During a recent visit to the Sun Menlo Park Campus, I was in the area just as Will (my boss) & a few of my favorite colleagues were ogling a shiny new Sun M5000 Server before it made it’s way into the development lab. This one will be used for a big sun.com related project.
For those of you who don’t know Will, he’s *crazy* about hardware. Being in the area of the development lab while he was around earned me a fresh tour. I’m a web application Program Manager, so truth be told, I didn’t understand much of it, but he’s so passionate about this topic that it’s hard not to enjoy one of his tours.
I didn’t get a picture of his office, but there’s always some dissected hardware parts that he’ll eagerly strike up a conversation about…any guesses on what this is taped to his office door? Hint: the blue part is plastic.
Linda Skrocki 
#1 by Kevin on October 30, 2007 - 5:21 pm
Mini BSOD?
Joe’s bald!
#2 by melanie gao on October 30, 2007 - 7:38 pm
OK I give. What is the blue thing?
#3 by rama on October 30, 2007 - 7:52 pm
if its plastic, thats not the important part of it. there’s a capacitive sensing grid embedded in the thing.
#4 by Skrocki on October 30, 2007 - 7:56 pm
What Rama says is true. I’ll add that the blue part goes over the other part & chances are you’ve spent a fair # of hours touching the blue part.
#5 by Kevin on November 2, 2007 - 12:14 pm
I’ll guess a track pad.
#6 by Skrocki on November 2, 2007 - 12:20 pm
Kevin, if by track pad you mean that mouse pad thingie on laptops and the metal bar thingie beneath it, you would be correct. If that’s not what you mean, please guess again.
#7 by Kevin on November 2, 2007 - 12:50 pm
Yes! But I was going to guess something more personal based on your hint.