Roger Pincombe

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A FF007F by any other name

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Roger

One day back when I worked at Microsoft, I was out to lunch with some of my coworkers at a Thai restaurant. We were making conversation, and our attention turned to the color of the walls. They were somewhere between … Continue reading →

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Now it’s my turn to rant about contraception

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Roger

I’ve been watching this whole “war on women” monstrosity play out, but until now I thought it was just some crazy politicians and right-wing extremists that were leading it. Everyone knows all politicians are insane, right? Right? Apparently not. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Hack hack hackathon!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Roger

I’m sitting in New York City’s LGA airport, waiting to come back from my weekend excursion to the NYC BigApps Hackathon. I didn’t win this one, but it was a great experience and I met a lot of awesome people. … Continue reading →

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Travel the world for free… really

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Roger

You’ve probably heard of the “around the world” ticket that lets you visit up to 16 different places around the world for one price. And you’ve probably heard of the various credit card offers where you get airline miles for … Continue reading →

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I am definitely going to this:

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Roger

I’ve heard music from Final Fantasy performed live twice now, once in Atlanta several years ago, and once in Seattle last summer.  This, however, will be the event not to miss.  I was able to get a copy of the … Continue reading →

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