] The following pictures were taken in May of 2003, when
] Midway decided to close their Milpitas facility. The
] Milpitas facility was the old 'Atari Games' building. I
] was able to get some pictures, before everything was
] moved out of the building. These pictures are of the
] employee cafeteria, the lobby gameroom, the hallways, and
] the warehouse areas. I was able to obtain and preserve
] the majority of what you see here. The rest of the items
] were retained by Midway or sold to employees. Their are
] also hundreds of other items that are not pictured,
] including 100's of industrial design sketches, game
] manuals, and a 20 year archive of NOS game
] flyers.....plus other secret items. Stay tuned.....

My Trip to Atari

] The photograph to the right is JESUS, The Hot Air Balloon
] as it appeared at Ridgecrest, California on November 7th,
] 1998.

in the words of Mike Morrison, "He is risen!"

JESUS, The Hot Air Balloon

Between the times of 6:30 – 7:00 PM tomorrow (that's Friday the
5th), you will have to go pick up your instructions.

Here's where you will need to go:

If your last name begins with the letters A-M, you will need to go
to the Union Station Hotel parking area (1001 Broadway). You will
be looking for a guy standing next to a grey Nissan Sentra wearing a
blue Titans ball cap. He will probably be parked in one of the Post
Office parking spaces.

If your last name begins with the letters N-Z, you will go to the
Shoney's next to the Coliseum. (110 Interstate Dr). Look for me in
a black MG or with a tan Toyota Corolla (depending on if I get a new
drive shaft installed on the MG tonight…lol). I'll be somewhere in
or around that parking lot. If I'm in the Toyo, I'll wear an old
style brown fedora so you won't miss me.

If you are coming with a group of people, then the driver's last
name will determine which location you will go to.

Use MapQuest or Yahoo Maps if you don't know where these places are
located. If you get lost on your way to either of these locations,
give me a call at 415-5975.

And, if you have any questions at all, please email me at
blake@nashvillefiles.com. (blake @ nashvillefiles . com)

Important note: Our "operatives" will leave each of these locations
at 7:00 sharp.

Hint: This will be the first "rolling" or "chain" flash mob (as
requested).

I thought this was timely, given our discussion on Odlyzko's paper.

TVs Join The Wireless Grid

] New York, NY - NBC announced it will be expanding its
] successful Law and Order franchise with a fifth series
] called Law and Order: RIAA which focuses on an elite
] division of New York police who are teamed with RIAA
] lawyers.
]
] Lars Ulrich will star as a gritty New York detective and
] John Amos will play the chief RIAA lawyer. "Since most
] file sharing cases are civil and only consist of serving
] subpoenas, we had to take some liberties much like the
] RIAA," said creator Dick Wolf.
]
] "Not only will each episode feature a tense tracking and
] capture of a copyright violator, but also a performance
] by the artist being violated," explained Wolf.

BBspot - NBC Announces Law and Order: RIAA Series

] In no other area is it more important to have a sense of
] what you don't know than it is in IT management. The most
] dangerous advice to CEOs has come from people who either
] had no idea of what they did not know, or from those who
] pretended to know what they didn't. Couple not knowing
] that you don't know with fuzzy logic, and you have the
] makings of Nicholas Carr's article.

The response to the article that caused so much hullabaloo.

Innovation: Why IT Does Matter

Ahoy maties! Make sure ye observe the fairest day! ARGH!

Talk Like A Pirate Day

] Trotz answered questions from NHL.com users on Thursday,
] August 28.

all is revealed.

Catchin' up with... Barry Trotz

] Jordin Tootoo arrived in Nashville weeks before his
] teammates and is preparing for what promises to be one of
] the most watched tryouts in the NHL.

More Tootoo goodness

Tootoo plans journey from Nunavut to Nashville

A week later, the New Diyala Bridge contract was given to an American company. This particular company estimated the cost of rebuilding the bridge would be around- brace yourselves- $50,000,000 !!

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Blogger from Iraq.

The Promise and the Threat