Archive for October, 2001

path

Saturday, October 13th, 2001

Path - Well, today we have proof that someone intentionally sent Anthrax to Microsoft. It would be a lie to say I am surprised. The terrorists are not trying to inflict maximum casualties at this point, but rather to attack the most visible symbols possible so that every American citizen is aware of […]

really?

Wednesday, October 10th, 2001

Really? - Today, a CNN on-line poll shows that nearly a third of people asked believe that the Anthrax infections in Florida have nothing to do with terrorism. Even when offered “I don’t know” as a choice, they respond assuredly that this is not terrorist related. Watching the degree to which people are […]

records

Saturday, October 6th, 2001

Records - I just made it 23 hours without turning on my computer; that’s got to be a record. Today is a good day for baseball. Our M’s tied the record set in 1906 for most wins in a season, and they still have a chance to beat it. Barry Bonds set […]

intellectual property

Friday, October 5th, 2001

Intellectual Property - Today our team got our first real code-signed builds and got the Windows Installer modules working with the proper versions of the .NET Frameworks. When everything else that we depend on is also releasing daily builds, it is quite tricky to get things all lined up. It feels great to […]

sinking sand

Thursday, October 4th, 2001

Sinking Sand - First, Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists connected to the Taliban killed 30 people in Kashmir in a suicide bomb attack. Next, gunmen murdered worshipers at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan. Taliban are Sunni (and hate Shiites), but who knows if there is a connection? Now, a Russian airliner full of civilians has […]