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Remember this little guy? The pictured pup was the longtime pet of Amazon's chief engineer, who brought him to the office each workday. For years, Rufus' picture was displayed on Amazon's "not found" page. That was in the days of Web 1.0, when other sites would reply cryptically, "Error 404" (not found). Instead, the pooch appeared, asking, "Looking for Something?" It was a little touch that made Amazon seem so ... human. Now Rufus has passed on.
A great tutorial: How to determine the edition number and printing of a book.
posted by Steve Weber at 6/09/2009
3 Comments:
RIP, Rufus!
I suspect Rufus was a respected, valued member of the administrative team, and will be missed immensely. Yes, a dog is a dog, but sometimes a dog is a person (or at least a personality!). HIS personality will almost certainly be missed.
Ask seniors in a retirement home where pets are a part of the place.
So, rest in peace, Rufus, and condolences, Amazon!
Hi,
Rest in peace Rufus. Pets are a good thing.
The Taco Bell dog died yesterday:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32085116/ns/today-today_pets
I have a cat that waltzes around here while I am working on my books.
The cat's name is Enya.
Paul Hanrahan
MythReal Enterprises
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