Not to mention that they might one day be your phone provider and ISP.

> ... avoid hiring too many smart people.

Not news - few people hire smartness peers ; even fewer hire smartness toppers. 

And since most hiring now passes through HR and HR is for assholes (dixit : Harry Callahan in *Magnum Force*  .... and I agree 100%), it is then logical that few business have lots of smart people.

And to top it all, the Bernanke is somehow elected "smartest thinker" of the year ... that says it all.

I am curious to test the smartness of the voters in that one.   

&gt; ... avoid hiring too many smart people.

Not news - few people hire smartness peers ; even fewer hire smartness toppers. 

And since most hiring now passes through HR and HR is for assholes (dixit : Harry Callahan in *Magnum Force*  .... and I agree 100%), it is then logical that few business have lots of smart people.

And to top it all, the Bernanke is somehow elected "smartest thinker" of the year ... that says it all.

I am curious to test the smartness of the voters in that one.   

Now you worry about Google?