Comments on: Volunteer Work at Apple http://artlung.com/blog/2005/01/02/volunteer-work-at-apple/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/blog/2005/01/02/volunteer-work-at-apple/#comment-145 Joe Crawford Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:54:27 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/01/02/volunteer-work-at-apple/#comment-145 I agree of course, but to me it doesn't sound like masochism -- it sounds more like a hobby, an avocation -- maybe even a <i>calling</i>, and I admire him for it. I'm not sure what to make of Apple in this -- if anything it makes me think that in big corporations it's entirely possible to get things done, as long as what you're doing is outlandish and you're willing to make sacrifices. It's kind of "better to ask forgiveness than permission" in action. Graphing Calculator is a wonderful piece of software, actually, and I remember playing with it often back when I had my originally PPC 8500. I agree of course, but to me it doesn’t sound like masochism—it sounds more like a hobby, an avocation—maybe even a calling, and I admire him for it.

I’m not sure what to make of Apple in this—if anything it makes me think that in big corporations it’s entirely possible to get things done, as long as what you’re doing is outlandish and you’re willing to make sacrifices. It’s kind of “better to ask forgiveness than permission” in action.

Graphing Calculator is a wonderful piece of software, actually, and I remember playing with it often back when I had my originally PPC 8500.

]]> By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2005/01/02/volunteer-work-at-apple/#comment-144 Sassy Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:20:15 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2005/01/02/volunteer-work-at-apple/#comment-144 It's an amazing story but there is something in it that pisses me off. The story only gives more credence to the 'masochist programmer' that has created the unhealthy working and social conditions that are the bane of this industry. It’s an amazing story but there is something in it that pisses me off. The story only gives more credence to the ‘masochist programmer’ that has created the unhealthy working and social conditions that are the bane of this industry.

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