Comments on: Pixar Grants a Wish; Gets Well-Deserved Credit http://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148422 Ryan Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:59:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148422 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-148385" rel="nofollow">Eric D wrote:</a><blockquote>As a Pixar employee, I would have taken a day off, smuggled a DVD out, flown to the poor girl’s house and made sure myself that no copy was made and that the DVD would be back unnoticed. Hence the request for secrecy from the employee so that he wouldn’t get fired for breaking company security policies.</blockquote></div> Huh, that is a really interesting interpretation of how this could have happened. I have a feeling that more than one person was involved, but I actually think you are right. I'm sure they didn't jump through the hoops to get proper approval. Eric D wrote:
As a Pixar employee, I would have taken a day off, smuggled a DVD out, flown to the poor girl’s house and made sure myself that no copy was made and that the DVD would be back unnoticed. Hence the request for secrecy from the employee so that he wouldn’t get fired for breaking company security policies.

Huh, that is a really interesting interpretation of how this could have happened. I have a feeling that more than one person was involved, but I actually think you are right. I’m sure they didn’t jump through the hoops to get proper approval.

]]> By: Eric Dhttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148385 Eric D Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:44:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148385 My guess is that this was not an official move from Pixar but the initiative of a single employee. Having worked in large structures like Pixar, I know that it is totally impossible for an individual to get the right people involved, get sign-offs from 20 managers, make a DVD release with a specific watermark, register the people with access to the DVD and so on. That simply cannot be done in 24 hours.As a Pixar employee, I would have taken a day off, smuggled a DVD out, flown to the poor girl's house and made sure myself that no copy was made and that the DVD would be back unnoticed. Hence the request for secrecy from the employee so that he wouldn't get fired for breaking company security policies.I hope that this good buzz will give Pixar and others an incentive to do something good for their karma. My guess is that this was not an official move from Pixar but the initiative of a single employee. Having worked in large structures like Pixar, I know that it is totally impossible for an individual to get the right people involved, get sign-offs from 20 managers, make a DVD release with a specific watermark, register the people with access to the DVD and so on. That simply cannot be done in 24 hours.

As a Pixar employee, I would have taken a day off, smuggled a DVD out, flown to the poor girl’s house and made sure myself that no copy was made and that the DVD would be back unnoticed. Hence the request for secrecy from the employee so that he wouldn’t get fired for breaking company security policies.

I hope that this good buzz will give Pixar and others an incentive to do something good for their karma.

]]> By: Diego Sierrahttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148269 Diego Sierra Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:33:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148269 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-148254" rel="nofollow">nimicitor wrote:</a><blockquote>Do they have to give the DVD back?</blockquote></div>Another article said the employee took the DVD with him when he left. nimicitor wrote:
Do they have to give the DVD back?

Another article said the employee took the DVD with him when he left.

]]> By: nimicitorhttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148254 nimicitor Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:18:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148254 Do they have to give the DVD back? Do they have to give the DVD back?

]]> By: DaComboManhttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148253 DaComboMan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148253 Every once in a while, even if we try to go unnoticed, it's good to have a pat on the back. Good work Pixar! :) Every once in a while, even if we try to go unnoticed, it’s good to have a pat on the back. Good work Pixar! :)

]]> By: Alek Davishttp://cybernetnews.com/pixar-girl-wish/#comment-148242 Alek Davis Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:50:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16849#comment-148242 I was very moved when I read this story in a local paper. Good job, Pixar. I was very moved when I read this story in a local paper. Good job, Pixar.

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