This is old (happened in 1985), but I've never seen it posted here before. It's an interesting story. This guy was sneaking into the Apple building for months while he didn't work for them, writing software that ended up shipping with thier operating system.
Guy's project at Apple gets cancelled, he gets layed off, and he continues sneaking int othe building to write software.
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quakefiend420
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We wanted to release a Windows version as part of Windows 98, but sadly, Microsoft has effective building security.
^ lmao
^ lmao
I'm telling you, it's like a magic spell they cast on people :Q Even I wasn't aware they've been doing it for so long... Wow, they don't even spare their employees...
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http://thislife.org/pages/descriptions/05/284.html
a good listen. and don't b*tch about real player. they deserve their bad rep, but their current software is ok. that or use real alternative or some suchs oftware. skip act 3.
Should i stay or should i go
Stories about people teetering on the edge of this question: should they stay or go? A software writer loses his job, but refuses to go away. He continues to show up at work, sneaking in the door each day and putting in long hours on a project the company cancelled. A student from Pakistan finishes four years of college in Philadelphia and has to decide whether to move back home. And other stories.
Prologue. Host Ira Glass talks to Bobby Morris about his decision to quit baseball's minor leagues after nine years and pretty good stats all the way. (5 minutes)
Act One. The Karachi Kid. When Muhammad Kamran's Pakistani parents sent him off to college in Philadelphia, it was understood that he'd come back to Karachi after four years. But now that graduation is almost here, Muhammad thinks he might want to stay in America. On the other hand, he also misses his family terribly, and knows his parents will be heartbroken if he stays. He takes a trip home ? his first since he left ? knowing his family will do everything possible to convince him to return home permanently. He gets lectured by his relatives, goes to parties, gets introduced to marriageable women. Muhammad took a tape recorder with him to Karachi and recorded what happened. (20 minutes)
Quicktime file Special extra! Here's a movie of Muhammad Kamran riding in a motorized rickshaw on the streets of Karachi during his trip home. Note that the file's pretty large; it may take a while to download.
Act Two. Not Far From The Tree. Amy O'Leary tells the story of a software writer at Apple Computer whose job contract ends, but refuses to go away. He continues to show up at work every day, sneaking in the front door, hiding out in empty offices, and putting in long hours on a project the company cancelled. There were no meetings, no office politics, no managers interfering with his work. Soon, he had written a perfect piece of software. His final problem is figuring out how to secretly install it in Apple's new computers without anyone noticing. (12 minutes)
Song: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," The Picketts
Act Three. Because I'm The Mommy, That's Why. One day Virginia Holman's mother announced she was taking Virginia and her little sister to their cottage at the beach. At the time, Virginia didn't realize they were being kidnapped ? that they'd be held for months, hostage to her mother's mental illness. Actress Catherine Keener reads this excerpt from Virginia Holman's memoir Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories from a Decade Gone Mad. (18 minutes)
Song: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," Forever Young
and actually last weeks eps was good too http://thislife.org/
they go on board the aircraft carrier.Somewhere In the Arabian Sea
Life aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea that supported bombing missions over Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Only a few dozen people on board actually fly F-18s and F-14's. It takes the rest of the crew ? over 5,000 people ? to keep them in the air. The entire hour is devoted to this story.
and its a spree. this weeks is also good. about a meetings between head of idf and palestinian suicide bombers. its posted on monday. airs on NPR radio during weekend.
and in a way repost
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1543821&enterthread=y
a good listen. and don't b*tch about real player. they deserve their bad rep, but their current software is ok. that or use real alternative or some suchs oftware. skip act 3.
Should i stay or should i go
Stories about people teetering on the edge of this question: should they stay or go? A software writer loses his job, but refuses to go away. He continues to show up at work, sneaking in the door each day and putting in long hours on a project the company cancelled. A student from Pakistan finishes four years of college in Philadelphia and has to decide whether to move back home. And other stories.
Prologue. Host Ira Glass talks to Bobby Morris about his decision to quit baseball's minor leagues after nine years and pretty good stats all the way. (5 minutes)
Act One. The Karachi Kid. When Muhammad Kamran's Pakistani parents sent him off to college in Philadelphia, it was understood that he'd come back to Karachi after four years. But now that graduation is almost here, Muhammad thinks he might want to stay in America. On the other hand, he also misses his family terribly, and knows his parents will be heartbroken if he stays. He takes a trip home ? his first since he left ? knowing his family will do everything possible to convince him to return home permanently. He gets lectured by his relatives, goes to parties, gets introduced to marriageable women. Muhammad took a tape recorder with him to Karachi and recorded what happened. (20 minutes)
Quicktime file Special extra! Here's a movie of Muhammad Kamran riding in a motorized rickshaw on the streets of Karachi during his trip home. Note that the file's pretty large; it may take a while to download.
Act Two. Not Far From The Tree. Amy O'Leary tells the story of a software writer at Apple Computer whose job contract ends, but refuses to go away. He continues to show up at work every day, sneaking in the front door, hiding out in empty offices, and putting in long hours on a project the company cancelled. There were no meetings, no office politics, no managers interfering with his work. Soon, he had written a perfect piece of software. His final problem is figuring out how to secretly install it in Apple's new computers without anyone noticing. (12 minutes)
Song: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," The Picketts
Act Three. Because I'm The Mommy, That's Why. One day Virginia Holman's mother announced she was taking Virginia and her little sister to their cottage at the beach. At the time, Virginia didn't realize they were being kidnapped ? that they'd be held for months, hostage to her mother's mental illness. Actress Catherine Keener reads this excerpt from Virginia Holman's memoir Rescuing Patty Hearst: Memories from a Decade Gone Mad. (18 minutes)
Song: "Should I Stay or Should I Go," Forever Young
and actually last weeks eps was good too http://thislife.org/
they go on board the aircraft carrier.Somewhere In the Arabian Sea
Life aboard the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea that supported bombing missions over Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Only a few dozen people on board actually fly F-18s and F-14's. It takes the rest of the crew ? over 5,000 people ? to keep them in the air. The entire hour is devoted to this story.
and its a spree. this weeks is also good. about a meetings between head of idf and palestinian suicide bombers. its posted on monday. airs on NPR radio during weekend.
and in a way repost
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1543821&enterthread=yI have a pretty good link of real audio detailing how inferior and violent Arabs and Muslims are..let me look that up for you OrooOroo
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