The Old New Thing

How did Spicy Hot V-8 vegetable juice get added to the complimentary beverages in Microsoft kitchens?

Today is Election Day in the United States. Don't forget to vote. (Void where prohibited.) In honor of Election Day, I figured I'd tell a story about voting. One of the complimentary beverages available in Microsoft kitchens is Spicy Hot V-8. (Sure it's tasty, but watch out for the sodium content!) I remember well when Spicy Hot V-8 was...

Sensor development kits were flying off the shelves

After the Sensor and Location Platform PDC presentation, people were stopping by the booth and grabbing sensor hardware and development kits like they were candy. Then again, to geeks, this stuff is candy. (And technically, they weren't flying off shelves. They were flying out of bins. Well, and technically they weren't flying either.) ...