It was not actually stupidity, it was timing. Ziff Davis fired the staff and shut down the forums without warning, then added a notice to the main FF site about the closure. The original owners who were, as I understand it, still part of the management of FF decided they would buy it back from Ziff Davis. The problem was that since there was no warning there was no time to arrange a for buying the site before the warning of closure went public.
I think he/she does have to get into the public eye to do his/her job, just by virtue of what his/her job is. He/she is responsible for the day to day affairs of the education of the children of the community. Since the taxpayers of that community, by virtue of paying for that education, have a vested interest in its outcome, they therefore the actions of an assistant principle should be under the public's scrutiny. As it turns out, such a system for public review of the school (and yes, it's employees) exists. We call it the board of education.
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And the company themselves debunked this rumor. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/global/Press/Press+releases/news-archive/Provision+of+Lawful+Intercept+capability+in+Iran.htm
It was not actually stupidity, it was timing. Ziff Davis fired the staff and shut down the forums without warning, then added a notice to the main FF site about the closure. The original owners who were, as I understand it, still part of the management of FF decided they would buy it back from Ziff Davis. The problem was that since there was no warning there was no time to arrange a for buying the site before the warning of closure went public.
I think he/she does have to get into the public eye to do his/her job, just by virtue of what his/her job is. He/she is responsible for the day to day affairs of the education of the children of the community. Since the taxpayers of that community, by virtue of paying for that education, have a vested interest in its outcome, they therefore the actions of an assistant principle should be under the public's scrutiny. As it turns out, such a system for public review of the school (and yes, it's employees) exists. We call it the board of education.
Perhaps he himself didn't pay, but his parents, if they are law abiding citizens, did pay their taxes to fund his education.
Not that this helps you, but I still miss TechTV :(