What the unholy fuck is this?
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On the plus side, the discussion thus far has been quite entertaining.
This is a nervous breakdown waiting to happen.
Listen to the folks telling you to slow down and prioritize. Have a friendly talk with your boss about a promotion to go with the new responsibilities. Ask for help (even if you do not need it) from your boss prioritizing your responsibilities so you can get the most important things done in your 40 hours... this discussion will accomplish several things: your boss will understand exactly what and how much you have on your plate, you make it clear working more than 40 hours long-term is not desirable, hopefully some of your shit tasks get delegated elsewhere, and finally, you get some important satisfaction knowing you are making an effort to get control of the situation. Frankly, it sounds like you are on a sinking ship. If so, make a plan to get off the boat voluntarily.
If the situation does not improve, this is headed a very ugly direction. Stress can destroy your health, and burnout can last for years (perhaps a lifetime). I don't have words to describe how painful and destructive stress and burnout really are. Just take my word for it: Don't go there.
I am increasingly shocked how long it takes news to make it to Slashdot... sometimes it's days after the event. I've been frustrated to have posts for fresh news rejected, just to have the same story finally show up a couple days later when it's no longer really news. I just don't bother any more.
Slashdot is teetering on the verge of irrelevancy (or perhaps it's already fallen, but the eds haven't posted that article yet). "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters." Slashdot articles aren't "News." The information is old, stale, and discussed to death by the time it hits Slashdot. There is a point where the news is so old, the quality of the article simply no longer matters; Slashdot past that point long ago. The only reason I keep coming back is for the discussion. Digg and their ilk might be fast, but Slashdot article write-ups and commenters are far more interesting, intelligent, insightful (most of the time)... I don't have to put up with pages and pages of repetitive fucking ascii art jokes.
I had an orgasm or two when I saw the PS video when it came out. I had another when I discovered the GIMP has a similar plug-in.
Well. I spent maybe an hour getting and installing Resynth, grabbing my own screenshots from the PS video, rounding up my own example photos, trying to duplicate the effect, trying to find some fucking documentation, trying to figure out exactly how the damned thing works, working out some error or another, waiting patiently for a process to complete, waiting impatiently for a process to complete, getting pissed I couldn't duplicate the results... Orgasm thwarted, I gave up without unlocking its secrets and haven't touched it since. At least I didn't have to bullshit Resynth with that "it's okay, it happens to everyone" line.
GIMP fanboys insulting PS users does not win GIMP or OSS any points. This kind of behavior tends to put people off. And kinda makes you sound like a dork. Try welcoming instead of attacking.
Also, Jason Chen pointed out:
"The point was to help him KEEP his job. Apple already knew he lost it, now everyone knows. Public scrutiny helps pull back the veil"
I have to hope they asked Gray before releasing his name since the ding to his reputation may be worse than losing his dream job. Yes, maybe if Apple was already going to fire him, they'd have already done so a month after losing the thing. However, the Giz hitting the fan might have changed the situation.
Or, it was a purposeful leak, and he's got a little bonus coming in his next check.
1. Develop beautiful, functioning prototype for hot next gen gadget.
2. Drop said prototype in a bar in the middle of tech heaven.
3. Wait for tech media outlet to predictably get hold of prototype.
4. ???
5. Profit!!!
"I've seen it. It's rubbish." -- Marvin the Paranoid Android