This Is What I Think.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Steve "Otis" Ballmer

Bill Gate's primary henchman said something similar a while back that made me think of this line. There was some kind of speech where Steve "Otis" Ballmer was blathering something about listening to somebody.

Memorable quotes for
Superman (1978)
...

[Superman lands holding a cat burglar]

Superman: Officer! They say confession's good for the soul.

[takes a handful of stolen jewelry out of the burglar's bag]

Superman: I'd listen to this man.


I remember at one point Microsoft had some kind of campaign that featured an image of a blue cape hanging on a door.

Memorable quotes for
Superman (1978)
...
[Superman breaks down Lex Luthor's door]

Lex Luthor: It's open, come in. My attorney will be in touch with you about the damage to the door. Otis, take the gentleman's cape.

[Otis approaches Superman, who glares at him]

Otis: I don't think he wants me to, Mr. Luthor.



JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Re: Fwd: RE: I'm better at what I'm doing

Fri, 5/5/06 7:58 PM

From: "Kerry Burgess"
To: prisonerofmicrosoft@hotmail.com
CC: kerrywburg

Subject: I'm better at what I'm doing

Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 12:36:27 -0700

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310ap_microsoft_gates.html

REDMOND, Wash. -- Most people probably dream of being the world's richest
person - except, perhaps, the man himself.
[...]
Gates is doing his part to share the wealth. His Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation is the world's largest philanthropy, with an endowment of $29.1
billion. He was not asked about giving away more money sooner.

[New Orleans would probably like to hear from you. And Darfur.]

Still, Gates said he can go out and do everyday things like other people,
despite his wealth and celebrity.

"I'm not bothered when I'm out in public or anything," he said. "Someone
might ask for a signature, rarely, but that's not a difficult thing."

[Bullshit. It's probably very amazing how much privacy in public you have
when you travel around in limo's with tinted windows. If he had to drive
around by himself, doing normal things like filling up at a gas station,
etc., how different would be his story?]


People act a lot different to a person in the public spotlight when that person suddenly appears among them in the public than when that person is literally being followed around every second of the day. In the latter case, they know probably where you are going and when you will be there. And they can have a lot of time to plan to do something when you are there, or even when you are going there. And really, anytime of the time. When you are being tracked every second of the day, everything around you is a performance.