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I’ve always assumed that I would be too stupid to survive the Microsoft interviewing process.  In case you don’t already know, Microsoft is renowned for asking clever little logic questions during their interviews, and I am renowned for being really stupid.  Not a good combo. But then Jensen Harris linked to a list of the ...

You have no idea what you’ve become to me.  I consider you both friend and hero.  You are perhaps the only person on this planet who really “gets” me. Thank you.  Thank God for you.  You are the wind beneath my taint. Warmest, Jason

British Phil usually has techie magazines lying on his desk. Recently, I wandered into his cube, picked up one of the newer ones, and asked: MEHow are you liking this mag? BRITISH PHILI read maybe one article per issue. MEHmm. If you were smarter, do you think you'd like it more? BRITISH PHILProbably. MEI'll ...

There's nothing quite like the 8:00 AM meeting. As soon as you see the invitation you know it's trouble.  You've missed these things before — the one morning you roll in at 9:30 is always the morning of an 8:00 AM meeting.  So when you accept the invitation you take preventative action: you change the reminder from ''15 minutes'' ...

British Phil and I are in Minneapolis this week for some hacker training.  You can tell which one of us has hacked your web server by studying the politeness and grammar of the messages we leave behind.  Phil's messages are along the lines of, ''I've compromised your site, as you do, and taken the piss out of your configuration ...

British Phil and I work together and share disdain for all but the best television commercials.  Last week I went to his cubicle and asked, “You know which commercial I like even though they’ve shown it a million times?”  And British Phil said, “The Nextel one?”  He was right!  So I started humming the funky tune from ...

Now, I'm all for giving blood.  Especially in sanctioned and socially-acceptable ways, for instance, the office blood drive.  I especially love getting to make the same jokes every year. phil_etchell:  i'd be happy to donate, they're just a little particular about where i've livedjason_looney:  and all those man ...

When I say in job interviews that I'm a people person, I mean it.  I just love people.  I love them more than animals, more than trees, and even slightly more than I love snack cakes.  The only thing I don't love about people is that, from time to time, I have to talk to them.  Often, when stuck speaking with someone that ...

I don't mean to offend, but if you are an adult and you are wearing a costume, I don't like you. Today is Halloween and, already, I've seen several people in costume here at work.  I mean, come on.  How am I supposed to take your thoughts on software seriously when you're wearing enough make-up to make Johnny Depp [put on more] ...