I love these. The questions Microsoft asks during an interview are famous for being not quite “normal”. Here’s a site that’s put together a list of some of the more famous ones. How many can you answer?
Interview Questions
What question was I asked on my interview? “How would you QA test a toaster?” My answer was no good. You probably could have guessed that though because I don’t work at Microsoft. 
Foxtrot
For the Nerd with Holiday Spirit.
What is the difference between const and static readonly?
I was recently wondering about this, and lo and behold, this article came up. Just what I wanted!
It’s Quzzle!
It is too hard for me. See if you can do it.
I have a long entry here about running your Windows machine as non-admin. In there I made a casual observation that it seems like people within Microsoft are finally committed to making running as non-admin possible within Windows. Since then, I found an article about Longhorn that actually says they are committed, and describes some of the things they are doing so that running as non-admin is actually possible.
All Windows developers should read this:
Security in Longhorn: Focus on Least Privilege
What happens when there’s a fire in a fireworks factory? (Something you’ve probably always wondered, right?)
As you could expect, huge explosions. Watch the movie (wait for the dramatic ending):
Firework Factory Explodes
Last night, my work was featured on the Fox News at 10. If you missed it, I’ve made the clip available to download. Kinda cool to see your work in the news (besides just football 
).
Couple other stories about my work that have made it in the news lately:
Record Research Grant for USC (LA Times)
The War Room (Wired)
