Jeff Sandquist

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  • MSN Spaces = MSN Weblogs

    I am starting to see these online. They look pretty cool, it took a second to find the RSS feed, but I do like the layout. Fun

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  • Rory is joining Microsoft

    Woohoo! Rory is joining Microsoft. Scoble, we’re definitely going to have to send him a Channel 9 camera down and add him as a field correspondent. Congratulations Rory!

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  • Nice new design over at Technorati

    One of my favorite websites just had a redesign. Results for my blog aren’t showing right now, but I assume thats probably a post launch glitch.

    Nice work.

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  • LobbyCon

    I’d go to this event in a heartbeat. Where do I sign up Marc?

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  • I see Amiga, I see OS/2 and Windows XP I see you too.

    Take a trip down memory lane at the Graphical User Interface Guidebook.

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  • The NASCARing of the Northwest

    From Seattle Weekly:

    NASCAR—the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (no, it doesn’t stand for Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks) is also, increasingly, Northwestern. By Christmas, the Daytona, Fla.–based International Speedway Corp. (ISC) hopes to announce its new Seattle-area NASCAR racetrack site, in either Snohomish, Kitsap, or Thurston counties.

    Please let this be true! I love 4 wheel racing and dream of the day when I can visit Daytona. I’ve never been to an event, but would never miss a race if it was local. The Northwest is now home of a rising Nascar Superstar. Enumclaw is home to

    Kasey Kahne, 24 years of age and is the fastest rising rookie of Nscar.

    The Seattle Weekly article goes on with stereotrypcal drivel (surprise, surprise its from Seattle weekly) to frame Nascar fans as rednecks, “pelting drivers with Budweiser cans and consumption of nonimported, nonmicrobrew beer“ and asking its readers What could be more un-Seattle?

    I’ll be there with my family (ear plugs in ;-)) will you?

    -Signed Jeff
    (not a redneck, I’m originally from Canada :))

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  • Celebrate your nation’s birthday by blowing up a piece of it — I’m in

    It is almost the fourth of July and in true American “wanna be“ form I am off to buy fireworks.

    Why is that we celebrate our nation’s birthday by blowing up a piece of it? We live in Sammamish, a small suburb of Seattle’s on the East side. Each year my neighbor from across the street and I combine our collections of fireworks in the hopes of impressing our children and scaring the neighborhood dogs. My youngest is almost 5 and and she loves to watch from the safety of the front windows.

    But, that is not what this is all about it is it?

    No. These are great weekends to reflect upon the freedoms we have, the rights we have to speak our minds and the amazing opportunities available in America. I can look at this nation from contrast, as I am originally from Canada. I have had the opportunity to live through socialized medicine (trust me you don’t wan it), high taxes (read 55%) and a liberal government (I won’t go there).

    Sure I had great freedoms in Canada, but compared to the opportunities that can be found in the USA. It has been an abosolute privilege to live here and I am very thankful. So as I reflect this weekend upon the nation’s independence and our freedoms I have decided to take a big step.

    I will be applying for naturalization as a United States citizen (aka Applying to become a citizen)

    I’ll chronicle the journey here on my weblog. My previous application for permanent residency was quite the ride. We’ll see what the road ahead brings with this.

    As a teenager in Canada, whenever I heard about an actor or actress from Canada becomning an American part of me was jealous, but I also wondered what made them do it and why?

    A year ago I ran into a fellow Canadian living in Toronto. When he heard I was living in the USA, he shook my hand and congratulated me saying, “You’ve achieved the Canadian dream! You now live in the USA“. You are so fortunate.

    So why become an American?

    There are many reasons, many deep some of which are…

    • It is about being able to have a stake in your country through voting

      • My wife and both daughters are American. I’d love to be able to them the importantance of voting and of course vote together as a family

        • Its about this being a permantent home and becoming a member of the list of immigrants before me who’ve helped to build this nation.
        The list of reasons goes on and on. I am proud of my Canadian heritage and that will not be forgotten. I am honored thought to be able to join this great country and am so thankful for all the opportunities granted to me here.

      Thank you America and thanks you to those that keep us free.

      THINK!

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  • Microsoft’s first product with RSS support goes to beta

    Look at this, Luke talks about the beta of Microsoft’s first shrinkwrap product that will ship supporting RSS 2.0. Well sort of

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  • Weekend Project Idea

    Now I’ve got to try this for a project. Actually my project today will be family time, my hair’s been on fire this past week (a line I got from Dave Winer for being insanely busy). You can see what we’ve been working on Tuesday. We hope you like it.

    So we’re loading up the car with our little one, our dogs and headed off to Friday Harbor for the day.

    I need a break.

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