Monday, March 22, 2004

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I'm much too exhausted to offer a full account, but Neil Stephenson just spoke for an hour or so here at PC Forum -- and said that, since he's now finished work on the Baroque Cycle (the next volume is out April 13), he thinks he may turn his attention to an update of his amazing essay on computer operating systems, "In the Beginning Was the Command Line." There's good blogging on PC Forum from David Weinberger, Brian Dear, Bret Fausett, and I'm sure others. Socialtext has created an "eventspace" Web site / wiki for the conference. comment [] 9:07:46 PM | permalink

Not so live from Scottsdale I got into Phoenix for PC Forum very late last night, missing the Sunday afternoon festivities and panels. But there's plenty to talk about from today. The WiFi here is great, but the combination of a shortage of AC outlets and my own desire to pay attention to the speakers rather than on posting means that I don't think I'll be doing too much live-from-the-conference blogging. Look instead for more of a roundup report later this week. Unless I change my mind or some time for writing opens up in the schedule! comment [] 4:39:27 PM | permalink