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This is fantastic writing, and James should stop working for Microsoft and move to Hollywood like Barton Fink. Ok, maybe not the best example in the world..

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You may be surprised to learn that James’ brilliant humor and willingness to speak truth to power didn’t work out so well for him at Microsoft.

He’s at Harvard now, which I think is a step up from Hollywood.

I wasn't entirely surprised when I read your response, although I didn't know that. I sort-of suspected somebody that entertainingly frank would have to confront some PR positioning issues.

Harvard has other fish to fry. They'll get to James when they're on top of the other stuff I guess. They let him publish https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/wisdom-james-mickens which is a good sign!

You think his writing is a good time, you should have seen him when a VP would say, “Are there any questions from the audience?”

He’d saunter up to the microphone, and you could see the VP’s face droop…

Good times, my man. Good times.

Time for the VP to earn his pay, eh?

James left MSR for Harvard a few years ago (maybe almost a decade now?).

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