tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post4687091968451035539..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Happy retirement to two former colleaguesBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-8199691175073710342010-04-01T07:33:41.776-04:002010-04-01T07:33:41.776-04:00An IBM source wrote me this:
« You wrote that IBM ...An IBM source wrote me this:<br />« You wrote that IBM “won’t be rehiring the people when business gets better.” This is misleading because IBM’s business is going <em>great</em>. The only reason they’re laying people off is so that they can make even more profits by moving jobs abroad. »<br /><br />Yes, true. I thought about that when I wrote that line, and considered mentioning IBM’s good business reports. I decided not to, but here it is now.<br /><br />That makes this particular business decision, to dismiss some of the best people, all the more dubious.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-5828301462895702242010-03-31T20:27:33.316-04:002010-03-31T20:27:33.316-04:00Indeed... at the time I wrote the post, “is” was c...Indeed... at the time I wrote the post, “is” was correct. Now, it’s “was”.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-24066645271477812932010-03-31T19:53:14.549-04:002010-03-31T19:53:14.549-04:00Thanks, Barry, for your kind words!
One small c...Thanks, Barry, for your kind words! <br /><br />One small correction is necessary for accuracy:<br /><br />%s/is/was/g<br /><br />or if you prefer,<br /><br />CHANGE /is/was/* *<br /><br /><br />-- David SingerDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929027237624370748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-91977334856971911032010-03-31T12:59:57.076-04:002010-03-31T12:59:57.076-04:00Trivia: For many years, Nick was the one whose nam...Trivia: For many years, Nick was the one whose name showed up in the <i>whois</i> listing for the ibm.com domain.<br /><br />Nowadays the listing contains only generic names and email addresses.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-84846334577420270672010-03-31T11:22:25.778-04:002010-03-31T11:22:25.778-04:00Sad indeed. There are beans you can count, and bea...Sad indeed. There are beans you can count, and beans you can't. The fact that uncountable beans are often more valuable is of no consequence, at least until it's too late.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.com