Holy shit. Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees … while pouring money into artificial intelligence. If I have that right, the potential redundancies amount to nearly 27% of Redmond’s current headcount. I want to say something, but I find myself struck dumb. The bond market really is terrifying, isn’t it? Source: Microsoft:Continue reading “One in Four Microserfs Offered Early Retirement”
Author Archives: Quantum Tom
Getting Hit in the Face with Your Own Rocket Seat
General Chuck Yeager discusses ejection from his rocket powered F-104 Starfighter.
Know Your Egress System
Remember, kids: General Yeager wants you to know your egress system. Personally, I don’t hesitate using the Martin-Baker ejection seat whenever I feel uncomfortable in certain social situations. That feeling of hyper-humility, when you can see yourself as others do, and are drenched by feelings of self-loathing.
War Games (1983)
War Games (1983)
This Dog
I’m dog-sitting one of these right now.
