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Re:Ask YCNews: Any lady hackers using the site? by curi on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @02:48PM (#102371)
No one reasonably can fault you. No one published reasonable explanations of why/how he'd done anything wrong. No one said anything that would be embarrassing or difficult to explain to his friends. No one said anything that would weigh on his conscious.

He clearly was in the wrong job, for a man like himself. He should aim his life more towards cooperating with people he considers decent human beings. A push in that direction, isn't so bad. The only reason he might not like it, is if he isn't focussed on the truth, and still has mixed feelings (sometimes preferring status, reputation with silly people, etc). Mixed feelings are not safe ground.

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Re:Ask YCNews: Any lady hackers using the site? by daniel-cussen on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @10:42PM (#102609)
I see your point. Part of being the president of Harvard is never saying anything controversial, no matter how much the organizers of a conference push you towards it. I think it was Vartan Gregorian who said a University president could charm, but never offend.

You basically give up your freedom of speech.

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