just an ignorant sys admin moron, if you are dumb enough to give developers permission on production servers, I would have fired you rather than the developer
When the company is under ten people...separation of responsibility is not simple. We must work together as a team and with full trust in one another. The controls in place in a large organization realistically cannot be put in place with a 4 or 5 person team. However, when the team clicks things hum. Unfortunately, the SETI on the production servers was just one of many examples of the ineptitude of the now-fired developer and represented a clear justification for his departure.- did the screensaver bring the server down
Co-hosted *NIX servers rarely, if ever, have screen savers. The larger question isn't "did he cause a catastrophic failure" but "did he knowingly do something reckless, irresponsible and without authorization." Such behavior may lead to a catastrophe, but is egregious on its on merits.Ran out of Midol, eh?
About as stupid as someone depending on JavaScript to protect one's page from being copied...
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