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Call me crazy, and I'm not a particular fan of Yahoo, but this little attack piece by TC came across as snarky and unprofessional. I didn't think any of Carol's
by codingthewheel 16y ago
Call me crazy, and I'm not a particular fan of Yahoo, but this little attack piece by TC came across as snarky and unprofessional. I didn't think any of Carol's comments were particularly out of line, definitely not given the kind of hubris we see out of Jobs and Schmidt etc. on a daily basis. Even if her comments were somewhat marginally out of line, the whole "pass the bong" thing wasn't really called for, and is a complete cliche besides.
Also: bongs, being large and filled with water, aren't usually "passed". They're usually set out on a coffee table and each person takes a turn at the trough. Joints are passed. Get your drug lingo straight, geeks.
- raganwald 16y ago> this little attack piece by TC came across as snarky and unprofessional Yes, it felt like a character assassination with little of value. If someone sent me this link in an email, I might fire back "What's actionable about this?" What decision does this help me make? Not to work there? Not to hire Carol? Not to develop against YHOO's APIs? And while this really isn't news to any hacker, if we accused every CEO who makes wildly unrealistic criticisms of smoking dope, we'd characterize the entire Fortune 500 as a drug den. Has Ballmer ever publicly said anything realistic about Apple?
- erlanger 16y ago> smoking dope I don't think anyone mentioned dope.
- erlanger 16y agoBongs are most assuredly passed. Even sizable ones.
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- jbooth 16y agoYeah, seems like she has her hands full at Y! and, as CEO, makes time to occasionally say how their competition aren't that great and they're going to catch up fast. Isn't that her job? What CEO would say "yeah, we suck compared to Facebook and Google" in public?