>Always with the half-excuses for people with technical ability/track record. "Well he comes off as kind of rude, buut he kind of knows what he's doing so the arrogance is maybe warranted". Just goes to show that technical ability and dealing with people even in a technical setting are two very different things. I guess that is the reward for a technical track record? Being half-excused for lording it over other people?

Well, I guess that's life.

If you can do somebody else cannot do, and they need you to do it, you get to dictate the terms and be rude.

Ideally we'd all like rainbows and kindness, but you know...