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"I am deeply disappointed that the FCC’s former [CIO], who was hired by the prior Administration and is no longer with the Commission, provided inaccurate infor

"I am deeply disappointed that the FCC’s former [CIO], who was hired by the prior Administration and is no longer with the Commission, provided inaccurate information about this incident to me, my office, Congress, and the American people. " The first envelope is open. Next up: reorganisation.

an_account_name 8y ago
I think it’s now the norm to just photocopy off the first envelope a few hundred times.
- dnzm 8y ago
  On the company's copier, of course. You don't want to have to pay for something like that yourself, like some pleb, do you?
binomialxenon 8y ago
No admission of responsibility of course, just scapegoating. I find it highly likely that Pai and his like-minded cronies were in on this the whole time.
- wavefunction 8y ago
  Why would he have posted such trollish pictures of himself if he weren't? He got real serious suddenly when that nutter threatened his family.
  - covercash 8y ago
    A real-life consequence for abhorrent behavior? I’m all for that. Maybe not quite that extreme, but I think public shaming of these people and their friends/family is acceptable. They don’t seem to respond to anything else these days.
    - antt 8y ago
      A lesson the political and billionaire class have not learned is that when inequality gets as bad as what we have today the mob gets actual pitchforks and assassins start throwing bombs in your carriages and shooting at your motorcade. Repression follows, more assassinations happen, and then before you know it Serbian meddling in the Austro-Hungarian succession starts WWI. This is not limited to the countries ending in -ia in Central/Eastern Europe [0] [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_United_States_anarchist_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_United_States_anarchist_b... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing
      - oblio 8y ago
        It's not inequality. It's almost never pure inequality. It's poverty going below a specific threshold, usually hunger or homelessness. And when was there a movement like this in the US post-prosperity (WW2)? Your links are from 100 years ago.
        phobosdeimos 8y ago
        Things got pretty bad during the Vietnam war. There is a reason why the draft was abolished.
        oblio 8y ago
        Wasn't that because of the draft, though? That counts as "major" since you're being shipped off to be killed. But how likely is a new Vietnam? US involvement in wars doesn't require a draft anymore... My point, inequality itself is rarely the trigger. It needs to pass a limit, usually threatening livelihood. And it needs to be super widespread (think 20%+ of the population).
        skate22 8y ago
        Males 18-25 still have to register for the draft, there are just enough voulenteers currently
        8y ago
- chriscappuccio 8y ago
  Sure, that makes total sense. Pai was secretly in on it!!!
- nostrademons 8y ago
  The reference: https://www.notboring.com/jokes/work/3.htm https://www.notboring.com/jokes/work/3.htm
- bruinjoe 8y ago
  Pai will work for one of the big media (cable) companies like Comcast when he leaves office.
dplgk 8y ago
What's the envelope reference mean?
- dresstotheleft 8y ago
  The story of three envelopes is a business classic for dysfunctional organizations. It starts with an incoming manager replacing a recently fired outgoing manager. On his way out, the outgoing manager hands the new manager three envelopes and remarks, "when things get tough, open these one at a time." About three months goes by and things start to get rough. The manager opens his drawer where he keeps the three envelopes and opens #1. It reads: "Blame your predecessor." So he does and it works like a charm. Another three months passes and things are growing difficult again so the manger figures to try #2. It reads, "reorganize." Again, his predecessor's advice works like magic. Finally, about nine months into the new job, things are getting really sticky. The manager figures it worked before, why not try again. So he opens the envelope drawer one last time and opens #3. It reads..."prepare three envelopes." source: http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Prepare_three_envelopes http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Prepare_three_envelopes

an_account_name 8y ago

I think it’s now the norm to just photocopy off the first envelope a few hundred times.

dnzm 8y ago
On the company's copier, of course. You don't want to have to pay for something like that yourself, like some pleb, do you?

binomialxenon 8y ago

No admission of responsibility of course, just scapegoating. I find it highly likely that Pai and his like-minded cronies were in on this the whole time.

wavefunction 8y ago
Why would he have posted such trollish pictures of himself if he weren't? He got real serious suddenly when that nutter threatened his family.
- covercash 8y ago
  A real-life consequence for abhorrent behavior? I’m all for that. Maybe not quite that extreme, but I think public shaming of these people and their friends/family is acceptable. They don’t seem to respond to anything else these days.
  - antt 8y ago
    A lesson the political and billionaire class have not learned is that when inequality gets as bad as what we have today the mob gets actual pitchforks and assassins start throwing bombs in your carriages and shooting at your motorcade. Repression follows, more assassinations happen, and then before you know it Serbian meddling in the Austro-Hungarian succession starts WWI. This is not limited to the countries ending in -ia in Central/Eastern Europe [0] [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_United_States_anarchist_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_United_States_anarchist_b... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing
    - oblio 8y ago
      It's not inequality. It's almost never pure inequality. It's poverty going below a specific threshold, usually hunger or homelessness. And when was there a movement like this in the US post-prosperity (WW2)? Your links are from 100 years ago.
      - phobosdeimos 8y ago
        Things got pretty bad during the Vietnam war. There is a reason why the draft was abolished.
        oblio 8y ago
        Wasn't that because of the draft, though? That counts as "major" since you're being shipped off to be killed. But how likely is a new Vietnam? US involvement in wars doesn't require a draft anymore... My point, inequality itself is rarely the trigger. It needs to pass a limit, usually threatening livelihood. And it needs to be super widespread (think 20%+ of the population).
        skate22 8y ago
        Males 18-25 still have to register for the draft, there are just enough voulenteers currently
      - 8y ago
chriscappuccio 8y ago
Sure, that makes total sense. Pai was secretly in on it!!!
nostrademons 8y ago
The reference: https://www.notboring.com/jokes/work/3.htm https://www.notboring.com/jokes/work/3.htm
bruinjoe 8y ago
Pai will work for one of the big media (cable) companies like Comcast when he leaves office.

dplgk 8y ago

What's the envelope reference mean?

dresstotheleft 8y ago
The story of three envelopes is a business classic for dysfunctional organizations. It starts with an incoming manager replacing a recently fired outgoing manager. On his way out, the outgoing manager hands the new manager three envelopes and remarks, "when things get tough, open these one at a time." About three months goes by and things start to get rough. The manager opens his drawer where he keeps the three envelopes and opens #1. It reads: "Blame your predecessor." So he does and it works like a charm. Another three months passes and things are growing difficult again so the manger figures to try #2. It reads, "reorganize." Again, his predecessor's advice works like magic. Finally, about nine months into the new job, things are getting really sticky. The manager figures it worked before, why not try again. So he opens the envelope drawer one last time and opens #3. It reads..."prepare three envelopes." source: http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Prepare_three_envelopes http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Prepare_three_envelopes