Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
The final part is now posted. Part 4 deals with a discussion about past and future business opportunities in John’s opinion and in raw no sugar added form.
Through the Interface (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
This is the fourth and final part of the series documenting my recent interview with John Walker. Where the first three parts looked at the early history of the company, the architectural evolution of AutoCAD and its APIs and Autodesk's...
eFilmCritic (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
“The comment I get most is “it’s not what I expected, I’ve never seen anything like it before”. I have taken a departure from conventional documentary to make a film with actors who are passionately engaged in the finding the story – and what a story. The discovery of the North West Passage was a media event in Victoria England equivalent to the race for a moon landing in our time and with larger than...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
It took Halifax filmmaker John Walker a year to figure out how, and if, he could make a movie about what really happened on the Franklin Expedition
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
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RobiNZ CAD Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Did Bill Gates miss an opportunity to make money? Find out in Part 3... Through the Interface: An interview with John Walker - Part 3 This is the third part of the series documenting my recent i...
Pardon Power (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
CBS5.com reports Frank Lindh , who has spent nearly seven years in federal prison for serving in an Afghan army, recently told law students at University of San Francisco that his 27-year old son, John Walker Lindh , has been used "as a scapegoat for the faults of the U.S. government." The son thought it was his duty to fight for the Taliban and volunteered for military action in Afghanistan. He is...
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
A Lichfield district councillor has been kicked out of a community partnership over “disruptive” behaviour. The North Lichfield Initiative, made up of residents, voluntary organisations and partners including the council and police, has barred John Walker, citing inappropriate comments he made about other members and a string of complaints about his conduct. The district … [visit site [...]
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Kean Through the Interface posted part 2 of his 4 part series of an interview of Autodesk founder John Walker hits on the AutoCAD software architecture, APIs, UNIX, LISP, and more.
RobiNZ CAD Blog (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
The whole article is interesting but the quote, in bold , is a gem! Through the Interface: An interview with John Walker - Part 2 "And I think that in the entire history of the software indus...
Through the Interface (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
This is the second part of the series documenting my recent interview with John Walker. Where the first part looked at the early history of the company, this part focuses more on the architectural evolution of AutoCAD and its APIs....
A Shrewdness of Apes (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
One of my students, in the midst of a discussion about the constitutional right guaranteed those accused of a crime, asked what the difference was between John Walker Lindh and Jose Padilla, given the vastly different way that they were treated. Good question. That's a thoughtful question. Today is the 221st birthday of the US Constitution. I would have taught about it EVEN IF Sen. Byrd hadn't mandated...
Through the Interface (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
I'm still a little frazzled after transcribing the 18,000 word interview with John Walker (and largely with two fingers - at such times the fact that I've never learned to touch-type is a significant cause of frustration, as you might...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
My coworker a top notch developer, and also a fellow blogger (Through the Interface) Kean Walmsley just figured out that the founder of Autodesk lives not too far from the Autodesk office in Switzerland. Kean lives in Switzerland. So he had a visit and interview with John Walker, which for anyone is a treat and experience of a lifetime.
JTB World Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Interesting reading on Kean’s meeting with John Walker, one of Autodesk's founders and its former CEO. Look forward reading the rest. Part 1 - Autodesk's early history Part 2 - AutoCAD's architecture & APIs Part 3 - Autodesk's eco-system and strategy Part 4 - Past and future opportunities
