The Alexandria Project, Chap. 6: The Perils of Profiles

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Andrew Updegrove
Feb 22, 2010

“While Frank was enjoying himself spear phishing venture
capitalists, back at the Library of Congress files were flashing
out of virtual view like fireflies on a summer’s eve. One by
one, documents important and banal, short and long, drifted
silently off in the digital darkness to points unknown, leaving
only Alexandria Project contribution screen code behind.

“Thus it was that at 10 on Friday morning, Frank’s office
phone buzzed, and he heard the receptionist say, “Your turn,
Frank. Conference room two.”

“Frank logged off his computer and stood up with a thoughtful
look on his face. Just enough time for a little self-coaching as he
walked down the hallway. Stay cool, he thought. Be calm. You
don’t have anything to worry about, so just tell the
news.”


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Andrew Updegrove

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