Gene

The memorial service for Gene Saunders took place this afternoon at the Sun Microsystems office in Dallas. There were about 40 people there; several of us spoke at length, and others added their perspectives. There were photographs of Gene at all ages, Powerpoint Keynote and iPhoto slide shows, and even one of the conference calls…

I’ve just booked my travel to Dallas for Gene’s memorial on November 1st. I note ((With a finely-calibrated sense of irony.)) that the cheap hotel that I’m using (the Staybridge, near the Sun office) offers free wired and wireless Internet. Meanwhile the fancy hotels that I stayed at last week in Edinburgh and Slough charged…