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Halifax, 2004.05.05

Charlie and the gang in the IT department at Maritime Life got word today of their future.

When the purchase of Maritime by Manulife goes through, they will all become IBM employees. If they make the grade, that is.

The Maritime Life people—many of whom are long-time staffers of that one shop—seem to be a bit on edge, he thinks. He's philosophical about it, of course. As he is about everything, damn him.

rand()m quote

In the wake of 9/11, we [in America] have made the decision as a society that we can never again create something in which we can take pride, for fear that someone will destroy it. Moreover, we must suppress any trace of individualism, lest someone have the desire to rise above the bland sameness that protects us. I have, alas, no idea how to recapture our courage.

—Anonymous post to boingboing.net, 2009