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Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon

Type: story
Title: Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon
Date: 1999-06-01
Alias: Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon, Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon, Intel DuPont Visitor Pass
Category: Humor, Intel, Intel, DuPont, Washington]]
Participants: Randal Schwartz, Seth Bradley

  • Authorized to Visit Intel DuPont as a Convicted Felon

  • A number of years after the conclusion of my 1995 trial (State of Oregon v. I), my former iWarp manager Seth Bradley transferred to Intel's campus in DuPont, Washington.

  • The Visit to Intel DuPont

    • Although the legal turmoil with Intel was mostly behind me, visiting an Intel corporate facility was always a loaded proposition.
    • I drove up to DuPont to visit Seth at the facility.
    • Upon arriving at the security desk, the guards checked me in and formally printed out an official visitor badge along with an official paperwork slip that stated:
      "You are authorized to visit this Intel facility for this period of time."

  • The Supreme Irony

    • Holding that paper in my hands, I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the absurdity and cosmic humor of the situation:
      "If they only knew that Intel had made me a convicted felon, and now their own front desk security was handing me a signed permission slip formally authorizing me to step onto Intel property!"
  • It remains one of my favorite ironic memories from the post-trial years.
  • See Buying My Boss's House on 178th from Seth Bradley and Sysadmin on the iWarp Supercomputer Project and Bringing the Internet to Intel Oregon.

What links here

🔗 Buying My Boss's House on 178th from Seth Bradley 🔗DuPont, Washington 🔗Seth Bradley
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.