daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Walter C. Daugherity) (12/12/90)
This bizarre article was posted by nedludd@ut-emx.uucp (charles s. geiger, esq.): Newsgroups: austin.general Subject: Article in Macweek 11.20.90 Concerning Austin Keywords: Motorola, drug-testing, Ann Richards, blah Message-ID: <41124@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 10 Dec 90 18:35:44 GMT Distribution: austin Organization: The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas Lines: 45 [Quoted from the "Mac the Knife" column, 20NOV90 issue of MacWeek.] Down Texas way As is his frequent wont, the Knife decided to extend his out-of-town excursion a few extra days. After the purifying experience of a visit to Las Vegas, it seemed only reasonable to visit the best of all possible Texas Swing towns, Austin. No sooner had the Knife grabbed his first long-necked Lone Star [I wish foreigners would stop using Lone Star as an icon of Texas--the stuff isn't even regionally owned anymore, and it's real swill to boot--Ed.] than his attention was drawn to a conversation between the bartender and a couple of other lonesome folks at the bar. Something about several strangers, rumored to be recruiters from Intel and IBM, hanging around the Motorola parking lot lately. A few simple questions revealed that because of Motorola's insistence on instituting mandatory random drug testing of all employees next January, some of its employees have already left or are planning to leave the company in protest. What got the Knife's interest is that most of these employees are from the 68040 and RISC engineering staff. The recruiters were in town to feed on the disaffected. If engineers leave in significant numbers, it's possible that 68040 and RISC development could be delayed. Apparently, the best way to avoid this mess is for the Austin City Council to pass an ordinance outlawing employee drug testing. At last count, two members were for it, two against it, and three were sitting on the fence. On second thought, perhaps the best course of action would be to wait until January and let Ann Richards resolve the matter. [end of article] And in a national publication! Didn't know our petty local affairs were of such great interest throughout christendom. Ann Richards also seems to be famous enough to be a household name among the educated. Interesting. -- I am, most sincerely, charles s. geiger, esq. "Down with all kings but King Ludd" -- Byron ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe that explains the bugs in the 68040? :-) Of course, maybe the people quitting never used drugs and are standing up against what they see as an invasion of privacy. Food for thought.... -- Walter C. Daugherity Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu Texas A & M University uucp: uunet!cs.tamu.edu!daugher College Station, TX 77843-3112 BITNET: DAUGHER@TAMVENUS ---Not an official document of Texas A&M---
smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Dr. William V. Smith) (12/12/90)
>Maybe that explains the bugs in the 68040? :-) >Of course, maybe the people quitting never used drugs and are standing up >against what they see as an invasion of privacy. >Food for thought.... Ok, I can see it now ... A room somewhere deep in Motorolaland "Hey, Billybob, gimme some of that stuff!" "Stuffit grease ball! I paid good american money for this! Besides, you ain't finished with yer part of that there trace design. Ya'll were the one who said smokin' dope 'increased ma insites an' abilities ta parform this here complexifyin' semiconductin' stuff'. You better get goin' cause them nExt fellars er a screamin' for thar chips!" "Aw Billybob, ya know it wern't ma fault that them ashes got dropped in that last batch! Jeez, didn't those HP folks hop when they found out thar was a veryation on the heat dissipation characteristics? Heh, heh." ;-) ;-) -- __________________Prof. William V. Smith____________________ EMail: smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu or uunet!hamblin.math.byu.edu!smithw SMail: Math Dept. -- 314 TMCB; BYU; Provo, UT 84602 (USA) NeXTmail: smithw@mathnx.math.byu.edu Phone: +1 801 378 2061 FAX: +1 801 378 2800
gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (12/13/90)
------- In article <10818@helios.TAMU.EDU>, daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Walter C. Daugherity) writes... [article about Motorola employees quitting because of mandatory drug testing] > >Maybe that explains the bugs in the 68040? :-) >Of course, maybe the people quitting never used drugs and are standing up >against what they see as an invasion of privacy. >Food for thought.... I know you probably meant well when you posted your note. And I see the smileys in your note. But there's something really offensive to me about the tone of it, particularly the title: "Druggies leaving Motorola???", which implies that those employees who refuse to submit to an invasion of their privacy are quite possibly guilty of drug use/abuse. Think about it: if it were decided that due to whatever reason the police were now allowed to search anyone's home w/o a warrant, would all those who opposed this be suspected of being criminals? Yeah, I know, you didn't mean it that way, but think about it. In any case, this should probably be taken somewhere else; see followup. Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
lwb@pensoft.UUCP (Lance Bledsoe) (12/19/90)
In article <SMITHW.90Dec12090712@hamblin.hamblin.math.byu.edu> smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Dr. William V. Smith) writes: > >Ok, I can see it now ... A room somewhere deep in Motorolaland > >"Hey, Billybob, gimme some of that stuff!" . . . Ok, I can see it now ... A room somewhere in Plesant Grove or American Fork "Lardy Martha!, It sure were a fer ride on my harse from da fark over yonder" "Golly, Arsen, ya sure are murmurin' a bunch!" "We were a fixin ta go to the Provo mall, 'ceptin' it be closed at 6pm!" ;-) ;-) -- Lance Bledsoe Off: (512) 343-1111 Pencom Software, Inc. Fax (512) 343-9650 8716 North MoPac #200 UUCP: cs.utexas.edu!pensoft!lwb Austin, Texas 78759 UUNET: uunet!uudell!pensoft!lwb