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+== Brain backup for September 2007 ==
+
+The story continues at OctoberBlog
+
 === Sat, Sep 22nd ===
 
-==== Compassion for Microsoft ====
+==== Compassion for Microsoft? ====
 
-Today I went wirh Rafael went through [[MIT]] to have lunch at the
+Today Rafael and I 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".
 
@@ -19,12 +23,12 @@ So we got sited and watched a presentation which basically said they're still
 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 ===
@@ -123,3 +127,6 @@ Mr Chen arrived in the UnitedStates alone, and didn't speak
 English at all.  He worked very hard for 15 years so he could
 retire at a reasonable age.  His story makes me hope for the
 better.
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