Professionalism in public statements & spinning in a spin-off thread

[tuna]

This is what real pros says all the time (about 1.40 in):

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Linus Torvalds demonstrating that sometimes, no matter what you say, things can't get any worse. Having worked with Nvidia I can't fathom how relations with the linux community got so bad. They were fine when working with us and we had what was probably to them, a fairly small project.

 

[London Geezer]

Wow. I just learned that the creator of Linux is called Linus. Mind, blown.

 

[tuna]

Having worked with Nvidia I can't fathom how relations with the linux community got so bad. They were fine when working with us and we had what was probably to them, a fairly small project.

The Linux community wants source code, Nvidia does not deliver. Simple really.

 

[Rurouni]

If you're using CUDA or want to apply gameworks, then NVIDIA might be nice to you.

 

[iroboto]

Good article on getting fired over a tweet. From an MS employee.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...ated-employee-found-hope-in-galactic-disaster

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Good article on getting fired over a tweet. From an MS employee.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...ated-employee-found-hope-in-galactic-disaster

That was a very good read. His game also looks interesting. And every once in a while you find a gem in the comments of an internet article.

This episode highlights how people seem to fail to realise that immortalising unfiltered thoughts on social media can lead to problems in your personal and professional life. Adam spoke to his colleague as if he were stood next to him having a chat in the pub about the pros and cons of always on Internet connection. The naivety of actually airing his views to the general public and not thinking of the consequences is a common occurrence in today's society. Some people just can't seem to grasp that when you post on Twitter you not just talking to your mate you're telling everyone about the crap you're thinking, and sometimes you can look like an arsehole even if you were just being flippant. Context doesn't matter on the internet once the words are out, they are almost always viewed in isolation.

Grammar, on the other hand continues to be something seemingly unattainable by comment posters.

Regards,
SB