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Because he said so obviously
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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You're right, I should have known, I mean he IS the Master.Man.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Master.Man1980 wrote: IMHO it's bad strategy
I'll mention it to Satya next time I see him.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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You can see the title on of the message as well. Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs
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Maybe the new boss wants to try to shift some more jobs to India? He is from Bangalore right?
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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That's what I'm thinking as well
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There's an article in that: "100 interview questions for Microsoft position".
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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They already have a huge presence in India don't they?
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Did you state your opinion when Mr. Nadella asked you? Oh wait he didn't?! I wonder why?
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maybe Master.Man1980 IS Mr Nadella!
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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That's what all new CEO's do, then the employees that are left are so scared of getting cut that they consume all the work that the people that left did. They a short time later they out source to glean max. profits and they get rewarded with multi million dollar bonuses.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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I disagree. Microsoft management is extremely bloated. There is a plethora of dead products and wasted efforts. There are plenty of employees who do little. The recruitment office, for example, was noticeably overstaffed. They have satellite offices which have no discernible function. Even engineering teams are bloated.
In addition to all of that, due to several recent purchases, including Nokia, there is a duplication of positions.
I don't think they're going far enough. (The problems with various products Microsoft has had isn't lack of people, but too many people. Microsoft engineering tends to make the simplest designs more complicated. A "Hello World" written by Microsoft will somehow involve COM, LINQ and use several hundred lines of code.)
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I recently discovered Charlie Stross[^], and I have to say that I love his Laundry series of novels. I never thought I'd see a book where the day to day mundane side of working with tech would meet with the world of Lovecraft.
One word of warning though - you must read the books in order. He does refer back to earlier books from later ones. I'm just working my way through The Rhesus Chart, and if you've ever worked with Scrum, you'll appreciate the humour. Heck, even if you haven't, you'll appreciate the stereotypes.
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Oh, he writes Space Opera. I really like good Space Opera. Star Wars came out when I was 10 so that is probably why.
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love his IT stuff but finding his space opera hard work (2 years and counting and I usually finish a book in a couple of days)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Most unfortunate that his Space Opera is that way. I could suggest a book to him that would help him write better...heh...heh... But that would be highly Narcissy of me. 
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I agree his Laundry stuff is definitely much better than the Space Opera stuff with his techno-thriller (i.e. Rule 34) coming somewhere in-between. I try to read all of the former, some of the latter and avoid the Space Opera.
One day I aspire to having a signature.
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normally I quite like space opera style books but for some reason find Singularity sky just very hard going.
it sits on my book shelf with other like Gormengast and the latest Clive Cusser, started and will finish someday
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Quote: he day to day mundane side of working with tech would meet with the world of Lovecraft
Looks interesting.
THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite
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newton.saber wrote: ...understands tech like few other fiction writers.
Are you talking about a few of the writers of software specifications I've had to write code for?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Oh, wait...You get specifications?
We just get grunts and nods here.
Then, after you build it, a lot of head shakes. 
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not read that one but did enjoy snow crash a few years ago
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Read his Baroque Cycle (trilogy) first, its a loose prequel to Cryptonomicon.
I'm reading "The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" now. I'm finding it a difficult book to become engrossed with (if that makes sense).
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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