2003-05-15 18:02:03

I never realized that work would become such a source of bits and pieces to put into this section. Unfortunately I can’t share the vast majority of those because it might be adverse to my making a living. As such most of the time I would have to obfuscate the details to such a degree that any attempt would be an exercise in futility.

That being said, I have a remark about work generally in which I really don’t need to divulge any details as to company or employee, since it’s so universal.

Isn’t it frustrating when you see failure rewarded with promotion? Doesn’t it rile you when you see someone with (judging from experience) no technical or management skills to speak of being elevated to a management post in a tech shop? Doesn’t that sort of thing just get your fucking goat?

I just needed to vent, and fortunately that’s the very need that blogs fill. That’s all.

Having given up on the ROI, security and stability issues, Microsoft resorts to paying big customers to use Windows.

Having given up on the ROI, security and stability issues, Microsoft resorts to paying big customers to use Windows. Some cynical people would call that outright bribery, especially as it seems used mostly with governments. I certainly would never say a thing like that. On the other hand I was already aware that Redmond is practically giving away licenses to big names whom they suspect of being about to switch to Linux, as they offered just that sort of deep discount to Tristan Louis when he started announcing his site’s switch to Red Hat.