The Old New Thing

November 11, 2008 - The Old New Thing

Now it’s like people buy sneakers to make money out of them

November 11, 2008 Nov 11, 2008 11/11/08
Raymond Chen
Where there are sneaker addicts you will have sneaker speculators. And not all the sneakerheads appreciate it. Such trading bothers purists like Raymond Chen, 26. "People used to buy sneakers because they love them," Chen said. "Now it's like people buy sneakers to make money out of them." Chen, an engineer from Shoreline, owns about ...

You can’t fight in here; this is the War Room!

November 11, 2008 Nov 11, 2008 11/11/08
Raymond Chen
(Video clip for those who don't get the reference.) The term War Room is attributed to Winston Churchill, used to describe the underground meeting room where the war effort was directed. It is the "crucial meeting room where important decisions are made" sense of the term that is used at Microsoft. Many software products (or even just ...