tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post8939017988458788075..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: Where is Frodo Baggins?ADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-2319559397690688252014-06-01T12:18:46.140-04:002014-06-01T12:18:46.140-04:00My sentiments exactly, Rob. Your commute recalls m...My sentiments exactly, Rob. Your commute recalls my own, which was once by bus. The bus stopped there too--and used to half-empty as the military folks got off. These days if you are one of the big hitters in cyber companies, you have to be under 40--and so busy that a close reading of Tolkien cannot be fit into a frantic schedule.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-39357640137385904982014-06-01T11:49:19.242-04:002014-06-01T11:49:19.242-04:00Every time I take Metro through Pentagon station, ...Every time I take Metro through Pentagon station, I see advertisements for Palantir on the ad boards. Goes back a few years now if I remember correctly. They still make me snicker, and then freak me out. The founders either have a funny, geeky sense of humor, or they are wildly, terrifyingly lacking in self-awareness. It's right up there with proudly endorsing Soma or Soylent Green, naming a train company "Goebbels," an investment firm "Mammon," etc.<br /><br />RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com