I spend more time writing on forums than on this blog, so I'm going to start sharing the more interesting threads I participate in here as well.
WebDesignofMaine: Google is number 1. I think Google is going to take over the world. Think about where we are as a civilization, the information age, and who ever can controls that information will have a lot of power. Wikipedia is a major contender since it's more of any organized database of information than Google. But Google is striving for domination by developing so many tools that you won't need to use any other service, and how much does it cost again? Oh it's free right now. Microsoft will put up a struggle with it's massive amount of assets, but seriously, who likes them anymore?
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It's been a week since I started working for Microsoft. So far, so good. The best part of this internship so far is the location. Washington is like one huge suburb. No matter how far I drive in any direction it's the same — beautiful homes spaced out among plenty of grass and trees, people riding bikes and jogging on sidewalks, cars all driving under the speed limits and stopping at crosswalks, and not even a cigarette butt littering the sides of the roads. Every few minutes you're skirting a big blue lake or staring at snow-topped mountains rising above the cloud line.
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