Comment by sillysaurusx
6 years ago
Can I get your autograph? The 500 mile email story has been a story since I was a teenager.
Thank you for the comment. It was delightful to hear your take on the (mildly apocryphal, but highly enjoyable) tale.
6 years ago
Can I get your autograph? The 500 mile email story has been a story since I was a teenager.
Thank you for the comment. It was delightful to hear your take on the (mildly apocryphal, but highly enjoyable) tale.
How about a joint autograph from both the protagonist—Trey Harris, and the antagonist—the consultant to the Stats department :) ?
Trey Harris also on HN [0].
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TreyHarris
Yes. Seriously... I’m willing to pay for the shipping and everything. I’ve told this story countless times to people over the years. This and the “OpenOffice can’t print on Tuesday” bug are two of my favourite troubleshooting stories.
HN thread for the OpenOffice story:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8171956
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I would also be ready to pay for a signed copy of this story. I’d frame it up in the office :)
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We need a video of you both discussing this tale. It has become part of our culture.