In a way, it's more likely that shower time (I

need a whiteboard in there) or commute time ideas

will be unique within a single enterprise, and

meet with less competition. It's a challenge to

implement them in a workplace where even the

smartest guys can be openly envious and

political. (The smartest girls are invariably

collaborative.)

But while it seems harder to tolerate such

character flaws as competitive and disruptive

envy, it's probably easier to deal with than

competing with the impersonal entire world.

And here's the reverse interpretation: Every

flicker and flame of technical envy is an

inadvertently spoken glow of praise! And when

some of those same people actually use and

benefit from the innovative software they

like to critique -- and even complain if it's

temporarily unavailable -- that's real praise!