Monthly Archives: March 2001

NY

Posted on 29 March 2001 by meta

Looks like I have to make a 2-day business trip to New York next week. Ugh.

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Recessionwatch

Posted on 29 March 2001 by meta

A study project from Cushman Wakefield predicts that 80% of the remaining dot com companies in the SF Bay area will collapse by the end of the year, at a cost of 30,000 jobs. Meanwhile: Delphi Automotive Systems: 11,500 Marks … Continue reading →

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Recessionwatch

Posted on 28 March 2001 by meta

More job cuts: Disney: 4,000 ADC Telecommunications: 3,000-4,000 marchFIRST: 3,500 (trading halted pending confirmation) Ericsson: 3,300 American Greetings: 1,500 Nokia: 300 Viant: 211 (a third of those left) Palm: 250 [Updated with mish’s contributions.]

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Java appletry

Posted on 26 March 2001 by meta

Finished my first Java applet with double-buffered graphics. Had salad for lunch. I hate salad, but I’m trying to eat more healthy food. The attempt was rather spoiled when someone left out free M&M cookies in the office kitchen. Listening … Continue reading →

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I’ve got your vote right here, Tony

Posted on 26 March 2001 by meta

The UK Foreign Office has just posted the new versions of the postal voter registration forms. It looks as if it’s now possible for me to just fill in a form, send it off, and get registered to vote in … Continue reading →

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Recessionwatch Update

Posted on 23 March 2001 by meta

Job losses over the last few weeks: Motorola: 4,000 jobs today, for a total of 22,000 since December. Lucent: 16,000. Verizon: 10,000. Nortel: 10,000. Compaq: 5,000. Intel: 5,000. Xerox: 4,000. Gateway: 3,000. Hewlett-Packard: 1,700. Dell: 1,700. Amazon: 1,300. 3com: 1,200. … Continue reading →

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Don’t trust Microsoft—no, really

Posted on 23 March 2001 by meta

Well, the inevitable has happened: some hackers have managed to get hold of a valid Microsoft security certificate. This will let them sign their virus or trojan horse programs, and Windows will believe that the code was written by Microsoft … Continue reading →

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meta.getClass().getName();

Posted on 22 March 2001 by meta

Well, I’ve finished “Java 1.1 Programming: Java Language”, and made sure I can get 100% on all the quiz questions at the end. On to applets!

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Rain rain go away

Posted on 22 March 2001 by meta

The weather outside is awful. Dark and grey, sheets of rain, and random gusts of cold wind to make sure you get wet from the knees down no matter what you do. Decided I needed something to cheer me up. … Continue reading →

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Thank goodness

Posted on 21 March 2001 by meta

At last the BBC are offering Radio 4 via streaming Internet audio. I’m so happy. Imagine—talk radio with intelligent content and cutting-edge humor. Now all I need to do is find a schedule, and remember to bring the MiniDisc recorder … Continue reading →

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