Because the guy screwed up and tried to make excuses. At his position Linus does not have to put with childish behavior from his staff, he can choose who works with him.
So just let the guy go. Why hang the body from a bridge?
I wish my boss would show the same concern for the quality of our software, and scream at the programmers that break it every day. Unfortunately it doesn't happen...
Sure, it does happen. I have fired programmers who could not do their job. The firing was done in my office with the door closed. I did not post news of the firing on the internal company forums. I did not drag the body through the streets as an example.
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Why do you rationalize poor management techniques as an excuse for poor management?
Unless that developer is disposable and you'd like to send a message aux les autres.
If you want to send a message to others, then just take the guy off the project. If the other developers are worth their salt, they will already know the guy is incompetent. There's no need for a public flogging.
Because it is a publicly managed project, the yelling happens in public.
If you want drama and a soap opera, then yes that is how to do it. Do it publicly, make every conflict a drama. Go for the ratings. Maybe that is how Linus keep people interested in following Linux. But, is it the best way?
Each of Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux Kernel are examples of organizations with leaders at their helm that demonstrate the above capabilities.
Please show me examples of Apple's CEO or Microsoft's CEO reaming someone a new asshole on a mailing list. I've not seen one such example. So why are you trying to use Apple and Microsoft to justify Linus' incredibly poor management style?
Seriously... that is an example of the absolutely worst management style I've ever seen. If you have a problem with someone's work, tell him/her so privately. To ream someone a new asshole, as Linus did, on a mailing list is beyond the pale.
If you are so unknowledgeable that you have to ask questions like the ones you asked, then the best way for you to compute securely is to use an abacus.
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No matter how secure the OS is, no matter what security apps you are running; I am sure that you will find a way to bypass all that security and suffer an exploit.
Give me the option to turn off the receipt of all that are not from my Facebook friends, regardless of how much money Facebook is making off the sending of those messages.
Do you really think that Microsoft would say anything else besides, ~the users are getting used to Windows 8's interface~. Let's be real here. You are not going to see anything from Redmond along the lines of, ~the users are still fumbling around trying to get Windows 8 to work for them~
I don't find it sad, other than it's sad that some public companies are run by people who don't understand their responsibilities to the public.
The comment in question was made by the Netflix CEO on his public Facebook page, which has 200,000 followers. The SEC is investigating because it may be unfair disclosure of material information.
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What I do not understand is how can disclosure on a public Facebook page with 200,000 followers be considered "unfair disclosure," while disclosing similar information to a dozen or so financial analysts in a private analyst meeting is considered to be "fair disclosure."
I'd rather the White House not give them $250M in taxpayer money in the first place.
Government grants like that result in successful companies about 90% of the time, while private equity funding results successful companies less than 60% of the time. It looks like the government is better at finding companies to fund (and jobs to create) than private equity is.
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The problem is that you only hear about the government failures, and you only hear about the private equity successes.
If you had read and understood what the article stated
You obviously do not understand the meaning of the word experienced.
I understand the meaning quite well, especially as it is used within the context of what I quoted.
I can personally experience a month when the global temperature is high. Indeed, I have experienced a month when the global temperature is high. I am not saying that I've traveled the globe experiencing all the temperatures around the world.
Reading comprehension, you should try it sometime.
If you had read my entire post, you would have seen this part which is the lead up to the sentence you selectively quote out of context:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration summarizes October 2012:
The average temperature across land and ocean surfaces during October was 14.63C (58.23F). This is 0.63C (1.13F) above the 20th century average and ties with 2008 as the fifth warmest October on record. The record warmest October occurred in 2003 and the record coldest October occurred in 1912. This is the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average temperature.
It clearly talks about global average temperatures, a singular average temperature average across land and ocean surfaces
However, if you prefer to ignore great swaths of text so that you can feel good about yourself, feel free to continue to parade your ignorance.
December 1990 was one of the coldest months since records were first kept in the Silver State more than a century ago.
If you had read and understood what the article stated, the temperature being talked about was the global average temperature, not the temperature of your local area.
If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month
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Nowhere on the surface of the planet have we seen any record cold temperatures over the course of the year so far. Every land surface in the world saw warmer-than-average temperatures except Alaska and the eastern tip of Russia. The continental United States has been blanketed with record warmth — and the seas just off the East Coast have been much warmer than average, for which Sandy sends her thanks.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration summarizes October 2012:
The average temperature across land and ocean surfaces during October was 14.63C (58.23F). This is 0.63C (1.13F) above the 20th century average and ties with 2008 as the fifth warmest October on record. The record warmest October occurred in 2003 and the record coldest October occurred in 1912. This is the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average temperature.
Emphasis added. If you were born in or after April 1985, if you are right now 27 years old or younger, you have never lived through a month that was colder than average. That’s beyond astonishing....
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Because the guy screwed up and tried to make excuses. At his position Linus does not have to put with childish behavior from his staff, he can choose who works with him.
So just let the guy go. Why hang the body from a bridge?
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Why drag the body through the streets?
I wish my boss would show the same concern for the quality of our software, and scream at the programmers that break it every day. Unfortunately it doesn't happen...
Sure, it does happen. I have fired programmers who could not do their job. The firing was done in my office with the door closed. I did not post news of the firing on the internal company forums. I did not drag the body through the streets as an example.
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Why do you rationalize poor management techniques as an excuse for poor management?
Unless that developer is disposable and you'd like to send a message aux les autres.
If you want to send a message to others, then just take the guy off the project. If the other developers are worth their salt, they will already know the guy is incompetent. There's no need for a public flogging.
Because it is a publicly managed project, the yelling happens in public.
If you want drama and a soap opera, then yes that is how to do it. Do it publicly, make every conflict a drama. Go for the ratings. Maybe that is how Linus keep people interested in following Linux. But, is it the best way?
Each of Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux Kernel are examples of organizations with leaders at their helm that demonstrate the above capabilities.
Please show me examples of Apple's CEO or Microsoft's CEO reaming someone a new asshole on a mailing list. I've not seen one such example. So why are you trying to use Apple and Microsoft to justify Linus' incredibly poor management style?
Yes, let's all play nice. Everyone have a love in. Never hurt anyone's feelings.
That is not what I said. If you want to disagree with what I say, please first read and understand what I say.
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I am not opposed to reading someone the riot act. However a public mailing list is not the place to do it.
Seriously... that is an example of the absolutely worst management style I've ever seen. If you have a problem with someone's work, tell him/her so privately. To ream someone a new asshole, as Linus did, on a mailing list is beyond the pale.
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No matter how secure the OS is, no matter what security apps you are running; I am sure that you will find a way to bypass all that security and suffer an exploit.
Wasn't there a Big Bang Theory episode that feature this technique?
So the product they just released is already 12 years behind? This is good, how?
Give me the option to turn off the receipt of all that are not from my Facebook friends, regardless of how much money Facebook is making off the sending of those messages.
Do you really think that Microsoft would say anything else besides, ~the users are getting used to Windows 8's interface~. Let's be real here. You are not going to see anything from Redmond along the lines of, ~the users are still fumbling around trying to get Windows 8 to work for them~
This differs from Facebook where an account is required to view it.
You do not need a Facebook account to view public pages.
I don't find it sad, other than it's sad that some public companies are run by people who don't understand their responsibilities to the public.
The comment in question was made by the Netflix CEO on his public Facebook page, which has 200,000 followers. The SEC is investigating because it may be unfair disclosure of material information.
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What I do not understand is how can disclosure on a public Facebook page with 200,000 followers be considered "unfair disclosure," while disclosing similar information to a dozen or so financial analysts in a private analyst meeting is considered to be "fair disclosure."
I'd rather the White House not give them $250M in taxpayer money in the first place.
Government grants like that result in successful companies about 90% of the time, while private equity funding results successful companies less than 60% of the time. It looks like the government is better at finding companies to fund (and jobs to create) than private equity is.
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The problem is that you only hear about the government failures, and you only hear about the private equity successes.
Why is this person given so much attention in the press?
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In the end, what matters is not what has been said, but the laws and resolutions that have been passed.
Watch what they do, not what they say they are doing.
Now it's time to see how long it takes Windows 8 to succeed its predecessors.
You really need to get a life....
What backup plan, if any, should the average nerd have for something like this?
That depends upon what you mean by "something like this?
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Do you mean to imply that an "average nerd" fosters possible illegal activity?
Or do you mean to imply that having a Tor node is OK?
If you had read and understood what the article stated
You obviously do not understand the meaning of the word experienced.
I understand the meaning quite well, especially as it is used within the context of what I quoted.
I can personally experience a month when the global temperature is high. Indeed, I have experienced a month when the global temperature is high. I am not saying that I've traveled the globe experiencing all the temperatures around the world.
Reading comprehension, you should try it sometime.
That sounds like my local temperature to me.
If you had read my entire post, you would have seen this part which is the lead up to the sentence you selectively quote out of context:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration summarizes October 2012:
The average temperature across land and ocean surfaces during October was 14.63C (58.23F). This is 0.63C (1.13F) above the 20th century average and ties with 2008 as the fifth warmest October on record. The record warmest October occurred in 2003 and the record coldest October occurred in 1912. This is the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average temperature.
It clearly talks about global average temperatures, a singular average temperature average across land and ocean surfaces
However, if you prefer to ignore great swaths of text so that you can feel good about yourself, feel free to continue to parade your ignorance.
December 1990 was one of the coldest months since records were first kept in the Silver State more than a century ago.
If you had read and understood what the article stated, the temperature being talked about was the global average temperature, not the temperature of your local area.
.
Nowhere on the surface of the planet have we seen any record cold temperatures over the course of the year so far. Every land surface in the world saw warmer-than-average temperatures except Alaska and the eastern tip of Russia. The continental United States has been blanketed with record warmth — and the seas just off the East Coast have been much warmer than average, for which Sandy sends her thanks.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration summarizes October 2012:
The average temperature across land and ocean surfaces during October was 14.63C (58.23F). This is 0.63C (1.13F) above the 20th century average and ties with 2008 as the fifth warmest October on record. The record warmest October occurred in 2003 and the record coldest October occurred in 1912. This is the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average temperature.
Emphasis added. If you were born in or after April 1985, if you are right now 27 years old or younger, you have never lived through a month that was colder than average. That’s beyond astonishing....
Maps and the full article are here.
I don't think this is true In any event
Denial does not solve problems.