I guess you need to ramp up your exaggeration of ignorance! I know far too many people that are saying exactly what you joked, but they are dead serious. Very sad!

What displaced all that cold air in the arctic when the arctic air came down here? I.e. don't just think about "warming" in isolation - also think about "global". Summarizing climate sciences in one or even two words probably means that you are probably leaving out some details.

Yes, by Robert Heinlein. My first thought was a scene from that, or maybe it was another story, I don't remember - but the character D.D. Harriman walks into a Pepsi exec's office with a Coke logo pinned to his suit (I'm sure the companies weren't mentioned by name, but that was the idea). The exec is pissed about it, Harriman says from the distance from me to you, this button is the exact size of the full moon. I just came from there - they've got a great plan to write their logo across the face of the moon. The exec - that's outrageous! Harriman - yes, a travesty - we've got to stop it, but I just need some more money to get this ship launched - if I get there first, then it won't happen. And, of course, Harriman does the same thing the other way around, extorting every dime he can.

Anyway, it's a fun story - very interesting to see real life creep up on it!

I'm sure no cloud contract has a 100% uptime guarantee, but it is "sold" as the perfect solution all the time.

I try to remind people that the cloud is not filled with magic beans. Sometimes it is just what is needed, sometimes it isn't; it depends!

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No no, not false consensus, I was meaning something more generic - the idea of rules being strict at first, and then easing up later. Usually that is far easier than to start out with a lax set of rules and then try to clamp down later if things get out of control. I think Mayer believed that the situation at Yahoo was pretty bad, and so she's decided to start of from square one - throwing out all the old rules that (she felt) were not working. If she's smart, she'll continue to look at the data and metrics and listen to employee feedback and then adjust the rules as necessary. If that is what is going on, I think it is a healthy move that in the long term will be beneficial. Doing the same thing and expecting different results isn't usually a good plan.

I totally agree that different people in different circumstances will be more effective with different commute options - the ideal situation is to be able to determine that and have enough flexibility to put the right people in the right place at the right time. We shall see if that is where Yahoo is headed.

I'm not so sure, I'd bet that dedicated employees will, on average, be more likely to give up the conveniences of telecommuting and come in to the office to work. Slackers I think will be more likely to give up an try to find another easy job to leech off of. Of course there will be exceptions, but on average good employees are good employees and will do their work wherever they are.

Now if it turns out this is a permanent type arrangement, then I suspect you will find that the better employees will begin to seek opportunities that reward them with greater trust, autonomy, and flexibility. Time will tell!

Of course I hope my employer doesn't follow suit and ban telecommuting for me (I do 1 day a week) - it would suck for me personally but in the end I doubt it would be a deal breaker for me.