I read your post and linked article first (before commentary from others). I believed it was real. Even the DeVry University MCSE :-) Why, because I've been around dickheads that really think that way for most of my career. They're usually MS Exchange administrators... It isn't really that far fetched that an aggregate (of all the tired cliches) dickhead like this would still be published (notice I say STILL).

In other words, I'm not convinced this is fake... I know this guy. I know a whole army of this guy. They've been in these fora over the years as well (a Dale something or other comes to mind immediately).

I've forwarded this on to my group too to see if they can tell.