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Internet Explorer 8 Released

2009 Mar 20, 6:18

Our Fearless Leader reveals IE8 at MIX09. Photo by DBegley.IE8, the software I've been working on for some time now, has finally been released at MIX09.

As I mentioned previously, I worked on accelerators (previously named Activities) in IE8. Looking at the kinds of things I blog about on the IE Blog, you might also correctly guess that I work on the networking stack. Ask me about what else I worked on during IE8 development. The past few months were very busy for me and I'm happy this is finally out.PermalinkCommentstechnical internet explorer ie8

Back From Vegas

2009 Feb 28, 2:21

Penn and Teller StageSarah and I met up with Jon, Scott, Jesse, and Grib in Las Vegas last weekend and we had a fun time.

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Vegas Security Guard on Segway

2009 Feb 28, 1:55

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Vegas Security Guard on Segway

Why do security guards love Segway's so much?

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Penn and Teller Stage

2009 Feb 28, 1:54

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Penn and Teller Stage

Penn and Teller's stage before their Las Vegas show

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Scott, Jesse, and Jon in Vegas

2009 Feb 28, 1:53

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Scott, Jesse, and Jon in Vegas

On the bridge in front of Treasure Island just before the first show of 'Sirens of TI' that day.

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Las Vegas Street Crowd

2009 Feb 28, 1:52

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Las Vegas Street Crowd

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Sarah and I Are Engaged

2009 Jan 30, 5:21

Shot on the RocksOver the previous weekend Sarah and I got engaged. I had a limo pick us up and take us to a park that has a beautiful view of the Seattle skyline where I proposed, then out for dinner and drinks including a bottle of wine for the ride back. What's the point of a limo ride if you don't drink while being driven around? It was a nice night and only had a hint of rain when we came home. We don't yet have a date set.

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DIY Pepsi Challenge

2009 Jan 25, 5:39

Deutsches MuseumMicrosoft isn't completely shielded from our economies issues but I still have a job and still get free soda. While that's all still the case, I decided to test Sarah's claimed ability to differentiate between Pepsi, Coke, and their diet counterparts by taste alone. I poured the four sodas into marked cups and Sarah and I each took two runs through the cups with the following guesses.

Soda Identification Challenge Results
Drink Sarah Dave
Guess 1 Guess 2 Guess 1 Guess 2
Coke Coke Coke Pepsi Diet Pepsi
Diet Coke Diet Coke Diet Pepsi Diet Coke Diet Coke
Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi Coke Coke
Diet Pepsi Diet Pepsi Diet Coke Diet Pepsi Pepsi
Total (out of 8) 6 3

As you can see from the results, Sarah's claimed ability to identify Coke and Pepsi by taste is confirmed. The first run through she got completely correct and on the second run only mistook Diet Pepsi for Diet Coke. Her excuse for the error on the second run was a tainted palate from the first run. I on the other hand was mostly incorrect. Surprisingly though my incorrect answers were mostly consistent between run one and two. For instance I thought Pepsi was Coke in both runs.

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Subway Graffiti

2009 Jan 7, 11:18

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Subway Graffiti

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Arty Christmas Market

2009 Jan 7, 11:17

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Arty Christmas Market

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Munich Germany

2009 Jan 7, 11:17

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Munich Germany

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Ren Fair Christmas Market

2009 Jan 7, 11:17

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Ren Fair Christmas Market

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Munich Germany

2009 Jan 7, 11:16

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Munich Germany

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Munich Germany

2009 Jan 7, 11:16

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Munich Germany

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Neon Art Thing

2009 Jan 7, 11:16

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Neon Art Thing

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Munich Germany

2009 Jan 7, 11:15

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Munich Germany

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Cheers at Tollwood Christmas Market

2009 Jan 5, 4:11

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Cheers at Tollwood Christmas Market

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Tollwood Christmas Market

2009 Jan 5, 4:10

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Tollwood Christmas Market

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Theatine Church Exterior

2009 Jan 5, 4:10

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Theatine Church Exterior

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Gelber Sackbaum at Tollwood Christmas Market

2009 Jan 5, 4:09

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Gelber Sackbaum at Tollwood Christmas Market

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