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It’s no secret that I want to own a bar. I often discussed this with my friend Liz who managed our local hangout. She’s since moved to Portland and now Travis is in charge so we started discussing it with him and one of his co-workers tonight. I’ve also discussed it with several other workers in the industry and the theme is consistent; don’t own a bar. Each has their own list of rules that must be followed before opening a bar; they’re all some variation of work in a restaurant for several years, work in a bad bar for several years, work in a good bar for several years and then work in an excellent bar for several years. And even then, be wary, they warn.

But I’m baffled. How much more complex can owning a bar be than shipping software?

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Given it’s large size, the Microsoft campus has it’s own transit system involving mini-buses and Prius cars. However, unless you’re going from one campus to another, it’s always more efficient to walk cross-campus. Even when you’re like me and in an outlier building. I’m not really complaining, because I like getting outside and enjoying the fresh air, but what’s the point of having such an obviously inefficient system? I’d prefer we ditch the buses and get a fleet of bikes/scooters/segways. Of course they aren’t so great for the three months of the year when it rains all day.

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Philip Greenspun on Early Retirement:

Retirement forces you to stop thinking that it is your job that holds you back. For most people the depressing truth is that they aren’t that organized, disciplined, or motivated.

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