Comments on: The HP Saga: Morality and Legality http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/09/10/the-hp-saga-morality-and-legality/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:37:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andi http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/09/10/the-hp-saga-morality-and-legality/#comment-13959 Andi Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:01:14 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/09/10/the-hp-saga-morality-and-legality/#comment-13959 Re: the HP Board Saga the repeated human lesson ... one can't correct an unethical act with another unethical act thanks for all the insight and commentary. the clouseau story was particularly amusing ... and sadly relevant Re: the HP Board Saga

the repeated human lesson … one can’t correct an unethical act with another unethical act

thanks for all the insight and commentary. the clouseau story was particularly amusing … and sadly relevant

]]> By: robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » The HP Saga: Counterattack http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/09/10/the-hp-saga-morality-and-legality/#comment-13472 robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » The HP Saga: Counterattack Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:56:27 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/09/10/the-hp-saga-morality-and-legality/#comment-13472 [...] The essence of Dunn’s comments appears to be that Perkins wanted an investigation using lie detector tests, and that Perkins improperly wanted to keep the results of Dunn’s investigation quiet when he learned the result. Very Peyton Place, but hardly responsive to the question of whether Dunn acted properly by ordering an investigation that she knew or should have known would use pretexting or other improper methods, and whether she appropriately supervised the investigation once it was undertaken. To extend the cookie jar analogy I used yesterday, this smells more like “I may have taken a cookie, but Tommy did too” than anything else; an attempt perhaps, to the extent the board discussions are characterized by competing Perkins and Dunn factions, to engage in a personality contest and win over votes now in the Perkins camp. [...] [...] The essence of Dunn’s comments appears to be that Perkins wanted an investigation using lie detector tests, and that Perkins improperly wanted to keep the results of Dunn’s investigation quiet when he learned the result. Very Peyton Place, but hardly responsive to the question of whether Dunn acted properly by ordering an investigation that she knew or should have known would use pretexting or other improper methods, and whether she appropriately supervised the investigation once it was undertaken. To extend the cookie jar analogy I used yesterday, this smells more like “I may have taken a cookie, but Tommy did too” than anything else; an attempt perhaps, to the extent the board discussions are characterized by competing Perkins and Dunn factions, to engage in a personality contest and win over votes now in the Perkins camp. [...]

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