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I saw a guy yesterday — let’s call him Jack — that I used to work with 20 years ago on my first programming job.

My most vivid memory of him is the day he offered to sock another programmer — let’s call him Sid — “right in your f^$&ing face, Sid” because Jack was unhappy with the quality of Sid’s work.

You rarely see that kind of passion and zest in the workplace anymore . . .

Thus spoke The Programmer.

A friend’s Facebook post about bullies in school reminded me of when I was 10 or 11 and the neighborhood bully was menacing a junior high band nerd. All of a sudden, the band nerd hauled off and socked him right in the face and the bully ran home crying.

What an impression that made on me! Of course I’m not advocating socking bullies in the face . . . no wait, I guess I am . . .