> One reality is the atmosphere of new technology, its incredible power to transform the human condition, the joy of the art of doing science and engineering, the trials of the creative process, the romance of the frontier. The other reality is the frustration and drudgery of operating in a world of corporate politics, bureaucracy, envy and greed
To any programmers feeling similarly disillusioned with the "world of corporate politics": there is a war going on (the War to Liberate Ideas). Join the fight.