September 20th, 2016

The social skills of a thermonuclear device: Ruining a conversation

On an internal distribution list that a bunch of Microsoft bloggers hang out on, somebody asked a question about how to accomplish X, and another person suggested using the Y plug-in. I replied to the thread by saying, “The Y plug-in is not allowed on Microsoft-hosted properties for legal reasons. See this Web site for more information.”

Ned Pyle sent me a reply:

I can always count on you to simultaneously ruin and improve a conversation…

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Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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