[ale] Heckling billy-g

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> }
> }Under the guise of "know your enemies", on tuesday morning I went to Comdex
> }at 7:30am to wait in line to see billy-g speak.
> }
> }(for the record, I was about 600th in line)
> }
> }At one point, when bill was talking about NT's SCALABILITY, he showed a
> }video clip of John Gray (anyone know who this guy is?) describing this
> }45-node NT network that was capable of a BILLION transactions per day.  It
> }was this ENORMOUSLY montrous thing put together in 19" racks -- about two
> }rooms full of them.  All the network wiring was behind glass cabinet doors,
> }and you could see the LED lights flickering away.
> }
> }At this point, I yelled, "IT LOOKS LIKE A MAINFRAME"
> }
> }I dunno if billy-g heard me, but it sure felt good to let him know my
> }feelings.
> }
> }Question for discussion:
> }What do you call a week in which you see Bill Gates give a Keynote at
> }Comdex, and Linus give a keynote at ALS?
> 
> I'd like to think of it as the past followed by the future....
> 

How about evolution?

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