[ale] [OT] [T-OT-ALLY] Update on the VoterGA Voting Rights Law Suit

[aaron]

Damn. I've got to remember to read everything to date
from the thread BEFORE I post a reply.  :-P

Sincere and serious thanks for the concern, Richard,
but I'm gonna go with Popeye here and say "I am what
I am". In this case, that's a passionate fun loving
guy with a borderline genius IQ who loves to learn,
respects the human need to play, embraces the spirit
of reason and reality over superstition and delusion,
and will unashamedly stand up and speak out for the
principles he believes in. If someone wants to misread
or vilify that as zealotry, that's their problem not
mine, because I think I have about as much integrity
with who I am and what I do as is possible for anyone
to manage in this world of endless frauds.

 From the Yahoo job story it sounds like you take your
principles and integrity very seriously as well. For
you, that also seems to mean being more concerned with
appearances and more guarded in the way you choose to
interact with the world than I choose to be. That's
who you are. I can respect that, but it doesn't mean
I should be that. There are as many diverse ways to
to have a positive and constructive effect on the
communities we associate with as there are diverse
personalities within those communities.

peace
aaron






On 2009, Oct, 22, , at 11:40 PM, Richard Bronosky wrote:

> It doesn't work for gmail mobile.
>
> Seriously though, Aaron, I say this out of concern for you. There is
> no good that can ever come from you doing that. I promise you, not
> even like minded people will chuckle at those anti-microsoft-isms. All
> of the jobs I've had in the past 5 years came to me as unsolicited
> offers. I didn't apply to these companies. They found me. They made me
> offers based on the reputation I have presented on mailing lists,
> forums, and blogs. I know that had they detected a hint of zealotry
> either in my interview or on the web, they would have saw a me as NOT
> "a good personality match for the team". A big part of hiring is
> finding compatible personalities. It would really be a shame to miss
> out on a great opportunity because the employer feels that you would
> be aggressive, constantly attacking microsoft, and making an
> uncomfortable work environment for others.
>
> This is coming from someone who quit Yahoo!, the best company I have
> ever worked for, the company who offered my 30% MORE than the salary I
> requested, because 1) I was morally opposed to writing microsoft only
> client side code 2) there were rumors of microsoft buying Yahoo! and I
> don't want microsoft on my resume. I won't even capitalize their name.
> But, I cannot advance the cause of Free Software by only being
> employed by companies who hate non-free software. I strongly suggest
> you ask yourself what your goal is. Look deep inside your heart. When
> you find your answer, write the story backwards to where you/we are
> today. Make sure that story is realistic. Then live that story. I
> can't see any desirable conclusion that would lend itself to the use
> of this l33t speak anti-microsoft-isms.
>
> I'm and not one who is regularly given to long winded posts. I've
> taken the time to write this because I care about you and I care about
> Free Software.
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 16:50, Richard Bronosky  
>> <Richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
>>> It's really sad that you taint, what was sounding like an  
>>> informative
>>> post, with anti-microsoft l33t speak. My brain started rejecting  
>>> your
>>> credibility after that and I had to just give up before I  
>>> finished the
>>> following paragraph.
>>
>> Relax, you just need to install the Aaron firefox translator plugin
>> thinga-ma-jig. ;-)
>>
>> -Jim P.
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