Just of note

I don't have an opinion on Mr. Negroponte's ability to be intelligence chief. I did, however, meet him several years ago. Soon after I started at my first real job, I happened to be going up in the elevator with him, and he said hello and introduced himself. I introduced myself, and explained that I had just started at the company. He explained that he had just started there too, and mind you, he was in a very high position there.

I thought it was an awfully decent thing to do, and I've always remembered him fondly for that one relatively innocuous act of kindness from a bigwig to a peon.