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2000-06-12 04:33:34+02 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

Intel demands iMacs get covered up at Harvard computing center during an Intel sponsored Internet and Health conference at the university. "We like to maintain the facilities for students ... [but we were] asked in a way that we couldn't say no." Steen said he brought down the curtain on the iMacs "only after multiple requests and great reluctance." What I'd like a little clarification on: does "in a way that we couldn't say no" mean withdrawal of funds, or threat of violence? "Intel. Because we wouldn't want anything bad to happen, would we?" If they drop those dorky colored clean-room suits for black shirts and white ties I'm getting the hell out of computing...

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#Comment made: 2002-02-21 06:30:04+01 by: TC

Watch the movie Dune again. The bunny suits will make more sense then <giggle>

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