>Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
I do
Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
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Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you google 'toxic culture', all the top results (other than this article) refer to harassment and bullying rather than slowness to adapt to change. Same with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_workplace . So a descriptive linguist would agree with me.
Maybe the phrase 'toxic culture' was imprecise and lazy to begin with. Now people are adapting it in a more precise way. That wiki page was started in 2011 and it's based on a pop-management book. It's hardly an established term.
>It's hardly an established term
Yet you said...
>You can't prescribe how language is used. Toxic culture now means this.
So apparently you can.
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#23I volunteer myself. I promise to make only the best decisions. Forever.
Can you break the laws of physics and help us get Moore's Law back on track?
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#24WTF does "toxic culture" even mean, other than clickbait? Some people seems to use this as meaning "anti-social" or "excessively aggressive" but the word only appears in the article as "toxic fixation on margins" where it's equivalent to "harmful". The gist of the article seems to be that Intel lost in the mobile space because it refused to chase opportunities with lower margins. But decisions regarding such deals ar…
"Toxic" is one of those terms like "problematic" that rely on in-group knowledge to understand. I've often heard it in reference to masculinity; often used by feminists who have a more concrete definition in mind. And, sure you can look at any violent crime stats to see masculinity has its problems, but instead of the more reasonable claim they're making a very nasty one that's indefensible. Allusions to people being…
> Allusions to people being poisonous are particularly destructive.
The phrase "toxic masculinity" isn't directed at one SPECIFIC man, so you can dry your tears.
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#25The term 'toxic culture' is mostly used to describe widespread harassment and bullying. 'Ossified' or 'stagnant' are more apt terms for a company that can't seem to seize new opportunities. The thing about margins is that it's a lot more fun to work in a division with high margins. Low margin businesses are grim, because every cost matters. When you can charge $5000 for the latest Xeon, you can pay high salaries and…
You can't prescribe how language is used. Toxic culture now means this. Changes in usage happen over time.
> You can't prescribe how language is used. Toxic culture now means this.
Seriously? You can't prescribe how language is used either.
Meaning in language is constructed around conversations about how words should or should not be used. No single person can prescribe language, but discussions about what words mean in their context is how language evolves.
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#26Interesting discussion here on the toxic culture reference. As I understand it, especially given the food analogy, Jean Gassee believes that the culture that Intel has evolved over time, prevents them from taking the steps that are necessary to continue to move forward. This culture is 'toxic' in that it is weakening the company rather than strengthening it. Gassee also makes the point that the culture of the company…
I'm surprised Jean-Louis didn't highlight the similarity between Intel's refusal to focus on mobile and his own push-back on licensing MacOS a decade earlier. Both decisions (cultures) have to do with switching from a high-margin product to a low-margin product, with no guarantee that you'll make up the difference in volume.
I agree that it would have been a good example of where Apple could have encroached on the Windows market more effectively.
That said, the margins Apple has continued to make on its hardware suggest that not licensing MacOS was the right choice for the company.
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the phrase 'toxic culture' was imprecise and lazy to begin with. Now people are adapting it in a more precise way. That wiki page was started in 2011 and it's based on a pop-management book. It's hardly an established term.
>It's hardly an established term Yet you said... >You can't prescribe how language is used. Toxic culture now means this. So apparently you can.
For this author it does mean this. Feel free to use this phrase however you want though.
Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#28WTF does "toxic culture" even mean, other than clickbait? Some people seems to use this as meaning "anti-social" or "excessively aggressive" but the word only appears in the article as "toxic fixation on margins" where it's equivalent to "harmful". The gist of the article seems to be that Intel lost in the mobile space because it refused to chase opportunities with lower margins. But decisions regarding such deals ar…
"Toxic" is one of those terms like "problematic" that rely on in-group knowledge to understand. I've often heard it in reference to masculinity; often used by feminists who have a more concrete definition in mind. And, sure you can look at any violent crime stats to see masculinity has its problems, but instead of the more reasonable claim they're making a very nasty one that's indefensible. Allusions to people being…
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Re: Who wants to be Intel’s new CEO?
#29I'd do it.
No one else really seems to have the vision that a CEO needs to step up to that particular plate.