Seth sez: Whut?Ken never talks about his employees and how he really treats them. His Sierra world is run by nothing but rookie people. He has a few well paid workers which he may call designers or project managers, but for the most part his people are very much so underpaid and he runs his company sort of like how Hitler ran his.
Everyone's job at Sierra On-Line is at will. Soon everyone at some given time at SOL will be SOL (sh*t outta luck)!
His claim of the largest company in the industry should really be answered with also having the largest employee UNION in this software industry.
Only then can we really respect his claim to fame!
Sam Devol
Director, Media Systems
Williams Entertainment
I noticed the following text in the October issue:"So, it's October 28th and you're on your way to the local grocery store to pick up some of that lovely candy corn to hand out to the neigborhood kids for Halloween."I could be wrong, but wasn't that supposed to read:"So, it's October 28th and you're on your way to the local grocery store to pick up LOTS AND LOTS of PRESENTS because, as everyone knows, the 28th is chris@wiw.org's birthday!!! Oh, and if you're *that* type, you could also get some of that lovely candy corn to hand out to the neigborhood kids for Halloween."You never know, even the god-editor can make a mistake.
Chris Heschong
sysadmin, wiw.org
I have nothing against small children dressed as dalmatians and clowns who are just trying to get enough candy to totally screw up their little blood sugars for life, because their good yuppy parents do not allow them to have sugar, caffeine, or cholesterol. What I do not like is the fact that we live in a broken world, where those same yuppy parents have to examine every piece of candy corn (yech!) to be certain that some sick American has not injected super glue to cause the little kid's tonsils to become glued to his uvula--you know -- that funny thing that hangs down in the back of the throat for no fathomable reason.
Is there a Satan? You bet! Does he delight in the ugliness of the world? You bet. Anything that can be done to promote a peaceful, loving, caring, compassionate world needs to be done. That includes doing away with "deeds of darkness" and moving toward a love of light and the source of Light. Notice that Halloween celebrates the secretive pranks in the moonlight--I am trying to celebrate the life of someone who died to save me from the darkness--a candid love affair with mankind that was worth His death. I will never understand His love, His mercy, His forgiveness, His willingness to hold onto me through all of my missteps. But I gratefully grasp His hand. Just as David said--I've been in the pit, and it wasn't good.
I choose not to celebrate Halloween because of His love--when I choose to play with the darkness of the world, I am spitting on Him--shades of conceited baseball players. I can only hang on to the robe of Jesus and choose Him over worldly foolishness. Somewhere in the best-selling book I have read that to the world, the things of God are foolishness. Hey! I've been a fool before, but I'd rather be a fool for God now.
Jill
Seth sez: Now there's an excellent testimony for Christ.
Thanks for your job about Mr. Vai! Your pages are a pleasure for the eyes and for my mind.
Administrateur Web Ensim
If I had $1,000,000
(If I had $1,000,000)
I would buy you a monkey
(haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had $1,000,000 I'd buy your love.