I attended a roundtable discussion today, moderated by Bill Pulleyblank, my boss’s boss’s boss and head of Project BlueGene. The committee member in whose work I was most interested was Lisa Su, director of PowerPC and Emerging Products, IBM Microelectronics. She headed projects like the PPC970 (or G5), the GameCube, and the “cell” processor in the upcoming PlayStation 3. She’s also went to MIT for her B.S, M.S., and PhD. I went up and introduced myself afterwards, quickly asking about IBM and Apple and the development of the G5. I told her I could see myself being involved with future IBM/Apple projects and to remember me. 
One of the rountable members got up at one point to “take care of some business.” Unfortunately, he neglected to turn off his microphone, so the whole auditorium was treated to the sound of a toilet flushing. Everyone laughed for about 5 minutes, and he was applauded upon his return.
Favorite Quote: “It’s not a CD case, it’s a DVD case!”
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July 24th, 2003 at 4:21 pm
Just to clarify, th PPC970 is only called the G5 by Apple, not IBM. I’m going to be the bane of your existence on this blog.
July 24th, 2003 at 8:11 pm
Schnazzy site; I’ve got it bookmarked and I promise to be your bane’s bane.
July 24th, 2003 at 11:00 pm
Bless you, Heather. Bless your sweet, loving, juicy heart.
July 25th, 2003 at 12:01 am
This site is so much better than mine in every way except one, it lacks pictures of me.
July 25th, 2003 at 12:06 am
This site is so much better than mine in every way except 2; it both lacks pictures of me and when I click on the link that was made in my last post, it opens a window that is far too small to fully appreciate the pictures of me that it links to.
July 25th, 2003 at 6:34 pm
My heart is juicy?
Cranberry, apple, orange, pineapple, or grape?