http://www.syackel.com/Steven Yackel's Blog yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3030 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:57:51 CDT i've been at microsoft for three months now. it started out pretty much how you would expect it to, lots of training and machine setup. after that got out of the way, i got started on actual work. ... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3030 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3029 Thu, 12 May 2011 16:34:10 CDT i got the job at microsoft! a month or so ago, a recruiter named steve contacted me with an opportunity at microsoft's local office in st. paul. he had previously talked to me about positions and i ... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3029 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3028 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:27:53 CDT i got promoted at work a few weeks ago. very cool. i'm now a senior software engineer, which included a decent raise. i've been hoping to get promoted the last couple years so i'm glad it has finally... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3028 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3027 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:38:57 CST i'm playing world of warcraft again. back in december i got sick and took a couple days off of work. i played a little of team fortress 2 but got sick of it really fast since i had to deal with find... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3027 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3026 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:34:10 CDT i wrote descent campaign tracker. that's definitely and easily the nerdiest thing i've ever done. playing descent and d- rather, i just give abstract indications of how nerdy the activity is such as... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3026 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3025 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:20:28 CDT i'm married. have been for three weeks now. it's great so far. one of my favorite things (not counting the obvious one) is that we now live together. no more of the "i'll drive you home now" or "s... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3025 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3024 Fri, 14 May 2010 16:14:30 CDT i'm not very good at writing new blog entries consistently. i'll try not to apologize for that anymore and just accept it as fact. here goes with another one. amanda and i have picked out a house... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3024 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3023 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:39 CST the title of this blog says it all. about two months ago i launched descent campaign tracker for normal use. it had been in beta for about a month, during which time i fixed several things and added... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3023 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3022 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:25:17 CST here i am again. most of you have seen me in the past month or two and are not relying on this blog to determine my existence. that's good, because i've not been good at keeping it updated. a large... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3022 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel) http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3021 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:09:58 CDT it's been awhile since i've done one of these blog things. i've been busy lately and i have been somewhat attempting to spend my free time wisely. writing a new blog entry has not been at the top of ... http://www.syackel.com/previousblog.php?id=3021 yacste@bethel.edu (Steven Yackel)