Five for Friday – January 24, 2025

  Earlier today, Ron posted the following about the Microsoft Tester Center: So Long, Tester Center. There’s nothing I can say that Ron didn’t say – it was a fun effort – just hard to do without any full time support (and as our individual jobs got more complex and demanding). The good news, is…

I spent the last few days in Zurich – it was a brief, but nice stay. I left Seattle on Sunday, and arrived in Zurich on Monday – I spent the afternoon touring the city in an attempt to walk off jet lag. On Tuesday, I gave a presentation to a group of customers and…

I’ve been in my new office for nearly a month, so I thought I’d share a tour. For the most part, it’s a typical Microsoft office – about 100 square feet with a window, desk, door and …stuff. Here’s what you see when you walk in the door. I have three computers. A HP Z400…

When I was 9 years old, I’d play pick up soccer at recess. A couple of kids – the “leaders” would pick teams, and then we’d play. Since we were kids, the leaders of the teams were sometimes the best players, but usually the loudest kids. Leadership was short-lived, but effective for the purpose. I…

I remain frustrated with the world, but distracted by the internet. Here’s some stuff that may help in your own quests for distraction. I kinda dug this article on Open Source Employee Surveys. It’s worth checking out. Google have a free PDF of their Enterprise Roadmap to SRE Speaking of SRE, I’m hiring a lead…

Oh my – it’s been a while, hasn’t it. I had a good time off – in that I did nothing except play some games and read and sleep for almost 3 weeks. Here are a few things worth sharing. One book I read was Hacking Growth – which is an odd title for a…