On 9/23/2015 11:20 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:16:03 -0700, Don Y
wrote:

On 9/23/2015 8:51 PM, Muggles wrote:

I've met "old timers" who were visibly envious of the excitement
I would express in my work. Or, the technologies that I was
exploring. They'd long since traded away that sense of adventure
for "job security"... and, now, were reduced to more mundane sorts
of work: the equivalent of ditch diggers. (very well paid ditch diggers!)

Sounds like a 'thinking outside of the box' kind of mindset. Love it!

There are certain "types" that I characterize with this anecdote:
Ages ago, primitive man invented the wheel. It was SQUARE with
a small hole in the center for an axle on which it would rotate.
The conveyances that they created with these were, naturally,
"rough riding".

Over time, the wheels would wear and become rounded. At which
point, they would be promptly replaced with *new*, SQUARE WHEELS!


That sounds like Microsoft's business plan.

I had this over my desk

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Tireswing.jpg

Mine is a modest plaque that says:
"Please don't straighten out the mess in my room. You'll confuse
me and screw up my whole world..."