Mini-Microsoft(minimsft.blogspot.com)
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Mini-Microsoft
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"He openly criticized aspects of the culture..."
He? I thought the author was anonymous and never came forward, so it'd be better to use gender neutral.
EDIT: given the downvotes, I'd imagine some folks have a disdain for precise language, and prefer instead to just perpetuate outdated stereotypes.
He? I thought the author was anonymous and never came forward, so it'd be better to use gender neutral.
EDIT: given the downvotes, I'd imagine some folks have a disdain for precise language, and prefer instead to just perpetuate outdated stereotypes.
I'm almost sure I know the person. If I'm right, it's really a he, even though he never confessed.
Nice meeting you here, btw.
Nice meeting you here, btw.
According to wikipedia,
"From his two known interviews, it is known that:
Mini-Microsoft is male (reported in both interviews). He is married (reported in both interviews and occasionally referred to on the site). At least one co-worker has figured out his identity (reported by Danny Westneat)."
"From his two known interviews, it is known that:
Mini-Microsoft is male (reported in both interviews). He is married (reported in both interviews and occasionally referred to on the site). At least one co-worker has figured out his identity (reported by Danny Westneat)."
Was the author ever identified?
What am I reading here? Thanks in advance.
Definitely some ML models today capable of identifying writers from their textual idiosyncracies...
Although I guess some adversarial code will extend it, the days of being truly "Anonymous" (and therefore liberated to speak on topics like this) are probably almost over.
Although I guess some adversarial code will extend it, the days of being truly "Anonymous" (and therefore liberated to speak on topics like this) are probably almost over.
Was it Steven Sinofsky?
Should add (2014) to the title.
The blogger was anonymous but claimed to be a partner, which is a high level at Microsoft. He openly criticized aspects of the culture and company's direction. Notably he thought the company had gotten too big and needed to have fewer employees (hence the mini Microsoft moniker).
Employees would share salaries, bonuses, and raises every year after reviews in a giant thread of anonymous comments.