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That terrible day sticks in my mind like the day JFK was killed.

I was at my last full-time job as a programmer at WildTangent in Redmond, WA; I did not watch teevee or listen to the radio at home after waking and morning meditation, so, when I arrived at work by bicycle about 8:30AM PST, knowing nothing about the unfolding tragedy, the North Tower had fallen; people at WT were wandering around looking dazed or frightened. I asked someone what happened, and heard the news.

There was a kind of collective awareness that seemed almost "tangible" that nothing would ever the same, again.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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GeneralThis has hard day written all over it Pin
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GeneralLove's pretty cool Pin
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GeneralNext time, just give up and lose hope like everyone else. Pin
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GeneralGonna build a surveillance cam. Pin
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