I think this stuff should autopopulate based on GPS, triangulation, then IP, in that order. Then do alphabetic sort order, taking the current position into account as the first item in the list.
I'm all for prosecuting child molesters and other miscreants, but this legislation was wrong.
EMPs, silicon eating nanobots/microbes, or technology beyond that of human understanding may be able to truly shutdown our ability to internetwork freely in the future. But the government won't be able to with legislation, and that is ok. They are doing what they can to protect order and limit suffering, and I appreciate that, though. I just wouldn't vote for people that support insane laws.
Mesh, my friend. The future involves p2p networks.
Why in the hell throw out work if he could have just branched it? H2 was a better product than Hypersonic, and likewise mongrel2 vs mongrel, but neither products were given up. I'm sure there are a multitude of examples why one shouldn't give up a new direction on a product.
That much self-backpatting could be called a massage. The guy is congratulating himself publicly and voluminously because he chose to support his existing users. Whether or not what he did was smart, as I assume it was, it is not a good sign that he is so happy admit defeat.
I'd take being fired, and then collect on the stock, if there is a chance of a 10k+ gain. Giving up stock worth a lot would be a really, really stupid thing to do when you can just get another job and get a hefty bonus for leaving.