Hmmm. Another less than honourable contributor, I wonder? Seems we often (rightly) get an editorial like this when a potential contributor has been trying to take the mickey.

I would almost go so far as to say that if you need to rely on a formal reporting structure to manage, you're probably not ready to manage. All the...

Revenant (9/7/2011)

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cfradenburg (9/7/2011)

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majorbloodnock (9/7/2011)[hrWhat is less believable is the automation of contract negotiation; the question of "do I want to do business with this company?" can hinge on all sorts...

If there is a task that can be automated, then it probably will be sooner or later. However, the value of a person in a role is not their ability...

shaun.stuart (8/19/2011)

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Regardless of the length of my commute, I always try to live east of my office. That way, I'm never driving into the rising or setting sun during the...

sturner (8/12/2011)

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majorbloodnock (8/9/2011)

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I understand what you're saying, Steve, but with respect you're only really in a position to suggest that because you're an American. The UK, for instance, is certainly...

I've certainly never done any crazy distance commutes (one of my wife's cousins used to commute daily in the UK from Kent to Birmingham - not far off 200 miles...

cfradenburg (8/9/2011)

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majorbloodnock (8/9/2011)

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Another thought. You're suggesting that the US require that chip manufacturers divulge their plans and plants to the government. What if they don't? Would they be shut down?...

Andy DBA (8/8/2011)

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A perfectly acceptable alcoholic drink? ...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/8/2011)

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majorbloodnock (8/8/2011)

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Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not naive enough to suggest backdoors are not being or will never be engineered into hardware. What I...

cfradenburg (8/8/2011)

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majorbloodnock (8/8/2011)

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It's also true that developing new technology is expensive, and any company indulging in these kinds of underhand activities is gambling their whole investment; if they're found to...

Hmmm. Not sure there isn't a bit of beehive thinking going on here; you know, the idea that the entrance to the hive is protected, so if you're inside the...

Sorry, but there's a glaring inconsistency in this article.

No-one with any taste buds would take a perfectly acceptable alcoholic drink and cool it so much that it freezes. From this...

andreas.agren (7/19/2011)

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majorbloodnock (7/19/2011)

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andreas.agren (7/19/2011)

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Adapt to the dress code? Watch before you form alliances? Sounds a lot like prison to me. I agree that one should adapt to the work place...

andreas.agren (7/19/2011)

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Adapt to the dress code? Watch before you form alliances? Sounds a lot like prison to me. I agree that one should adapt to the work place but I...