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Weblog:   Knock Down, Then Kick
Subject:   Charles Smith and SETI
Date:   2004-10-10 08:59:47
From:   MarsTurzillo
Thanks for your insightful comment about Charles Smith. I think his boss is out of line and not displaying good judgment. I don't know what the Ohio DJ&L policy is about extraneous software, but it seems to me that simply asking Smith to remove the SETI software might have been more in line with policies I've encountered with other Ohio State computer networks, namely those at Kent State.


Interesting that Smith is almost at retirement age for Ohio state employees. Could there be another motive for the firing?


Good luck to him.

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  • John W. Adams photo Charles Smith and SETI
    2004-10-10 15:24:17  John W. Adams | O'Reilly Blogger [Reply | View]

    When I noticed Smith's age, that occurred to me, too. His union may have questions about that.

    Here's a different theory, which also makes sense to me. The AP story led off mentioning DJ&L employees fired recently for a variety of reasons, including:


    • Illegally collecting unemployment

    • Downloading contraband images at work

    • Having sex in their cubicles



    Given that this department had a rash of such incidents come to public attention recently, the mocking tone of Hayes' remarks might indicate a pre-emptive strike against being mocked himself by the press. I mean, if you've had news stories written about your employees having sex in their cubicles (after downloading contraband images, one assumes), you might try to beat them to the punch.

    That's playing with fire--specifically, with backfire. I'm curious to see how it plays out.
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