"We screwed our customers over big time, but it is perfectly legal so everything's fine. Also, we really don't care about investors either, and anything that goes wrong is their fault. We have a bad business model and are just trying to profit from other people's misery instead of innovating."
If he had actually answered the question truthfully he would have been fired.
Something else to watch out for: If the exec utterly refuses to take ownership of the problem, then a possibility is that the exec was aware of the potential breach, was unable to get higher-ups to pay to fix it, and wanted the consultant around to pass the buck to and/or sue when it hit the fan.
CEO of Acme Inc: Our business model is seriously flawed, and these new competitors of ours are kicking our asses in the marketplace. We have serious concerns about the future performance of our stock, and we are unable to succeed at new product development.
The above was intended solely as a joke, not an actual description of the license. At the risk of sounding like John Kerry, I think you took it way too seriously.
This license is perfectly simple to understand: Microsoft grants you the right to bend over and spread your cheeks, while you give Microsoft the right to... I'm sure you can figure out the rest.
We are not hurting the planet with pollution. We are primarily hurting each other. As TFA notes, we have left very few permanent traces on the earth. Pollution is - or ought to be - a tort.
Or, in the words of the great George Carlin, "The planet is fine. The *people* are fucked."
When the world relies on computers, geeks collectively rule the world. Of course, most of them never use that power, since they'd much rather go home and kill off some demons or spend quality time with their children, but a well-placed geek could have just about every leader in every field (excepting geekdom of course) by the balls.
One way to keep your butt out of the line of fire is to communicate your ideas for how to fix things, but only communicate them to your incompetent boss. Then, when the failure occurs, you can say things like "I emailed him 4 times about it, offering suggestions, and he didn't do anything with my or anyone else's ideas".
This is simply the slightly more sophisticated version of covering one's ears saying "La la la la I'm not listening I'm not listening". And to think that if they had just ignored the report, it probably would have sat in a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard" without anyone taking any notice.
Here's the BBC story on this event. What I found particularly nice about this report was that in a "mainstream" news outlet there was no dumbing-down of the technology, such as the ion drive.
Gartner Group is the best proof I can find for George Carlin's theory that the most profitable business in the US is the manufacture, packaging, and redistribution of bullshit. It reminds me of friends of my sister who got a top-notch education, aced the SATs, got a degree from Harvard, and now get paid top dollar to go around giving Powerpoint presentations on how to create "synergy" in an "n-Tier multi-platform Web 2.0 AJAX solution".
People work better when they get enough sleep and aren't working extremely long hours! Furthermore, workers who are able to have a life outside of work are happier, get sick less, and are able to spend time with their families!
I find it disheartening that a manager figuring that out would be worthy of an article. I mean, this shouldn't be rocket science. The general idea I've gotten from various managers is that you can get more productivity out of people with a certain amount of overtime for a short period of time, but frequent overtime or extreme "crunch time" will in the end just destroy your work force and with it your work.
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Yes it is:
See Onion article.
From the domain registrar's point of view, what's the problem?
learn that they are not above the law
Stephan Seagal, did you hear that?
What, did you expect him to say:
"We screwed our customers over big time, but it is perfectly legal so everything's fine. Also, we really don't care about investors either, and anything that goes wrong is their fault. We have a bad business model and are just trying to profit from other people's misery instead of innovating."
If he had actually answered the question truthfully he would have been fired.
who thought the title sounded like something out of Rolling Stone:
..."
"New York punk group Tarantula Venom will be opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Receptor on 45th and Broadway
C'mon, Ted Kennedy and wine go so well together!
Sorry, cheap shot, but to ensure you know it's all in good fun I'll tell you that I've voted mostly for Democrats today.
Something else to watch out for: If the exec utterly refuses to take ownership of the problem, then a possibility is that the exec was aware of the potential breach, was unable to get higher-ups to pay to fix it, and wanted the consultant around to pass the buck to and/or sue when it hit the fan.
CEO of Acme Inc: Our business model is seriously flawed, and these new competitors of ours are kicking our asses in the marketplace. We have serious concerns about the future performance of our stock, and we are unable to succeed at new product development.
The above was intended solely as a joke, not an actual description of the license. At the risk of sounding like John Kerry, I think you took it way too seriously.
YOU_NEED_AN_ARMY_OF_LAWYERS_TO_READ_AND_SIGN_THIS_ LICENSE (TM)
... I'm sure you can figure out the rest.
This license is perfectly simple to understand: Microsoft grants you the right to bend over and spread your cheeks, while you give Microsoft the right to
Minor question here: When you say "Case Western-type incidents" are you actually referring to the Kent State shooting incident during the Vietnam War?
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A fool and his money are soon parted.
Or, in the words of the great George Carlin, "The planet is fine. The *people* are fucked."
With Wonkavision.
When the world relies on computers, geeks collectively rule the world. Of course, most of them never use that power, since they'd much rather go home and kill off some demons or spend quality time with their children, but a well-placed geek could have just about every leader in every field (excepting geekdom of course) by the balls.
In response to your request for wordplays:
That's no Zune... it's a Play Station.
There is no spoon. There is only Zune.
and finally,
Windows Vista will be out real Zune now.
Thank you, thank you I'll be here all week.
Or, in the words of Tom Lehrer in Who's Next:
... we better get a bomb!
The Lord's our shephard, says the psalm,
but just in case
One way to keep your butt out of the line of fire is to communicate your ideas for how to fix things, but only communicate them to your incompetent boss. Then, when the failure occurs, you can say things like "I emailed him 4 times about it, offering suggestions, and he didn't do anything with my or anyone else's ideas".
In other words, what Microsoft failed to remember is:
Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!
This is simply the slightly more sophisticated version of covering one's ears saying "La la la la I'm not listening I'm not listening". And to think that if they had just ignored the report, it probably would have sat in a locked filing cabinet in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard" without anyone taking any notice.
Liberals like to read books that have been banned somewhere, while conservatives like to form censorship committees and read them in a group setting.
Here's the BBC story on this event. What I found particularly nice about this report was that in a "mainstream" news outlet there was no dumbing-down of the technology, such as the ion drive.
Gartner Group is the best proof I can find for George Carlin's theory that the most profitable business in the US is the manufacture, packaging, and redistribution of bullshit. It reminds me of friends of my sister who got a top-notch education, aced the SATs, got a degree from Harvard, and now get paid top dollar to go around giving Powerpoint presentations on how to create "synergy" in an "n-Tier multi-platform Web 2.0 AJAX solution".
People work better when they get enough sleep and aren't working extremely long hours! Furthermore, workers who are able to have a life outside of work are happier, get sick less, and are able to spend time with their families!
I find it disheartening that a manager figuring that out would be worthy of an article. I mean, this shouldn't be rocket science. The general idea I've gotten from various managers is that you can get more productivity out of people with a certain amount of overtime for a short period of time, but frequent overtime or extreme "crunch time" will in the end just destroy your work force and with it your work.