[pooh_smear]

> about whether he was a false positive that slipped through GOOG's hiring filters.

IIRC he mentioned in an interview that he got the highest performance rating and a promotion last cycle.

There is a middle ground to shaming. People can overshame and instances of overshaming have been very toxic. For example, calling for violence or for a coworker to be fired. These instances are never punished.

[jcranberry]

He was also on the Google search team, which we all know is full of scrubs and duds.