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Comparing Apples to Really Expensive Apples
Gone Tropos? (From the Archive – 1/15/06) There was an interesting post in the new FSX forum on AVSIM the other day expressing hope that the airport environments in FSX will look as good as those seen in a promotional … Continue reading
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Software Testers Eat Steak!
(From the Archive – 1/14/06) Now that I’ve explained exactly what a Software Test Engineer does, the question burning in most minds is certainly “How could I learn to be a Software Test Engineer? I want to earn big money, play … Continue reading
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On the Other Hand
(From the Archive – 1/13/06) If you really want to see what the life of a software tester isn’t like, you could dive into the nearest cultural dumpster and flush 87 minutes of your life down this cinematic low-flow toilet . … Continue reading
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(Not Such) A Hard Day’s Night
(From the Archive – 1/13/06) It occurred to me that I don’t spend a lot of time here talking about what I actually do for Microsoft on the Flight Simulator team. It has occurred to a number of people, especially … Continue reading
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Hoi van Microsoft naar FS Magazine!
(From the Archive – 12/13/05) Just a short note to say "Hoi" and "Dank u" (I hope those are correct – if not, I’ll try to get it right next time) to our new friends at FS Magazine in the … Continue reading
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Blink, Or Don’t, And You’ll Miss Me
From the Archive – 12/11/05 I am an attention miser (perhaps a distant cousin of Heat and Snow) . . . . I tend to pay it out in very small doses (as my friend Knat said in her brilliant article, … Continue reading
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It Was Twenty (Five) Years Ago Today …
(From the Archive – 12/08/05) . . . that this man killed this one. That was, and is, sux. This is not a happy anniversary for me. The Beatles, more than any other band before or since (despite some spirited … Continue reading
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Well, yeah, it was a little, but I don’t think it actually did that …
From the Archive – 11/29/05 What’s that smell? Oh, I know . . . it’s "old blog". Sorry about that. The last post seemed to be pretty well received, and a number of you have asked if we get other … Continue reading
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Tell_FS – Why I Shouldn’t Blog on Sunday Morning
From the Archive – 11/13/05 Every day, we get a number of suggestions sent to our tell_fs@microsoft.com email address. And, when I say “suggestions”, I mean letters from the widows of Nigerian finance ministers, offers for discounted Viagra, complaints about … Continue reading
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What – Am I Reading?
From the Archive – 11/09/05 Taking a cue from Jason’s music listings, and a more direct theft from my friend and semi-retired colleague Bruce Williams’ excellent site, here’s a list of books that I’m currently picking at as time allows. … Continue reading
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Coincidental Floss 