Saturday, July 12, 2003 - Posts

Saturday, July 12, 2003 10:24 PM

• Three things about people

  Sometimes, I encounter things that people do/say which really confuse me. I've had something to do with three such things in the past twenty-four hours. The mistaken voice mail Read More Rory | 3 Comments Filed Under: General

• XML Conference P3 #5 - Carrot Top

  It's hard to follow an act like George Bush, and it's even harder if you're (also) a total moron, which is exactly the problem that Carrot Top had to face. He didn't even manage to get his talk started - Don Box Read More posted Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:49 PM by Rory | 2 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd

Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:45 PM

• XML Conference P3 #4 - George Bush

  Next up was George Bush. He made it just in time, too, managing to land his Harrier jet on the roof of the hotel without so much as scratching the paint. I saw that, and was like, "Now there's a guy who obviously Read More Rory | 0 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd

• XML Conference P3 #3 - Stephen Hawking

  When security guards finally managed to yank Mr. Winkle off of Scott's leg, the conference continued with the second surprise visit of the day: None other than my good friend, Stephen Hawking. His talk was Read More posted Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:40 PM by Rory | 0 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd

Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:38 PM

• XML Conference P3 #2 - Mr. Winkle

  Mr. Winkle followed closely on the heels of Al Gore. For those of you who don't know him, Mr. Winkle is a dog who was made famous by the internet. He was supposed to give a talk on "XML and the Read More Rory | 0 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd

• XML Conference P3 #1 - Al Gore

  Day three of the conference got started in a pretty important way. Al Gore got the ball rolling - He wasn't even listed on the schedule, so we were all pretty blown away. I mean, who better Read More posted Saturday, July 12, 2003 3:56 PM by Rory | 0 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd

Saturday, July 12, 2003 1:00 AM

• XML Conference P2 #12 - Patrick Cauldwell

  Patrick Cauldwell, the last presenter of the conference, just wrapped up his talk. His was unique in that, while most of us write software that does silly little things, Patrick's software helps keep all these Read More Rory | 2 Comments Filed Under: Enter the Nerd