Wow! Lots of people here don't identify with Charles. Let's change the story a little and see if the response is any different... "Back at Consolidated, Charl

Wow! Lots of people here don't identify with Charles. Let's change the story a little and see if the response is any different... "Back at Consolidated, Charles spent some time thinking about the problem. His fellow employees noticed that Charles often sat with his feet on the desk, drinking coffee. He was occasionally seen at his computer terminal, but his office mate could tell from the lack of typing (and his always-interesting commentary at lunch) that he was likely reading Hacker News."