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March 2007 - Posts

What team does Sara work on?
Given my work in the past year, I’ve found it humorous which teams Microsoft people think I work on. Here’s the current scorecard: (votes are based on emails where people guess which team I’m on) All votes from internal MSFT people Microsoft Shared Source Read More...
MVP Summit Stories from 2007
And now my manager will answer all of your open source questions, since I gotta run… Last week was the MVP Summit, where once in every 1.5 years our MVPs gather on campus to see what’s currently in the works. Thanks to Charlie Calvert from the C# team, Read More...
Influencing the Microsoft culture one open source presentation at a time
The thing I love most about my job is being creative in how I’m trying to get an idea or message across, especially when it comes down to challenging the Microsoft culture. So, it’s probably a safe bet that no one has ever seen a sign like this before Read More...
I don't see the resemblance to Amy Poehler
Maybe if i were to dye my hair blonde, i would see the resemblance to Amy Poehler . But actually, i look much more like Sara Gilbert (Roseanne). Well, more like Sara Gilbert really looks like my cousins on my mom's side of the family (susie, sally). Anyone Read More...
Visiting Mississippi State 5 years later - Visiting Speaker Trip
Wow. That's all i can say to fellow alumni who haven't been back in a long time. Here's the story: A few years ago, Flo and Eddies (a restaurant where we would hang out to drink beer on Thursdays) burned down, which sparked this crazy "let's rebuild Starkville! Read More...
"Why didn't they teach me this in schools?" Society of Women Engineers presentation
Back in January, I visited my college Mississippi State to do a long-awaited visiting speaker trip. My advisor asked me to speak to the Society of Women Engineers on whatever i wanted, so I thought I would go with a “Why didn’t they teach me this in schools” Read More...
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