Largely, I agree with transparency. However, the problem is what happens when things don't work correctly.

Example: During a break a checked a site that I often go to for...

Very interesting topic.

It seems life can be a long line of 'should be' vs 'is'. It would be great if we could take advantage of all the free stuff out...

Bill,

I'm somewhat torn by your reply. On the one hand, I want to thank you for a thoughtful, detailed response which in many cases would be very wise. Each of...

I think the hardest part of this is getting over all of the immediate thoughts like:

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OK. So...

Alan, thanks for the reply. I've reviewed my sources, one from Consumer reports. I can't give a link because you need a membership in many parts of their site. The...

Some questions:

1) I hear that the batteries in a typical hybrid need to be replaced around 80k - it that true? If so, it completely outweighs the gas savings, even...

We were all told in the 90's that the need for computer technology would grow exponentially for the foreseeable future. This implied that the need for the people needed to...

No, the worst president ever was Jimmy Carter. He's just not showing up today because he was wasn't funny in the least, and...

Culture plays an important part, so we have to watch as we get more people crossing international borders. Things that are funny in one culture aren't in another. A study...

jpowers (7/22/2008)

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Re: quote box --

you see the buttons above the messages (Reply, Quote, etc.)? Select the Quote button above the message and it automatically quotes the message, leaving room...

"I do not believe in a programmer without a computer at home.

I do not believe in a programmer who does not tinker with programs at home.

I do not believe...

Thanks for bringing this article to our attention, Steve.

Among other good points, I think that the article hit one of the major challenges of IT; the 'moving target' of technology....

For some reason, I've tended to serve on teams where the opposite issue comes up.

Maintenance agreements are always considered to be an illigitimate expense in some organizations. Hence they...

I once heard someone ask the question: "How much time to you spend at your job vs how much time do you spend at home?" The point of the question...

Excellent idea for an article, Steve.

I've often heard of a new feature and thought, "Yeah, but who would use it?" The previous article on CLR was a good example. Obviously,...