MSFT Reaches Out To Hackers: 'Do Epic $#!+'

hessian writes "Microsoft isn't exactly known for its underground hacker culture, but a recent effort to give its employees more slack is generating some wild experiments. Last summer, Microsoft completed a redesign of one of its original buildings on campus — Building 4, where Bill Gates' office used to be — into a laid-back workshop where staff can tinker with things. It's open to anyone, anytime, and it's got everything from a hardware workshop to an actual working garage door. If it doesn't sound to you like something Microsoft would normally do , the Garage's motto will really shock you: 'Do epic s--t.'"

Re:f--k that motto

[Pseudonym Authority]

If you look at the picture in the f-----g article, you can see that that `shit' is very obviously present under the poor blur, and can conclude with reasonable confidence that it was CNN changed it.

That would be fine and dandy...

[LocalH]

...if they were actually using leetspeak. Hint: the motto is "Do epic shit.", not "Do epic $#!+"

CNN Censored it.

[blowdart]

It's not censored in the pictures of the slogan that neowin has [neowin.net] or SCM Magazine [scmagazine.com.au].

It wasn't that hard to search for either. However it was probably harder than the knee jerk reaction shown above.

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Re:what !@#$% is the point???

[bratmobile]

That's just completely false. I know you hate Microsoft, but you're obviously writing from total ignorance. I've worked at Microsoft for years, and there is plenty of goofing off and just general creativity. Any group (inside or outside Microsoft) that drives people at 80 hours/week forever is just doomed to failure, because they will burn people out and destroy their most important asset.