+== Brain backup for September 2007 ==
+
=== Sat, Sep 22nd ===
==== Compassion for Microsoft ====
Today I went wirh Rafael went through [[MIT]] to have lunch at the
StattonBuilding.
-Along the InfiniteCorridor, we've seen an ad inviting to a MicroSoft conference
+Along the InfiniteCorridor, we've seen an ad inviting to a Microsoft conference
on development tools. Scheduled for today and started a few minutes earlier
in room 6-120. The ad said silly slogans such as "smart tools for smart people!"
and "let's talk with Microsoft!" Clearly, they were trying to hire MIT grads!
So we went to see what this was about. The room was not exactly crowded: only
-a young man eating pizza and a woman wearing a MicroSoft T-Shirt.
+a young man eating pizza and a woman wearing a Microsoft T-Shirt.
We asked if the conference was still planned, and the woman told us: "yes, I've
just started introducing XAML, the new ''lingua franca'' for user interface description".
busy reinventing XUL and Glade... So they can deliver SilverLight, a Flash
clone that depends on the .NET runtime.
-"Questions?". There weren't any. She offered us a free DVD with developer tools.
-Me and Rafael each took a copy to be polite. The other guy didn't bother.
-
-I had never realized how pathetic Microsoft has become. These days, very few
-people are interested in what they do and what they say. Unexpectedly, today
-I felt some compassion for them... or at least for their employees.
+"Questions?". There weren't any. She offered us a free DVD with developer
+tools. Me and Rafael each took a copy to be polite. The other guy didn't
+bother. I had never realized how pathetic Microsoft has become. These days,
+very few people are interested in what they do and what they say.
+Unexpectedly, today I felt some compassion for them... or at least for
+their employees.
=== Tue, Sep 11th ===
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