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Microsoft internal videos

by | Apr 21, 2008 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized

One thing that was new to me was the number of ‘internal’ promo videos made by each Microsoft BU. There seems to be a real drive to fill headcount by recruiting and poaching enocuraging people to move across.

During my New Employee Orientation (NEO) this was one of the better videos – for Entertainment and Devices (E&D). It’s pretty good; made better by the use of a cover of Girl from Mars by Ash. (Takes me back to the early 90s!)

 

What’s playing for the pack & load

by | Apr 20, 2008 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized

I’ll keep updating this.

Tracks of the weekend so far:

The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name (Tom Neville Remix)
Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
Happy Mondays – 24 Hour Party People (Jon Carter Remix)
Colin Meloy – lead vocalist of The Decemberists – live
Durutti Column – Sketch for Summer

Ah – Colin Meloy is playing in Seattle on our first weekend up there. What are the chances of a late pass with no babysitter?

The Durutti Column track is from their first album “The Return of the Durutti Column” – I first got a copy of this over twenty years ago on cassette. My only CD copy is on disc 1 of the FAC400 Palatine 4 CD compilation.

Winning beers from Utah

by | Apr 20, 2008 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized

We joke about Utah beer – but the hand-crafted local brews are big on taste if not on alcohol.

Good to see that several of our favourites won at the 2008 World Beer Cup:

Category 11: Other Low Strength Ale or Lager (15 Entries)

Silver Medal
Polygamy Porter
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah

Bronze Medal
Provo Girl Pilsner
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah

Category 54: Ordinary Bitter (10 Entries)

Gold
Cutthroat
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier (22 Entries)

Silver
Bobsled Brown
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah

and one that we haven’t tried:

Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier (22 Entries)

Gold
Alt and in the Way
Squatters Pub Brewery
Salt Lake City, Utah