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John Murdoch (102085)

John Murdoch
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http://www.windgap.com/
Software engineering manager for a medium-sized electronics company--who suspects that software engineering is an oxymoron. Former independent consultant, magazine columnist.

John Murdoch (102085)

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Closing my CompuServe account... , Saturday November 03 2001, @07:14PM (0 comments)

Yesterday, while running down some items in the family budget, my wife paused for a moment. "Hey--why don't you cancel the CompuServe account?" It's a touchy su ...

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Panera Bread Company and McDonalds  *Sunday June 08, @05:43PM 1 2
   attached to T-Mobile Sues Starbucks Over Free Wi-Fi Deal
These patents can actually be a good thing...  *Saturday December 16 2006, @10:36PM  2
   attached to Microsoft Deems Emotiflags Patent-Worthy
On the one hand, this is pretty simple...  *Thursday October 12 2006, @08:18PM  2
   attached to School Official Sues Over MySpace Page
Oh, please....  *Thursday September 14 2006, @08:37AM 8 5, Interesting
   attached to Why Johnny Can't Code
Can we talk about a Fair Use lawsuit?  *Friday August 04 2006, @08:51PM  2
   attached to Circuit City Ripping DVDs for Users
Re:Higher transmission losses with UG lines...  *Thursday June 29 2006, @10:49AM 1 2
   attached to Why Aren't Powergrids Underground?
Buggy whip makers? They're online....  *Sunday April 23 2006, @10:59PM  3, Interesting
   attached to The Future of IT in America?
Standardize on Languages--and on fasteners  *Thursday February 09 2006, @04:23PM  2
   attached to Does Company-Wide Language "Standardization" Work?
Re:What do people with ruined credit do then? Walk  *Friday December 02 2005, @08:15PM  2
Re:I Developed a Competing System--and learned...  *Thursday December 01 2005, @10:42PM  2
I Developed a Competing System--and learned...  *Wednesday November 30 2005, @11:05PM 2 5, Informative
   attached to High-Tech RepoMan
Re:So standard electrical plugs destroyed capitali  *Thursday November 24 2005, @01:11PM  2
   attached to The Demise of IP?
EULAs and the Doctrine of First Sale  *Wednesday November 09 2005, @10:08PM  2
This doesn't invalidate the GPL  *Tuesday November 08 2005, @10:48PM 1 3, Informative
This is HUGE  *Tuesday November 08 2005, @06:07PM 6 5, Insightful
   attached to Supreme Court Lets Utilization Rights Stand
Re: Technically it is sales and USE tax  *Friday September 30 2005, @01:31PM  2
   attached to States Push to Collect Online Sales Tax
Not more information--but easier access  *Friday September 23 2005, @12:54PM  2
   attached to When More Information Isn't a Good Thing
I have a 13-year-old daughter with Down syndrome  *Tuesday May 31 2005, @08:44PM 1 2
   attached to Genetic Testing For Geekiness?
You don't want a "novel education idea"  *Monday February 14 2005, @10:47PM  3, Interesting
   attached to Technology to Help with Learning Disabilities?
Re:I do not want my customer to have flexibility  *Monday February 14 2005, @10:20PM  2
Microsoft's "viral" lock-in strategy  *Sunday February 13 2005, @10:46PM 1 2
Occam's Razor  *Sunday February 13 2005, @06:54PM  2
I do not want my customer to have flexibility  *Sunday February 13 2005, @06:40PM 2 3, Insightful
Who says that competitors lose?  *Sunday February 13 2005, @06:24PM 1 3, Insightful
   attached to Inside Windows XP Reduced Media Edition
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