Monday, December 23, 2002

even cooler than an engineering group based in alcatraz would be one working in a nuclear sub deep under the polar ice gap. every three months, the sub would surface to upload the next version of the software and to download supplies. the ultimate hardcode hacker environment. 2:29:07 AM    comment []

what's an ideal site for an engineering group? i'm personally really keen on alcatraz. crank code in exchange for food that's slipped under the door at regular intervals. and there are very few distractions, even less than those present in rainy redmond. and the best thing of all is the stenciled label that goes on all the software: MADE IN ALCATRAZ. 2:26:04 AM    comment []

i had some great GAIA insights on the plane flights last week; really useful stuff that removed much of the complexity that was nagging at the back of my mind. like many other useful insights, they all came from challenging assumptions that up until now had simply been taken for granted. funnily enough, when i mentioned the plane flight context to some friends, they all mentioned similar incidents. perhaps TME should start a "mobile engineering" group that regularly flies around the country ;-) 2:23:16 AM    comment []

saw star trek: nemesis tonite. disappointing. with all the resources at their disposal, you'd think paramount could come with a decent plot for such a talented cast. 2:19:27 AM    comment []

hacking to savage, by the eurythmics 2:18:01 AM    comment []