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May 15 Talking about all good things come to an end!Quote all good things come to an end! April 30 Adieu DaneIt was early October 2005, redwest cafe, my first 1:1 with Dane Glasgow our new general manager replacing Hadi Partovi. my opinion prior to the meeting 'this guy has big shoes to fill' :). it was an interesting meeting, i wasn't going in to the meeting with the best attitude, distraught over the news of Hadi's departure.... it didn't help that Dane talked about a hot button of mine, staffing. i'm a huge believer in very selective hiring, less is more. Dane kept on insisting that our team of 4 working on start.com was short-staffed, he was right :) that was the only on edge interaction i had with Dane...
Fast-forward 1.5 years of working together, and i'm extremely bummed to see him go. I have learned a lot from Dane, constantly pushed by him and most importantly inspired by him. Dane is the type of leader that we need more of at Microsoft, at only 30 years young he infuses a fresh perspective and understands building services. But 8 years is a long time to be at any company, and i understand his decision to focus on his family and other passions.... best of luck!
April 04 Debunking myths about the "Third World"I've watched this video 5 times and find it absolutely amazing. I hope to give a talk as captivating as Prof. Hans Rosling's one day.
who's your celeb look alike?myheritage is a really fun site! good design and cool technology..
upload your pic, the face recognition software does its thing and boom you'll get a list of top 10 celebs that look like you! not sure i agree with this analysis - mandy moore ?!?!. but it's fun nonetheless and claire forlani is one of my favorite actresses :)
 March 19 Carmen takes a divecarmen electra takes a dive on the runway @ MAX Factor fashion show... pretty funny :) hope she's ok.
the urban satchelyou read it right... the $150,000 purse from Louis Vuitton. I can create a knock off of that one pretty easily: a water bottle, marlboro pack, spearmeant guym, tully's cup... is this a freakin joke! I hope the money's going to a good cause. 
March 18 What is FAD in GeEk world?you hear the term FAD and you think of skinny jeans, bell bottom jeans, platfom shoes, ripped jeans, etc...
what is FAD in the software world? ... software that doesn't evolve, stagnant, same and hence lame. software that leaves you high and dry, a good start, and good rythm that doesn't keep on singing. a beat that doesn't go on. something can go from hot to fad and back to hot. the difficulty of the 2nd transition from fad to hot is correlated with time. the more time you take to react, the harder it is.
with that definition - dear bloglines i declare you a FAD you can certainly become hot again if you act quick, but a former FAD, google reader has outdone you taking the hot crown. thanks, it was good using you.
i know what you're thinkin - don't be a hypocrite. yeah, Live is tip toeing on the FAD line. we need to execute, we've left our customers and analysts high and dry. we're working on it, there are many passionate smart folks wanting to build the best services for our customers. but it's a cruise ship as Berkowitz mentioned, maybe we just need to split to rowboats (headed in the same direction) and let our customers see the real passion of the ppl behind the software.  Processes Gone Wildunderstanding windows vista reliability mechanics... listen to the vista reliability team talk about how they re-architected some of the fundamentals of the OS to close the feedback loop for crashes -> error reports -> fixes. all about data collection, watson, error reporting, etc.. pretty interesting stuff. ever wonder what it means when an app is hung? how to detect a hang? what can the OS do about it? wonder about that 'not responding' message on apps? watch this interview. and oh yeah... that's my brother :) GeeK ChiC: TXT SBUXIt's Wendesday morning and you're somewhere in Mountain View on a Biz Trip. Need coffee or even better need Grande Soy Extra Matcha Green Tea Latte. Where is the nearest Starbucks? Need not worry just send a text message with the area's zip code to MYSBUX (or 697289), and a list of nearby Starbucks stores will pop back.
I'm an avid GOOGL SMS user, but this custom starbucks SMS thing has potential especially if they sent store hours and whether they have drive-thru.
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