#infoAnarchy Chump Archives for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Prisoner of Redmond
posted by coderman at 2006-04-12 23:26

coderman: "There was a time when Paul Allen, not Bill Gates, was the boss at Microsoft. When it came time to visit Albuquerque to demonstrate that first BASIC interpreter to the folks at MITs, Allen made the trip, not Gates. It was Paul Allen, not Gates, who was later offered the job as head of software for MITs -- a job I have in the past characterized as the single most expensive position in the history of employment because accep
coderman: "During one of those last long nights working to deliver DOS 2.0 in early 1983, I am told that Paul Allen heard Gates and Ballmer discussing his health and talking about how to get his Microsoft shares back if Allen were to die." -- NICE EMPATHY THERE FUCKERS
coderman: "What do you do when your wealth is immense but completely tied to people whom you inherently do not trust? If you are Paul Allen you watch your tongue and spend eight years getting out from under that burden."

http://www.mythtv.org/
posted by coderman at 2006-04-12 21:48

AT&T asks judge to order documents alleging wiretaps returned
posted by coderman at 2006-04-12 18:43

coderman: <ATT> oh shit dude, you aren't supposed to have those schematics! this talk of passive fiber taps is VERBOTEN

http://paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html
posted by est at 2006-04-12 18:37

piespy reimplemented in per, as an irssi script.
posted by tanheusa at 2006-04-12 18:33

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47207
posted by est at 2006-04-12 18:15

Kids today :)
posted by cryptomail at 2006-04-12 17:22

http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/email-for-dumb-millionaires/
posted by uid0 at 2006-04-12 14:27

uid0: $400/mo email service "for millionaires"

1000 HP Turbo-Booster/Rocket Engine Drag Axle from 60's
posted by Mutiny at 2006-04-12 09:35

Mutiny: PURE AWESOME

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html
posted by kp at 2006-04-12 07:40

Rice up!
posted by scone_of_stone at 2006-04-12 03:43

scone_of_stone: audio and transcript .. African culture imported to US with slavery

I, The People...
posted by scone_of_stone at 2006-04-12 03:05

so they keep saying i'm insane to complain about the shotgun wedding and a stain on my shirt
posted by scone_of_stone at 2006-04-12 02:43

SECURITY ALERT!!!1 YOU MUST VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!1
posted by scone_of_stone at 2006-04-12 02:40