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On 25 March 2014 22:24, Simon Avery <digdilem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think this is a fundamentally wrong assumption; that the NSA / Acme Spy > Corporation - is like any other employer. It's not. I have one data point that supports the pretty-close-to-normal thesis. A mate of mine, who is one of the most brilliant programmers I know, did a stint with the Met office in Exeter. Guess which department of state the UK sees fit to entrust the weather to? Environment? You might think so, but no. Home Office? Ag & Fish? No. The MoD! Go figure. So he was recruited to GCHQ by good old internal word of mouth. No doubt all the IT team leads within the MoD are constantly on the lookout for Station X-grade talent (or near enough) with standing instructions to refer them on. -- Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz @UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq