Maybe I am a bit of a wet towel. Part of this is because I work in science where funds are scare (and we're trying to do really helpful and good things). Part o

Maybe I am a bit of a wet towel. Part of this is because I work in science where funds are scare (and we're trying to do really helpful and good things). Part of it is because I've been in the situation where I've had managers invest in frivolous items and it's frustrating. It's made my peers and I lose confidence in our manager's ability to estimate value in the workplace. It reminds me of the days when I would hang out at SGI as a kid and they'd throw endless amounts of money down the drain. Plus, that kind of money could get you a nice espresso machine. Try to print that.