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Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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Wow, he really did. How this isn't on the front page, I don't know. It should be!

This video is purposely being kept off the front page. Number 8 has 7 points, 1 hour ago. This has 20 points for the same time frame and is now 40 and dropping.

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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post #9

Watch the whole talk. It's fantastic. And as a 40 year old, I completely concur. But what to do about it? Hmmmm.....time to go shopping for books, or search for online courses.

MIT's OpenCourseware:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/health-sciences-and-technology/

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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post #9

Watch the whole talk. It's fantastic. And as a 40 year old, I completely concur. But what to do about it? Hmmmm.....time to go shopping for books, or search for online courses.

What we all can do is to donate our CPU cycles to folding@home or WCG projects. How many of you have your PS3 siting idle? Do you know that you have folding@home built in your PS3, you just need to tour it on :)

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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post #6

Please change the title to: Stevey gives up the being part of the chase for the superfluous (in money), and calls for us to do something about the necessary No one needs a million dollars. No one. Why are we chasing it and dying of heart disease -- heart disease we can cure if we start chasing that instead? Our priorities are absolutely messed up and it's time we start realigning them. This isn't a speech; this isn't…

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I beg you not to organize this on Facebook. Start a wiki.

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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post #13
post #9

Watch the whole talk. It's fantastic. And as a 40 year old, I completely concur. But what to do about it? Hmmmm.....time to go shopping for books, or search for online courses.

What we all can do is to donate our CPU cycles to folding@home or WCG projects. How many of you have your PS3 siting idle? Do you know that you have folding@home built in your PS3, you just need to tour it on :)

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-PS3#ntoc3

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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Please change the title to: Stevey gives up the being part of the chase for the superfluous (in money), and calls for us to do something about the necessary No one needs a million dollars. No one. Why are we chasing it and dying of heart disease -- heart disease we can cure if we start chasing that instead? Our priorities are absolutely messed up and it's time we start realigning them. This isn't a speech; this isn't…

Let's organize this: http://digitalauteur.wikispaces.com

Join in

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

#18

Wow, he really did. How this isn't on the front page, I don't know. It should be!

This video is purposely being kept off the front page. Number 8 has 7 points, 1 hour ago. This has 20 points for the same time frame and is now 40 and dropping.

Wth? It's now going down. I guess that ultra-thin laptops are more important :(

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

#19

Wow, he really did. How this isn't on the front page, I don't know. It should be!

This video is purposely being kept off the front page. Number 8 has 7 points, 1 hour ago. This has 20 points for the same time frame and is now 40 and dropping.

Yea I wonder why its not on the FP. This is a fantastic talk...

Re: Steve Yegge quits Google in the middle of his speech [OSCON Data 2011]

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post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This video is purposely being kept off the front page. Number 8 has 7 points, 1 hour ago. This has 20 points for the same time frame and is now 40 and dropping.

Wth? It's now going down. I guess that ultra-thin laptops are more important :(

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