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Post #293,610
9/25/07 11:02:28 PM
9/25/07 11:04:00 PM
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Bill, Ed, Alfred, and Mark
I used to work for BEA back in 1998-1999 when they had an engineering office in Plano, TX for Tuxedo adapters and mainframe products (Connect TCP and Connect SNA). I left in 1999 and the office closed in 2001/2002 as WebLogic took over BEA. I miss BEA.
While I was there, I meet all of them, Bill Coleman and Alfred Chuang on one occasion and Ed Scott on another.
I liked Mark Carges the best. Mark is still there in a CTO role, and I think he's probably smarter technically than any software executive I've met.
I've also met Kraig Brockschmidt who architected COM, back in the day, and I still have his COM book signed, but it's probably not worth much now.
I've also traded email with Robert Lewis and Maggie Biggs, but I haven't kept up with what they're doing, really. I'm bad about keeping up contacts, but trying to get better.
I had a chance to see a "Get Motivated!" conference today with Colin Powell, Zig Ziglar, Goldie Hahn, Steve Forbes, Avery Johnson, and someone else I can't remember, but after checking the Internet, I found out it was for some really expensive sales training. And I would have to share the experience with 30,000 other people. Not exactly my idea of a fun time. And I've already met Zig Ziglar in person anyway.
Enjoy your meeting with Dennis, and I hope it goes well. Brilliant minds tend to "collaborate" as I always say.
Glen Austin
Edited by gdaustin
Sept. 25, 2007, 11:04:00 PM EDT
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Post #293,614
9/25/07 11:28:46 PM
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Maggie shows up here from time to time.
And on Jabber. She's good at remembering people, I've found.
I'm not sure I should admit this, but I've met John McAfee. It was after his company started to run away without him, as it were.
Wade.
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Post #294,334
10/6/07 8:02:47 PM
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Yes...
first name dot last name at google's mail platform to make contact...and, yes, I do remember you.
-slugbug
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In the "how cool is this category"
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bepatient)
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- Sept. 24, 2007, 02:15:44 AM EDT
*GRIN*
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imric)
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- Sept. 24, 2007, 07:11:13 AM EDT
You'll have to come visit.
-NT
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bepatient)
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- Sept. 24, 2007, 08:38:48 AM EDT
Yup!
-NT
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imric)
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- Sept. 26, 2007, 07:06:55 AM EDT
roadtrip!
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boxley)
- Sept. 26, 2007, 10:13:35 AM EDT
Say hey to DMR. :)
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- Sept. 24, 2007, 08:50:17 AM EDT
Just one step + one swap from DRL - coincidence? You decide!
-NT
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CRConrad)
- Sept. 24, 2007, 10:25:24 AM EDT
Hrph
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crazy)
- Sept. 24, 2007, 01:16:37 PM EDT
Bill, Ed, Alfred, and Mark
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gdaustin)
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- Sept. 25, 2007, 11:04:00 PM EDT
Maggie shows up here from time to time.
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static)
- Sept. 25, 2007, 11:28:46 PM EDT
Yes...
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slugbug)
- Oct. 6, 2007, 08:02:47 PM EDT
Remember, people in 1900 didn't know what an atom was. They didn't know its structure.
They also didn't know what a radio was, or an airport, or a movie, or a television, or a computer, or a cell phone, or a jet, an antibiotic, a rocket, a satellite, an MRI, ICU, IUD, IBM, IRA, ERA, EEG, EPA, IRS, DOD, PCP, HTML, internet. interferon, instant replay, remote sensing, remote control, speed dialing, gene therapy, gene splicing, genes, spot welding, heat-seeking, bipolar, prozac, leotards, lap dancing, email, tape recorder, CDs, airbags, plastic explosive, plastic, robots, cars, liposuction, transduction, superconduction, dish antennas, step aerobics, smoothies, twelve-step, ultrasound, nylon, rayon, teflon, fiber optics, carpal tunnel, laser surgery, laparoscopy, corneal transplant, kidney transplant, AIDS... None of this would have meant anything to a person in the year 1900. They wouldn't know what you are talking about.
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