02/16   My very non-technical sister went to Seattle to visit a friend who
        worked at M$ last weekend. She noticed that the employees there were
        very different than the employees at Silicon Valley-- when she asked
        the people about their job satisfaction at M$, some were reluctant to
        express their feelings because they were afraid of being labeled as
        "brain-washed" or "traitor", but all of them expressed that M$ was
        the happiest place on earth. Here's what I don't understand. If M$ is
        such a bad ass evil company that kills happiness and kills creativity,
        how come the people there are so much happier than the people here at
        Silicon Valley? Are the M$ totally brain-washed, or are we all brain-
        washed by the M$ competitors?
        \_ Ever heard the adage "Once you start hating you never stop"?