<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Of course they never have a plan as to where that 10% decrease in cost will occur or what is going to provide the additional 5% revenue.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 17, 2011, at 9:05 AM, "Lightner, Jeff" <<a href="mailto:JLightner@water.com">JLightner@water.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region">
<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place">
<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<div>
<div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; ">“increase the revenues in the
forecast by 5% and decrease the costs by 10%”. They were always later
surprised when they didn’t hit their numbers.</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1">
</span></font></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style="font-weight:
bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Kinney<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:02
AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <st1:personname w:st="on">Atlanta
Linux Enthusiasts</st1:personname><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] Cost of freedom</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Geoffrey Myers <<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com"><a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeff Hubbs wrote:<br>
> On 5/16/11 11:30 AM, David Hillman wrote:<br>
>> Why did we go with the Netgear box in the first place? Someone with<br>
>> control over the purse strings thought it would be easier and faster.<br>
> Someone was dead wrong and had a misconceived idea of what's really<br>
> important.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">Time and again, I see financial people making decisions regarding<br>
technology. It is so wrong.<br>
<br>
Would you have your plumber do your taxes?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><br>
When I did plumbing, yes :-)<br>
<br>
Financial people make decisions based on a single viewpoint just as the tech
people do. Both views are valid but the combination is the correct action. It's
the collaboration that is always missing. Competition within the organization
is not a process I've seen to be long-term productive. A prior employment
location had very little understanding of "we all work on the same
team" and so planning meetings were always mired in backstabbing and power
grabs and just plain old fights. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;
margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888"><br>
--<br>
Until later, Geoffrey<br>
<br>
"I predict future happiness for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> if they can prevent<br>
the government from wasting the labors of the people under<br>
the pretense of taking care of them."<br>
- Thomas Jefferson</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">_______________________________________________<br>
Ale mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org"><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a></a><br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank"><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a></a><br>
See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank"><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt"><br>
<br clear="all">
<br>
-- <br>
-- <br>
James P. Kinney III<br>
<br>
As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.<br>
- <i><span style="font-style:italic">2011 Noam Chomsky</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Proud partner. Susan G. Komen for the Cure.</font>
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>
<font face="Arial" color="green" size="1"><em>Please consider our environment before printing this e-mail or attachments.</em></font>
</div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New">
<font face="Arial" size="2">----------------------------------<br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please reply immediately to the sender that you have received the message in error, and delete it. Thank you.<br>----------------------------------<br></font>
</div>
</o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ale mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a></span><br><span>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at</span><br><span><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>