Thanks to Tom, Gordon and Scott for their feedback about DVD players in the Netflix.com thread. Much appreciated guys.

I must dig up some quotes to contribute to the Programming Language Quotes page maintained on http://lambda.weblogs.com/

This page is dedicated to quotes that I think are worth discussing. I want to keep them seperate from any discussion held on this site, so that others (and myself) can use them for teaching or other purposes.

A couple of hours ago I found out that Gerry Haran - a friend and work colleague - suffered a fatal heart attack sometime during the Christmas vacation.

Gerry was the head technician in the department and one of the nicest people I have had the privilege to know. My thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.

I still can't believe it.

via HtP - Apple polishes dual-processor, LCD-based desktops

Apple Computer Inc. is expected to sprinkle flat-panel displays and dual-processor configurations across its iMac desktop product line this year.

It'll be interesting to see how many of Jim Roepcke's MWSF 2002 predictions are spot-on come Jan 7th.