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MIT's Stata Center Dedicated

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the toys-to-work-inside dept.

AJL writes "On Friday, the long-in-coming, $280M Stata Center was dedicated at MIT. Featuring some pretty cool technology (including a row of Linux computers proclaiming 'Welcome to the William H. Gates Building' by Tux, the Linux Penguin), amazing design, and some pretty neat use of space, Stata is among the first of some high-budget, high-tech buildings being put on campuses these days. See some Pictures or go to the Main Stata Site for more details. Richard Stallman is now less than pleased that he has to work in the Gates Building, as well as having some other problems with his new office in general."

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  1. Sigh by martingunnarsson · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Richard Stallman is such a baby. Doors that have to be opened with keycards are everywhere, and usually you can't leave them open for more than 30 or 60 seconds, or an alarm will go off.

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    Martin
  2. Re:RMS raises a stink as always by 0racle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Its quite simple really, because RMS said so so its evil. It wouldn't surprise me if he pulled some childish and irresponsible stunt like he did when he worked at MIT when the implemented passwords on the Time sharing system.

    If RMS eased off the paranoia, someone would realize that he's not actually worth the grant money he's being given and forced to get a real job.

    On a completely unrelated side note, as I spell-checked this in konqueror, it suggested hoes for hes (missing apostrophe). Who writes this dictionary?

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    "I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
  3. Axis of Evil by angry_beaver · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, soon GWB will just name RMS part of the axis of evil and they will label him a terrorist for not wanting his every move tracked.

    In the near future, RMS will be captured and taken to Guantanamo Bay where he will be tortured and forced to carry an RFID proximity card.

    Okay... now I'm just rambling :)