In the fall of 1995, I was helping the company’s IT function plan for its annual conference in March. They needed a keynote dinner speaker, and they looked to me to see if it were at all possible to get Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic.
It’s hard to understand now, but the Dilbert carton was growing in popularity, and Adams – himself a former IT person – was considered the patron saint of IT. He wasn’t as well known outside of the function, not yet, anyway. But he soon would be.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Dancing Priest.
Some Wednesday Readings
Illinois Teen Restores Civil War Graves for Eagle Scout Project – Kevin Damask at Military.com.
In This House, Robin Hood Is a Hero – Spencer Klavan at The New Jerusalem.
Iran’s uprising, and the moral bewilderment of Western youth – Brendan O’Neill at The Spectator.
Chaplin in the East End – Spitalfields Life.
A Brother’s Death, A Poet’s Muse: The Oates Brothers at Gettysburg – Lisa Samia at Emerging Civil War.
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