| Very Encouraging This would be a welcome change to governments not having qualified people in important positions.
However, I can't say everyone on that list would be a good thing:
Vint-Cerf: Yes
Steve Ballmer: Hell No
Jeffrey Bezos: No
Ed Felten: Yes
Lawrence Lessig: Hell Yes
I know in the article it said that Lessig isn't on the list and that he wouldn't want the position but I would love to have him there. |
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| Vint Cerf tickled by O'Bama's Irish? Vint Cerf handled by O'Bama. Nice.
So I could guess Vint would be down with O'Bama's support of the AT&T-NSA lip lock.
And that would mean that Vint is also up with Rep. George Miller's [D-CA] Higher Education Act that turns colleges into the RIAssA's mandated enforcement units. Vint's potential new Master certainly is.
If you choose to accept it Vint, understand that you get the whole O'Bama line, not just the fashionable accessories.
At least when Clinton stuck his finger in the air, he wafted wherever public sentiment blew him.
O'Bama follows BIG power like any good Beta Male would. And so shall we, as O'Bama continues Bush's work toward government ownership of the citizenry.
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Re: Very Encouraging Agree about Cerf and Lessig.
Not sure about Felten. He has done a lot of great work but I'm not sure how well he would function in such a politicized role. |
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Re: Vint Cerf tickled by O'Bama's Irish? If Cerf would be tapped for the position, don't expect him to just bend over and allow Obama to be his puppet master. Cerf is one of the good guys and he's not going to allow others to tell him how he should think. Felten and Lessig I think would be great for the jobs as well for the same reasons (and they will be even less willing to cave into pressure).
I honestly don't think any of them will be tapped though. Not enough of the big corps would back them unfortunately. |
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