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I wasn’t always a proponent of Agile development practices. To tell you the truth, I didn’t even know what they were. Before I came to Microsoft I used to just do what I was told and simply worked the way everyone else worked. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 8:01 AM by mattwar | 8 Comments
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Solitude - Part XVI - Conclusion

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI , XII , XIII , XIV , XV The metal door was now open and large beastly shapes began to emerge from behind it, shadows stacked upon shadows, claws and glimmering teeth. “Too powerful Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:13 PM by mattwar | 0 Comments
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Solitude - Part XV

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI , XII , XIII , XIV Before their very eyes the homestead took shape; the forest, the hills and the small babbling brook. The stone took on detail, the field grew a fence. Colors blended into Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:46 PM by mattwar | (Comments Off)
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Solitude - Part XIV

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI , XII , XIII Oetho stood dumbfounded. Around him everything seemed fluid and improbable. The zone of grass flowed outward as new blades lifted up. In the distance, he saw shapes, tall columns Read More...
Posted Friday, June 18, 2004 1:21 PM by mattwar | 1 Comments
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Solitude - Part XIII

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI , XII For a long while no one talked. Amana heaved with sobs. Oetho held his eyes closed and tried to concentrate, seeking a solution. He was certain there was something he was missing, Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:31 AM by mattwar | 1 Comments
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Solitude - Part XII

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI Oetho tried to smile but it was too much effort. Instead, he closed his eyes and fell unconscious, deep into a sound sleep, dreaming of better things. He awoke much later to another scream. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:14 PM by mattwar | 2 Comments
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Solitude - Part XI

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X “I’m trying,” he said, lifting himself weakly from the ground. “I think there is something I can do.” His voice trembled under the strain. Of course, he had no idea Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:25 AM by mattwar | 1 Comments
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Solitude - Part X

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX The rest was mostly a blur, the memory of the events preceding the nothingness. For a moment, it was soothing; to be at rest, careless, bodiless in a void, no sensations, only his own thoughts, fluid Read More...
Posted Monday, June 14, 2004 4:59 PM by mattwar | 3 Comments
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Solitude - Part IX

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII Oetho trembled. The pain in his heart was his only sensation. He allowed the stone to slip from his grip and dangle from the chain. “Alright,” he shouted. “Just let her breathe.” Read More...
Posted Monday, June 14, 2004 10:08 AM by mattwar | 8 Comments
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Solitude - Part VIII

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI , VII “It’s here,” he shouted. “Forget about the goat. We have to find the stone or we’ll all be dead.” Oetho sprang into action. He pushed crates aside and waded deep into the Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2004 9:25 PM by mattwar | 4 Comments
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Solitude - Part VII

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V , VI The Ban-Tho howled in a deep, low rumble. “Si-lenze,” it said with a snarl. “I killed not these ones.” Oetho could easily understand the creature’s speech. He had dealt with many captive Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2004 8:04 PM by mattwar | 2 Comments
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Solitude - Part VI

Read Parts I , II , III , IV , V It stood in the center where most of the clutter had been cleared away. It was tall, eight foot or more. Its black hair, bristled and frayed, ran from its scalp down its back and grew thickly around its thighs. Its bare Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2004 7:34 PM by mattwar | 6 Comments
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Solitude - Part V

Read Parts I , II , III , IV The passage beyond led a short distance to a narrow set of steps rising upward. Light streaked in sparingly from some point higher up where the stairs took a sharp twist to the right. The air stank of molded cheese. “It’s Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 12, 2004 4:19 PM by mattwar | 3 Comments
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Solitude - Part IV

Read Parts I , II , III Amana’s face sagged as she looked up at him. “Where are we?” Oetho had not given it a thought until then. “In my old chambers, I’m sure.” He looked around. Light streaked in through two tall Read More...
Posted Friday, June 11, 2004 2:28 PM by mattwar | 6 Comments
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Solitude - Part III

Read Part I - Read Part II “I had not given up everything,” Oetho said, “and my mind does not easily forget all that I have learned.” He placed the disk into Amana’s palm. “You married a Mystic, my love. My powers have Read More...
Posted Friday, June 11, 2004 10:23 AM by mattwar | 9 Comments
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