World Domination Phase 1 Commenced

Source: http://www.solarviews.com/raw/earth/earthx.jpg Total world domination has always been a small goal of mine. It’s not that I have an unquenchable thirst for power, it just sounds like a challenging goal and I love challenges.

It’s why I got into software development really. I figure he who controls the computers, can control the world.

But lately, all this involvement in running a company and an open source project leaves me very little time for plotting.  I realized I need help.  I need a minion. Someone to help me carry on my work.  Another Haacker.  So my wife and I hatched a plan and the incubation process has begun.

Sometime in June, the incubation period ends and phase 2 will begin as we add another member to our domination plans.  A baby Haack.

Initially, this new Haacker will actually slow our progress in achieving world domination as we put him or her through an orientation period.  It will take some time to get up to speed on essential skills such as speech, motor coordination, and control over bowel movements - which we’ve dubbed milestone 1.

But soon enough, our progress will increase as the newest member of our plot infiltrates the school system sowing the seeds of revolution. 

Yep, good times are ahead.

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Requesting Gravatar... Ray Booysen Nov 06, 2006 12:36 AM
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Congrats Phil to you and your wife!
Requesting Gravatar... jayson knight Nov 06, 2006 1:22 AM
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Wow, if you talk like that about your kid, bet your wife loves it when you talk dirty ;-) lol.

Huge ups dude, congrats!
Requesting Gravatar... Darren Neimke Nov 06, 2006 2:05 AM
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Congratulations Phil! That's great news :-)
Requesting Gravatar... John Anderson Nov 06, 2006 2:07 AM
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Congratulations! Can't wait to see what kind of haacker he grows up to be!
Requesting Gravatar... Carlos Manuel Perez Nov 06, 2006 2:35 AM
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Congrats to both of you!! Just one thing: before being a proper Haacker, he should train as an Script Kiddie, right? =)

Congrats again.
Requesting Gravatar... Dimitri Glazkov Nov 06, 2006 4:28 AM
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Yay! Congrats! That's the best thing you can do. Ever. Oh, and as you know it, your life is over.
Requesting Gravatar... Craig Nov 06, 2006 4:44 AM
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Of course, baby's first conquest will be...you. This will take approximately zero seconds.

The good news is, you'll like it. :)
Requesting Gravatar... Sharp as a Marble Nov 06, 2006 5:17 AM
# Get some sleep now, Phil. You're going to need it
Get some sleep now, Phil. You're going to need it
Requesting Gravatar... Simone Chiaretta Nov 06, 2006 5:31 AM
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Congratulation Phil!!!
Requesting Gravatar... Ben Lucas Nov 06, 2006 6:15 AM
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Congratulations Phil! That's great news!
Requesting Gravatar... Steve Harman Nov 06, 2006 6:20 AM
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Congrats Phil & Akumi! I hear that the training for milestone 1 can get quite dirty, so Godspeed.

Have you thought about names yet?

For a boy, I think that Phillip Haack 2.0 has a certain ring to it. Unless of course you consider yourself to be a beta release, in which case a boy would be Phil 1.0.
Requesting Gravatar... Vittorio Pavesi Nov 06, 2006 6:48 AM
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Congratulation I wish you all the best !
Requesting Gravatar... tod hilton Nov 06, 2006 6:58 AM
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That's great news, congratulations! What's with all of the .NET devs having kids recently? Hanselman, Shahine and now you. :) Seriously though, being a dad is awesome!
Requesting Gravatar... Ryan Farley Nov 06, 2006 7:31 AM
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Congrats Phil!
Requesting Gravatar... Jeremy Nov 06, 2006 7:37 AM
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Congratulations! You're really in for it now. ;-) Welcome to the club.
Requesting Gravatar... Luciano Spiguel Nov 06, 2006 7:54 AM
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Congratulations on your World Domination progress!!
Hope everything goes as plotted by you and your wife.

My best wishes,

Luc.-
Requesting Gravatar... Scott Nov 06, 2006 8:46 AM
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Congratulations! Although the first milestone you will appreciate will be "sleeps through the night". When this happens for the first time, you will want to buy the little one a car or diamond ring.

Now at least one other tech blogger I read will understand why I'm not blogging or commenting as much as I used to!

Any indications yet as to whether or not the little Haack (Hacck-lette?) is a 0 or a 1?
Requesting Gravatar... Haacked Nov 06, 2006 9:04 AM
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Thanks everybody! We appreciate the congratulations and well wishes.

@Scott: We're sort of in the Schrödinger phase where the fetus is neither a 1 nor a 0 yet. :)
Requesting Gravatar... vern Nov 06, 2006 9:46 AM
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FANTASTIC NEWS! A l'il Haack!

Congratulations!

I'm assuming that he will eventually take over Bill Gates' position, and fill his spare time emulating Pele'.
Requesting Gravatar... Matt Berther Nov 06, 2006 9:48 AM
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Phil,

Congratulations. That is fantastic news. Having a kid is one of the best things that can happen to you. :)
Requesting Gravatar... Keyvan Nayyeri Nov 06, 2006 12:20 PM
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Great news Phil,

Congratulations for new member, Mini-Haack ;-)

Don't forget to do the great job that Scott had done for Zenzo: record a video after an hour :-)
Requesting Gravatar... Dave Nov 06, 2006 2:55 PM
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Phil, cool announcement! Save it for your kid to read when he/she grows up.
Requesting Gravatar... anonymous@anonym.ous (Pat Gannon) Nov 06, 2006 5:14 PM
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Congrats, Phil!!!

May he/she build his/her first mind-control device before pre-school!
Requesting Gravatar... Emily Cecil Nov 06, 2006 7:29 PM
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Good job Phil.

The mind-control game began upon conception. Phil, you'll notice that your thoughts are already on him/her, and will rarely ever come back for long periods of time. A physical device is rarely necessary for the parents.

Geeks need to make more babies! Join the club.
Requesting Gravatar... Steve Harman Nov 06, 2006 8:55 PM
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May he/she build his/her first mind-control device before pre-school!
Haha... I think I found Baby's First Gravatar!
Requesting Gravatar... MaryAnn Campbell Nov 07, 2006 6:17 AM
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I will pick the brain of my geeky husband to find the perfect gift for baby Haack. Hmmmm....
Requesting Gravatar... Jon Rowett Nov 09, 2006 7:10 AM
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congrats! here's to a successful deployment in june. (it's my first day back at work after 2 weeks' paternity leave and here i am posting daft comments on blogs again...)
Requesting Gravatar... Chandima Nov 10, 2006 3:29 AM
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Congratulations.. what are you planning for Phase 2? :-)

Good times ahead dude.. enjoy!
Requesting Gravatar... Chris Serjak Nov 14, 2006 4:40 AM
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Congrats from Susan & me (still in sunny Baghdad). Chris
Requesting Gravatar... Brian H. Madsen Nov 15, 2006 11:48 AM
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Fantastic Phil..congratulations - you should maybe make some of the safety inductions at least a minimum requirement here prior to entering the corporation?
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Requesting Gravatar... david Oct 08, 2007 9:35 PM
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shut it dude i am a 8 year old boy who actually wants to domanate the world i have hacked school files even peoples email like this one

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