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Sure, they’re not that exciting, but here are my Tweets in case you have some time to kill. @RubinReport the article makes a lot of sense. But one mark of progress is having the problem of people being too nice to you. (about 3 days ago) @RubinReport that is the best title possible

Everybody has their “thing”. They’ve got work, family and their thing. My thing is soccer. I’ve been playing since I was 8 and I still get out there as much as I can. I’ve been lucky to play on teams with great guys and gals, some of them for the last 10...

There are a few authors that I go out of my way to read the day their book comes out, and Nick Hornby is at the top of that list. Plus he puts out some great audio books.

There are more of us every day – Dedicated MLS fans who love watching the game played in our hometown. And thankfully, Seattle brought the game to us. The Sounders have been a big hit in Seattle and I’ve been a season ticket holder since day 1. Plus I got to meet part owner Drew...

As my friends like to say, I landed a “dream job” right out of grad school. After a 3 month internship, I joined the Microsoft Games Studio full time. I worked across several projects at a time, focusing on both usability and the “fun” of each game. On a given week I...

As part of my tenure at Microsoft, I spent 1 1/2 years in the Media Center Group working on the Vista release of Windows Media Center, with a focus on the Sports feature. I also owned the User Research for the Windows Digital Media Recorder (LG’s...

For 2 years, I was a Human Factors Engineer at SonoSite Inc. working on portable ultrasound systems. As part of the team, I helped create a product targeted at Regional Anesthesiologists focused on simplicity and efficiency. We owned the UI design and worked closely with the industrial...

The Nerdist is one of my favorite podcasts. Chris Hardwick is a comedian and professional host of stuff. He has great guests and a single minded goal of furthering the cause of nerds and geeks...

The KIN was a series of 2 phones put out by Microsoft and Verizon. In my 2 years on the project, I worked on the UX for the hardware, software and cloud...