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Kiley Marie Out of Beta

I got a little bundle of gold code last week as my new daughter Kiley Marie was released to manufacturing. While only a few days old now, she already has a razor-sharp wit and well-defined political views. No word yet on whether she'll standardize on the Mac or Vista. As for desktop Linux, she maintains it's "too immature."

Posted by Doug Barney on November 02, 2006


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